Etienne Capgras: Senior Operations & Transformation Executive | Strategic Consultant | MBA in Los Angeles, California

Apparel Manufacturing. • Repositioned the Brand launching near shore operation transitioning to US cotton and recycled fiber. • Created the Demand Planning Department and re-engineered processes resulting in improved forecasting (50% to 70% accuracy in six months), order management, and allocations (60% to 90% allocation rate in the first six months). • Re-designed the supply planning function and launched Just-In-Time inventory delivery and Lean manufacturing to achieve $11M cost reduction and 25% reduction in inventory, generating $50M in cash flow, reaching 98% fill rate. • Re-designed sourcing strategy function, launched near shore operations reducing lead time by 60%, moving from Asian-sourced fiber to US cotton. • Implemented the Inventory Management Department, resulting in a 30% inventory accuracy improvement. • Re-designed the QC function, improving raw material and finished goods quality by 20% in the first six months.

Apparel Manufacturing. • Launched operations to support new businesses with Sam’s Club, Costco and Academy Private label, growing revenue in $500M per year. • Created the Supply Chain and Logistics Department with six major functions: Planning, order management, inventory control, logistics, distribution, and sales and operations planning. • Launched 700K square foot high-volume distribution network resulting in a 30% lift in growth, leading to Fambrands being recognized as “Vendor of the Year” by Sams Club and Academy. • Optimized business processes with the re-design and integration of Fambrand’s ERP to new operational processes for product development, sourcing, manufacturing, sales projections, planning, orders management, returns, and collections that contributed to a 25% reduction in supply chain costs ($16M per year) while supporting hyper growth. • Optimized the production and logistics function, creating a multi-disciplinary international management team dedicated to synchronize inbound and outbound flows reducing sourcing risks and boosting allocations by 40%. • Implemented order management and inventory control processes supporting domestic and international operations, resulting in real-time management, eliminating year-end inventory requirements and reducing shrinkage to less than 1% a year.

Apparel Manufacturing and Printing. • Launched operations to support Blanks manufacturing in Indonesia reducing sourcing costs in $14M per year. • Re-engineered supply chain operations for all business units to support growth, and improve quality, performance, and efficiency. With a budget of over $50M (100M units per year), successfully delivered $5M savings in the first year. • Created the customer service function. Implemented the order management process and delivered 33% improved fill rates for an aggressive, fast moving, global production and inventory management function.