Gary Arakawa: in Venice, CA
Gary Arakawa
Venice | United States
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Fashion
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Skate
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Work experience
CRAP Eyewear
Director of Finance & Operations | 08/2012 - 05/2017
• In 2013, led negotiations to successfully raise $1.3mm in initial capital funding and restructuring ownership of the company.
• Prepared all financial and corresponding reports requested during the due diligence phase.
• Build a forecasting model that analyzed historical actuals to accurately forecast and set annual plan five years out.
• Automated forecasting model to update daily actuals to revise annual forecast and compare to annual set plan.
• Created enhanced financial statement presentations for management and Board of Directors.
• Led quarterly Board of Directors meetings with our investor and his team of advisors.
• Prepared and presented the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and all relevant supporting documents.
• Build an inventory forecasting model that allowed us to turn inventory 2.5x annually and maintained a 90% in-stock rate for all top sellers.
• Negotiated pricing for all SKU’s at the start each season’s purchase orders.
Spencer N. Enterprises
Senior Planning Manager | 02/2008 - 02/2012
• In tandem with the sales team, managed customer relationships for Target, Kohls, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, JCPenney, Nordstrom, Dillards, Macys, and Steinmart.
• Traveled monthly with the sales team to exhibit new product to the buying department, GMM, & DMM.
• Set annual top line revenue plan and keep my forecast model updated on a daily basis so management and the sales team were always informed of where they stood compared to plan.
• Build an inventory forecast model that ensured all customer’s SKU’s were in-stock and ready to ship weekly. Maintained a 95% in-stock rate for all accounts.
• Based on my inventory forecast model, issued all purchase orders for 1,000+ SKU’s to our suppliers based in China and India.
• Traveled to China three times to meet with our suppliers and maintain vendor relations.
• In 2010, we were purchased by a VC firm and assistant the accounting department during the due diligence and audit phase.
• Prepared financial statements and customer perf