Tom Landes: Supply Chain in Carlsbad, CA

Analog Clothing, Gravis Footwear/Bags, Anon Sunglasses, Channel Island Apparel, Accessories, Traction Burton Snowboards is the leader in the snowboarding industry as well as a leader in surf and skate through brands such as Analog, Gravis, Channel Islands, and Alien Workshop. Demand planning for the Burton surf/skate brands involves coordinating multiple categories, with different lead times, through multiple distributions centers to deliver on different in store dates, all over the world. Job responsibilities included: • Calendar creation and management • Forecasting, Demand and Production scheduling for five global regions. (USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia) including coordination with Sales, Operations, and Product Development • Daily communication with offshore vendors, regional offices, and the Asian Distribution Center (Shenzhen, China) • Inventory management for seasonal carryover goods • Purchasing: Managing orders to 25+ vendors for 4 brands, in 7 countries • Purchasing: Regional balancing per vendor, per region, per season • Vendor/Production Management: vendor managed inventory, vendor capacity planning, and production prioritization • Transportation: Air/Sea analysis, per vendor, per region, when necessary.Continual communication with designated freight forwarders and couriers • Seasonal Oversold/Undersold Reporting per brand • Product Data management; mapping materials season to season, year over year. • Leveraging tools: Daily use of Business Intelligence (via SAP) and advanced Excel