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Merchandise Planning Manager

Project Management

After working in demand planning and marketing/sales for the global audio company, Skullcandy, in Mainland China I spent time with Cotopaxi in Salt Lake City working in merchandise planning.

I'm currently based in New York City working for Major League Soccer in Consumer Products overseeing on-field compliance, outfitting, and various activations. I appreciate unique challenges and always strive to find new ones with learning and improvement as top priorities. I'm passionate about the environment, skiing, climbing, traveling, and running.

Senior Manager, Licensing

•	Create opportunities to leverage the exposure of “On-field” and “Competition” to drive awareness, sales, and revenue through matchday programs, market trends, and activations
•	Develop and oversee apparel development; fulfill outfitting needs for departments while simultaneously assessing on-field apparel violations
•	Support jersey creation and planning through strategy development with adidas HQ (Germany and Portland) and stakeholder meetings two years in advance
•	Serve as relationship manager for all managing partners within “On-field” rights and MLS competitions; cultivating relations with partners, club stakeholders, and equipment managers

Sr. Licensing Coordinator - On-Field & PRO

Licensing & Brand Compliance Coordinator - On-field & PRO

* Help with demand forecast cycles for hats, t-shirts, jackets, and packs 
* Assisted in surpassing and doubling the Q4 goal of reaching a single million-dollar month
* Create new methods in tracking product launch schedules, UPC codes, product creation, and POs
* Assist in collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment decreasing expenditures
* Report to V.P. of Merchandise Planning

Merchandise Planning Intern

* Generate genuine connections with customers, sharing the Cotopaxi ethos
* Supported in driving sales and accomplishing a $100,000 month in the retail store    		    
* Provide customers shopping at Cotopaxi with an exceptional customer brand service, leaving them inspired ?
* Demonstrate a high level of brand and product expertise in connecting customers with the right product(s)
* Act as the interim store manager when the manager takes time off

Retail Guide

* Participated in and directed marketing activations centered around sports marketing	     
* Helped launch San Francisco based Astro Gaming in China
* Oversaw marketing executions for closeout products earning anywhere between $100K-$300K in sales
* Cultivated and maintained more than 10 Skullcandy China ambassador/athlete relationships	
* Administered marketing promotional orders for KOLs and managed marketing inventory
* Spoke Mandarin Chinese everyday as the only non-native Chinese person in the office       

Marketing Specialist

* Aggregated product demand into the forecast cycle					       
* Upheld accurate forecast to actual ratios for a 7-figure year
* Managed the yearly, quarterly, and monthly demand forecast cycles, as a critical center piece of the revenue engine 
* Maintained constant communications with front-line sales team members to understand their product needs and meet their target revenue goals. 
* Worked with supply chain specialist to ensure timely import of products and managed reasonable inventory levels 

Demand Planner

* Performed independent market research and intelligence gathering focused on China	        
* Wrote copy for video shoots involving James Harden and Ning ZeTao 
* Provided on-location support at several Skullcandy brand activation events? 
* Planned and organized two separate successful sample sales of headphones?
* Processed customer orders in the Skullcandy ERP system, SAP


Marketing & Sales Intern

• Provide customers shopping at The North Face with an exceptional customer brand service.  
• Actively use the SUMMIT Selling Skills to meet sales objective.
• Increase sales through the Clientele Development Program.
• Lift and move product and restock merchandise as necessary. Maintain merchandise presentation and housekeeping standards.
• Communicate any potential health, safety, or material loss situations to store management.

Sales Associate

Find out detailed information about Adam Sandoval, Merchandise Planning Manager in Salt Lake City, UT

Adam Sandoval: Merchandise Planning Manager in Salt Lake City, UT

Adam Sandoval

Pit Viper

IMG

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi

Skullcandy China

Skullcandy China

Skullcandy Inc.

The North Face

Cottonwood High School

University of Utah