Planning Analyst

Supply chain professional experienced in product planning and operations, with a passion for
sustainability. With skills and success as a creative, performance-oriented individual driven by a proven
ability to problem-solve and deliver strong business results.

Create and develop Master Production Schedule for finished goods and components in accordance with the business
units sales forecast, S&OP, safety stock requirements, and ATP targets.
•Manage all buy requirements and demand triggers for hundreds of products in multiple warehouses.
•Create and execute buy plans to optimally balance working capital exposure, vendor capacity, and order book fulfillment.
•Collaborate weekly with Product Marketing/R&D departments to execute multi-year plans and growth of category.
•Communicate with global purchasing and vendors (international/domestic) regarding purchase orders, product
transportation, and costs/pricing.
•Produce reports for Sales and Finance to utilize for forecasting, order fulfillment, and customer communication.
•Handle seasonal sales samples requests for launch products.
•Facilitate VAS projects and inventory transfers in domestic warehouses.

• Participated in buy meetings to determine purchase order needs based on demand consumption.
• Maintained SKU information for all products in Item Master--including SKU setup, bundles, product status changes,
costs, pricing, dimensions, and supplier statistics.
• Managed supplier communication regarding purchase orders, product transportation, and costs/pricing, for domestic
warehouses and international 3PL location.
• Approved supplier invoices to ensure accuracy of shipments to warehouses, international 3PL, and customer FOB.
• Drove communication with global logistics and warehouse managers to prepare for large shipments, new programs,
product launches, and promotions.
• Worked with Director of Product Development & Sourcing to create and implement vendor scorecard and KPIs.

Global Supply Planning Coordinator

• Operations account lead for all domestic B2C Accounts.
• Implemented process workflow for Team & Institutional sales managers and Retail sales managers.
• Assisted in forecasting inventory by managing stock for all web promotions on SKLZ.com and DSG.com.
• Generated and analyzed quotes for specific projects including shipping costs, movement of inventory, product samples,
and promotional partnerships.
• Partnered with Supply Chain Engineers for testing and implementation of Warehouse Management System.
• Communicated daily with Consumer Service and Digital Marketing to ensure Demandware efficiency

Direct Sales Lead-Customer Operations

Account coordinator for all direct sales accounts: teams, fitness centers, small business shops, sklz.com, and drop ships
for major retailers.
• Managed product requests for Territory and Sports Activation Teams at all Tradeshows and PR Events nationwide.
• Coordinated sales leads and proposed process workflow implementation for seven domestic territory managers.
• Established operations procedure for pro-athlete and influencers programs for all core sports categories.

Direct Customer Operations Coordinator

•   Delegated workflow for creative leads and teams.
•   Generated daily turnover reports for production delivery and management review.
•   Managed production schedule to ensure deadlines were attained.
•   Coordinated inter-production administrivia activities and scheduling.
•   Maintained relationships with all departments to guarantee critical chain efficiency.

Production Coordinator

Find out detailed information about Kaitlin Gangnath, Planning Analyst in Carlsbad, CA

Kaitlin Gangnath: Planning Analyst in Carlsbad, CA

Kaitlin Gangnath

TAYLORMADE GOLF COMPANY

SKLZ

SKLZ

SKLZ

LEGEND3D

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE