John Savoie

Experience

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  The S Group

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2015

  •Managed all global sourcing, purchasing, production, and logistics. •Worked closely with vendors and negotiated prices, deliveries, and quantities. Maintained 95% on time deliveries.•Managed air and sea logistics for 15+ customers and from over 7 countries. Reduced costs by over 15%.•Instituted a SE Asia capacity plan and created lead-time reduction programs. Assisted the production manager with reporting, forecasting, and purchase orders. Also worked closely with the controller during this period to provide assistance with invoicing and accounts receivable.

  • Production and Logistics Manager

    Jan 2012 - Jun 2015

  • Assistant Production Manager

    Jul 2011 - Jan 2012
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  DYNE Menswear

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2017

  Operations Manager

  • Oversaw all operations and managed a global team.• Responsible for purchasing, sourcing, planning, and inventory. Negotiated agreements, prices, and deliveries. • Managed an annual budget and P&L. Analyzed and effectively reduced operating costs.• Maintained on time deliveries, increased wholesale accounts by over 70%, and retained existing customers.• Identified cost reduction opportunities in design, sourcing, and supply chain to increase margins.

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  Self-Employed

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Consultant

  • Guided companies on operations, product development, sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and sales.• Helped brands with strategy and compliance on production packing, vendor compliance, EDI, and PO routing.• Provided strategy on B2B and B2C sales and helped with pricing and margin analysis.• Customers include Bad Birdie, DOPE, DYNE Sports, VFILES, EBF, and SoulJour.

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  DOPE Apparel

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

  Senior Operations Manager

  • Managed all daily operations for the brand including finance, supply chain, sourcing, product design & sales.• Created a B2B sales plan. Hired territory sales reps and international distributors. Negotiated licensing agreements.• Oversaw order fulfillment, demand planning, allocations, inventory, purchasing, and reporting.• Led a complete DTC overhaul for both ecommerce and our flagship brick and mortar store.• Moved fulfillment from a 3PL back “in-house”. Secured a lease, built systems, hired and manage team. Reduced warehousing costs by 40% while improving fulfillment times and accuracy. Show less

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  Fullsteam

  Sept 2021 - now

  Senior Operations Manager

  We design, manufacture, warehouse, and fulfill apparel. We have facilities both domestic and international. Let us help bring your ideas to life!