Bike

Golf

Dive

Creative Agencies

Fashion

Fishing

Lifestyle

Moto & Powersports

Music

Outdoor

Skate

Snow

Streetwear

Surf

Swim

Tech

Triathlon

Wake

Yoga

Health & Fitness

Camping

Hunting

Shooting

Archery

Golfing

Outdoors

Director of Business and Client Development

Over five years of product management experience in outdoor products. Demonstrated track record of successfully managing several products.

- Manage Sales People and Customer Relations. Hold weekly sales meetings with each Sales Rep. Work closely with Buyers, Planners, and Replenishment Managers of large retailers.
- Oversee analysis and management of in house inventory levels including - forecasting, demand planning, and purchasing of product from overseas vendors.
- Manage multiple projects, programs, and customers simultaneously.
- Developed and optimized inventory planning models, replenishment systems, sell down models, SKU counts, open to buy plan, inventory turn, sell through, rate of Sale, etc.
- Access customer reporting system portals online (Walmart, Sam’s Club (US, Puerto Rico and Mexico), Lens Crafters, Bon Ton, Sunglass Hut, Macys, Nordstrom, and Others) Manage store inventory levels/order quantities.
- Understand and track supplier performance metrics and analyze ways to improve. Created weekly Sales reports for each customer 
- Helped to negotiate and secure designer branding agreements (Cole Haan, Izod, BC

- Collect and analyze data to determine costs of business activities such as labor and overhead.
- Prepare month end MFG and SG&A Statements 
- Establish new product costs and maintain existing product costs.
- Time studies
- Set up new parts (routings, new part numbers, assign general ledger account, material costs, review bill of materials)
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and year end reports
- Variance analysis 
- Conduct Internal Audits
- Assist with annual budget/forecast
- Assist with financial statement preparation
- Train and monitor cycle counters performance
- Work closely with purchasing, engineering, and production management 
- Direct cycle count procedures and personnel
- Manage, analyze and oversee projects as necessary 
- Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable duties and help as needed
- Help develop and implement lean manufacturing/accounting principles

Cost Accountant

- Licensed sales representative
- Helped track and reduce incremental inventory cost for cost accounting
- Provide logistics for semi truck sales, service and delivery – licensed CDL driver
- Using the company’s logistics system, receive, inspect, and refurbish semi trucks shipped from corporate headquarters ensuring the delivery and movement match the individual requirements
- Organize and maintain the sales lot
- Maintain documentation and schedule vehicle maintenance, engine repair, and body work

Sales and Inventory Manager

- Established start up window washing company
- Employed 4 other college students
- Located and estimated new business while maintaining the current customer base.
- Scheduled jobs providing adequate on-site technicians and ensured customer satisfaction.
- Started mainly to help pay for my college education


Owner

- Expanded brand into new regions by creating and executing marketing plans.
- Managed small sales team
- Customer service - Ensured customer satisfaction.


Sales and Marketing Director

- Fluent in Russian - both written and lingual.

Missionary

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Daren Yates: Director of Business and Client Development in Syracuse, UT

Daren Yates

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