Scott Cairns

Scott Cairns

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  • About me

    Luxury Retailer Leader in Logistics, Transportation, E-Commerce Fulfillment, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sourcing, Operations & Strategy

  • Education

    • NYU Stern School of Business

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Business Administration - MBA
    • New York University

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science
  • Experience

    • NYU Stern School of Business

      Sept 2012 - Dec 2012
      Research Assistant

      I worked with Professor Sinziana Dorobantu to conduct research on State Owned Enterprises across several industries, drawn mostly from company Shareholder Reports and News Articles, as well as scholarly work.

    • La Pietra Dialogues

      Jan 2013 - May 2013
      Associate

      My primary function was Social Media Coordinator, handling outreach for many of La Pietra's events. Worked over platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr. Part of organizational committee of LPD's 2013 Papal Election Conference.

    • The Friedlander Group

      May 2013 - Oct 2013
      Associate

      I worked issues such as raising Congressional awareness of radical parties in Eastern Europe, communicating with Congressional offices in Washington DC, and traveling to speak with senior staff members in regards to such issues. Also prepared briefings for said meetings. Other initiatives included briefings for NYC Mayoral candidate Christine Quinn, and several Congressional Gold Medal initiatives including successful campaigns for Raoul Wallenberg and Shimon Peres.

    • NYU Global Affairs

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2013
      Assistant

      As a front office assistant, I was primarily a receptionist and fielded calls from parties inquiring into details of NYU's study abroad programs. This required knowledge of all NYU global sites and was often a high call volume environment.

    • Dynamic SRG

      Jan 2014 - May 2014
      Intern

      Event Planning, Donor Outreach

    • The Libra Group

      Jun 2014 - Sept 2014
      Grace Hotels Front Office Intern

      Primarily handled high volume of concierge duties, planned daily itineraries for guests, fielded, reservation e-mails and requests, and conducted check-in and check-out for guests. High level of interdepartmental communication was required.

    • Bloomingdale's

      Aug 2015 - Feb 2018
      • Logistics Manager: Luxury Tabletop, Housewares, and Luggage

        May 2017 - Feb 2018
      • Logistics Manager- Men's Tailored Clothing, Dress Furnishings, and Shoes

        Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
      • Logistics Manager for Special Projects and Home

        Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
      • Associate Logistics Manager

        Oct 2015 - Aug 2016
      • Executive Development Program

        Aug 2015 - Oct 2015
    • Nordstrom

      Feb 2018 - Aug 2021
      • Fulfillment Manager

        Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
      • Assistant Logistics Manager

        Feb 2018 - Dec 2020
    • Strategy&

      Aug 2022 - Jan 2024
      Senior Associate, Supply Chain Consulting

      • Developed supply chain footprint strategy for $1B+ revenue beverage company through “lowest cost to serve” modelling of manufacturing and distribution nodes, as well as transportation costs, using large scale data analysis (similar to Alteryx) tools• Completed buy-side diligences for PE clients across targets in CPG and CDMO sectors, validating management assumptions in gross margin improvement, manufacturing capacity, and expected capex over investment horizon• Engineered optimal flow of operations for semi-conductor solutions PE portfolio company to reduce time and cost related to inbound and outbound product by over 25%• Collaborated with management to implement improvements in demand planning and supplier management related to 20% decrease in working capital and $4M in annual operating costs for $400M telecomm equipment distributor• Designed and managed several internal firm tools to decrease senior level staff effort on administrative reviews using Microsoft Power Automate flows Show less

    • Loro Piana

      Sept 2024 - now
      Operations Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

      Project Management Institute
      Mar 2019
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by The Concordia Summit on Sept 2014
      The Concordia SummitAssociated with Scott Cairns