Tim Vidmar | MBA: Director of Operations, North America in San Clemente, CA

Lead all of Operations for 7 portfolio brands in North America. In charge of Supply Chain, Planning, Sales Ops, Warehousing and Logistics.

Transformed global buying process to be uniform for all regions with all appropriate checks and balances between departments, as well as adding an approval process at the regional and global executive level. Guide the seasonal forecasting process for all product categories. Implemented standardized global end-of-year inventory tracking in association with sales re-forecasts and end-of-life inventory discussions. Implemented monthly S&OP meetings with cross-functional inputs and senior team to identify solutions to supply/demand related issues.

Lead all aspects of the Global Demand Planning team.

Manage the Global Demand Planning team for all product categories. Build monthly inventory reports for the executive team and owners. Drive buy approval process each month, a meeting with the senior team that determines how we are tracking to sales plan, how healthy our inventory levels are, and if the proposed buy makes sense based on current orders and future needs.

Analyze historical data and current trends to forecast racewear product needs for the MX and Bike categories. Plan production schedules and carry out product buys. Provide Margin and SKU analysis to Merchandising/Sales teams in order to affect future line offerings. Work closely with Product Development to track production progress at the factories. Ride my bike at lunch!

Developed short-term and long-term brand strategies for sales, product development, and marketing.

Market Research Advertising Planning and Analysis

- Wrote content and managed posts and updates for two surfing blogs and one informational surfing website.

- Assistant supervisor of Program sales during the summers of '08 and '09 - Handled around $10,000 of cash each night while assisting Program Sellers, and filled out nightly reports of sales. - Designed excel spreadsheet that significantly reduced time required to complete paperwork and calculations at end of each night.

- Marketing Intern for two 4-month periods during the summers of '07 and '08. Also helped with special projects and events in Hawaii during the fall of '08, fall of '09, winter and fall '10, and winter '11. - Helped run special events, assisted with updating the marketing department budget, and various other assignments.