Evan Dougherty: Supply Chain Manager in Los Angeles, CA

Own the global purchasing, manufacturing, supply chain, cash flow and logistics. Track and improve COGS of components and finished inventory. Manage online selling and fulfillment platforms. Curate offering of branded inventory and outside lines. Ensure fulfillment partners meet SLA’s and customer needs.

• Oversee the daily operations of the Production, Fulfillment and E-commerce departments. • Hire, train, motivate and develop a staff of 5 direct reports and 31 indirect reports. • Implemented performance feedback meetings to ensure employee growth, change and results. • Develop production and fulfillment strategies to meet customer needs. • Create and implement systems and metrics for most efficient use of labor. • Set up inventory management and sales platform integration with Stitchlabs. • Work cross departmentally to ensure inventory accuracy. • Coordinate warehouse relocation and layout. • Create and maintain a full UPC catalog. • Negotiate pricing between multiple vendors/carriers to find the most cost effective option. • Plan/coordinate upgrades and maintenance to the warehouse as well as production machinery. • Report weekly goals and imperatives as well as shipping metrics and KPI’s.

• Shipped domestic and international wholesale orders using FedEx Shipment Manager, UPS Worldship and DHL Online. • Invoiced boutique and international distributor orders using AIMS 360. • Supervised packing and handling of international distributor orders. • Communicated with distributors to schedule freight pick-ups. • Assisted in managing inventory and product transfers.

-Assisted with day-to-day functions in the showroom including making sales calls, managing in house inventory, compiling account lists, communicating with accounts, making and sending email blasts. Assisted with product photography, setting up lighting and camera equipment, taking photos and editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.

-Handled cash registers, helped customers, and monitored inventory.

-Provided customer assistance in the store. -Filmed events and team.