Jonathan Spears

Experience

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  New Line Cinema

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2008

  Manager, Operations

  Until home entertainment division closure by parent company, I was a key owner of day to day operations. During my time here I ran both Catalog and New Release Operations which involved: short/mid range supply chain planning, inventory management, report development and presentation to senior management at S&OP cycle, participating as a key player on operational cross-functional teams between Warner Bros. and New Line, ensured our 3rd party vendor manufactured and distributed our product on time and in full to the retail chain. I also was heavily involved in conversion from Oracle to SAP. Show less

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  Technicolor

  Apr 2008 - Mar 2009

  Manager, Client Accounting

  I was responsible for ensuring Technicolor delivered all financial and reporting elements from a contractual-level to Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Disney). This involved developing enterprise-wide metrics/KPIs, establishing these measures firmly at site-specific levels, and driving site GM's to run and monitor their business based on solid metrics.I also particpated on numerous cross-functional teams with Disney/Technicolor at various levels up to and including global operations. Show less

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  Paramount Pictures

  Mar 2009 - May 2010

  Manager, Worldwide Supply Chain Finance

  Responsible for development of worldwide, operations-based forecasts, domestic-based KPI development and reporting, and various cost analysis relating to strategic partner deals.

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  Pharmavite

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2011

  Consultant, Operations Finance

  In this consultant role with Pharmavite, key responsibilities included analysis of operational and financial variances to support continuous improvement efforts, participation in a cross-functional team focused on reduction of inventory risk and all associated reporting/analysis, month-end reporting focused on volume/spending performance for operational cost centers, spending/variance analysis for multiple departments and any applicable G/L reclasses/accruals needed, generation of monthly operational dashboard for senior management, and assistance in annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting for operational cost centers. Show less

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  Ventura Coastal, LLC

  Nov 2011 - Apr 2015

  Sr. Fixed Asset Analyst

  In this role with Ventura Coastal, key responsibilities included all accounting and reporting requirements related to the company’s fixed assets, preparation of the annual capital projects budget and corresponding depreciation budget, weekly operational metrics and reporting to support continuous improvement efforts, coordination of capital project proposals between local engineering teams and senior management, reviewing of all maintenance and repair G/L accounts to ensure ongoing spend is captured correctly in the general ledger, overseeing the duty drawback program for imports/exports of applicable commodities, coordination between vendors and accounting to ensure invoicing is processed quickly and accurately for capital projects. Show less

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  Pharmavite

  Apr 2015 - now

  Responsible for the management and strategic growth of Nature Made's Amazon.com business for Pharmavite• Successfully grown topline 6x in 6 years• Partner with Amazon’s Retail and Ad teams to align JBP priorities and drive mutually profitable growth• Development and oversight of on-platform media strategies • Oversight for 3rd party marketplace Amazon data integrity and reporting segmentation• Partner internally with stakeholder departments such as Marketing, Finance, Operations, and Innovation to ensure alignment of account strategies to align with organizational objectives• Management & development of Sales Analyst staff• P&L responsibilities for Amazon.com business Show less In this role, responsibilities include: • Development and maintenance of current and long term forecasts required to drive production and inventory planning requirements for traditional brick and mortar customers as well as eComm channels• Planning $300mm+ worth of business for club and eComm customers• Design and usage of forecast reporting and analytical tools for all phases of the forecast process including sku-level statistical causal models• Diagnose problems in forecasts by assessing the impact of demand variances and making appropriate forecast adjustments to reduce overall MAPE and wMAPE at the customer and market segment levels• Analysis of POS, historical demand, and market intelligence in order to develop and improve forecast accuracy• Interfacing with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and other internal customers in order to incorporate all aspects of market intelligence into the forecasting environment while maintaining clear levels of communication and collaboration on revisions to forecasts• Onboarding and training of new demand planners including systems, reporting, and processes Show less In this capacity with Pharmavite, key responsibilities included providing financial and operational analysis for a multi-site distribution network and 5 cost centers, development of annual transportation budgets ($10MM+), cross-functional team coordinator for planning and logistics cost savings project team, development and implementation of various statistical-based analytical models (and related processes), and rollout of multi-level reporting to support process improvement efforts within the logistics network. Show less

  • Sales Director

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Sr. Manager, Strategic Accounts

    Oct 2021 - Apr 2024

  • Key Account Manager, Amazon

    Mar 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Demand Planner

    Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Analyst, CSIL

    Apr 2015 - Mar 2017