Eric Yawn

Experience

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  San Francisco Giants

  Feb 2004 - Nov 2005

  Ticket Service Representative

  Served as a face for the organization during game days.Managed day of game public ticket sales.Responded to all general customer emails and inquires.Drove sales online and over the phone.

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  Keeco, LLC

  Mar 2006 - May 2009

  Represented company in China during vendor negotiations and throughout all key products life cycles.Served as a cross-functional team member focusing on logistics, operations and merchandising linking together multiple departments to drive efficiency.Co-founded and established a company wide initiative creating a detailed step by step workflow process focused on improving product development.Instituted a new container off-loading strategy utilizing the latest technology driving a 15% decrease in labor and material costs.Launched and completed a total warehouse layout reconfiguration to optimize efficiency saving the company over $120k/1,500 labor hours annually. Show less

  • Merchandising Manager

    Jan 2008 - May 2009

  • Operations Analyst

    Mar 2006 - Jan 2009
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  Gap Inc.

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2014

  Oversaw $12M in annual sales across numerous product categories. 700 fashion and 60 basic SKUs owned across numerous in-house, vendor managed and industry standard systemsSystem Expert supporting brand-wide goals leading to benchmarked service level and retail sales improvements fiscal year 2013.Launched NHL themed 3rd party licensed product, working with vendors to bring exclusive product offerings to market. Order management and purchase order placement for the entire Gap Canada chain.Represented entire division as a “Pick Coordinator” serving as a liaison between IM and Logistics for weekly forecasting meetings.Size and color profile selling analysis and modeling.Managed weekly, monthly and quarterly allocation and forecasting for division leadership.Strategic sizing and packing profile creation and execution.

  • Inventory Planner

    Mar 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Inventory Analyst

    Nov 2010 - Mar 2013
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  Serena & Lily

  May 2015 - Oct 2017

  Manged all brick and mortar allocations including new store launches, floor sets and product rollouts.Tasked with automating the weekly pick process by leveraging existing systems to drive efficiency and cost savings.Weekly strategizing with the Retail and Logistics teams to identifying market opportunities resulting in a +40% sales comp for the first half of fiscal year 2017.Business Intelligence committee leader focusing on improving data reporting accuracy, standardization, responsiveness and adoption. Show less

  • Design Shop Planning and Allocation

    Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  • Inventory Planner

    May 2015 - Dec 2016
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  Barco Uniforms Inc.

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

  Senior Demand Planner

  Managed Grey’s Anatomy Scrubs men's and women's lines. Developed planning and reporting dashboards using DOMO cloud software.Lead planner for international markets.Systems integration.

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  K-Swiss Global Brands

  Feb 2019 - Sept 2019

  Demand Planner and Financial Analyst

  Demand planner for 2 separate brands Supra Footwear & Palladium Boots.Prepared and monitored annual budgets.Forecasted revenue, expenses, and working capital.Reported on monthly, quarterly and annual financial performance directly to brand president and key stakeholders.Maintained key senior management reports against key business measures to provide an in-depth understanding of business trends/drivers.

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  Beach House Group

  Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

  Demand Planner

  Top level and item level demand planner for Moon Oral Care, Marlowe. Men's Personal Care, and Cleen Beauty lines. Utilized Amazon Seller Central and Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA).Material resource planning partnership with supply planning.

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  Yoobi

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  Senior Manager Inventory Planning

  Sales forecastingManage all sales channels: DTC, Major Retailers and AmazonDashboard KPI reporting implementationSystems and process development

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  BEACH HOUSE GROUP

  Jun 2021 - Mar 2023

  Senior Demand Planner

  Senior Demand planner for Béis, Moon Oral Care, Marlowe and Cleen brands.Monthly cash flow projections for all brands managed.Fully automated push pull data needed to run Demand Forecasting tools for all brands.

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  BÉIS

  Mar 2023 - now

  Senior Manager, Demand & Supply Planning

  Head of planning department at Béis starting officially in March 2023 but the lead planner since 2022.Helped drive 100% growth over the last 2 years while working to minimize stock outs and drive profitability.Focus on new product launches,improving inventory turn and reducing holding costs by leveraging historical data and the latest forecasting techniques.Lover of all things ERP and data flow automation.