Ryan Gleason: in Costa Mesa, CA

Inventory Manager & Logistics Coordinator for this high end men’s wear business. Family owned and operated with three stores in the SoCal area. In charge of managing all incoming and outgoing inventory shipping & receiving. -Creating new standard operating procedures for outdated and inefficient processes -Coordinating special orders processing and receiving -Maintaining inventory for incoming and out-going stock -Managing and purchasing of shipping supplies -Implementing new shipping and purchasing processes to cut costs and eliminate organizational redundancies -Identify and resolve product shipment issues; defective product, short shipments, mislabel cartons and products -Assist management team with managing 3PL vendor -Manage fulfillment process for all wholesale and international customers -Monitor inventory levels and sales activity to identify potential inventory shortages and excesses.

working with design & development, sales reps, retail, as well as international vendors, dealing with a broad range of different product based affairs. -Worked directly with SVP to organize and manage the merchandising and design teams on schedule and organized -Created and maintain sample logs and purchase orders with vendors -Packed and shipped new product line to sales force & started the transition to product being distributed through the distribution center -Maintain accounting records between vendors & also accounting/billing records between reps -Coordinate photo shoot with photo studio and designers for the production and distribution of line guides -Organize and coordinate product and set-up footwear booth at tradeshows -Organizing and creating distribution plans for sales reps -Coordinate with marketing department on retail, wholesale, and in-house events pertaining to all footwear product -Communicate with PR division and athletes to ensure most current product is out in the market place