Ben Robertson
Senior Buyer at CMC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Wilderness First Responder
Wilderness Medicine Of UtahMar, 2010- Nov, 2024 -
CPR and AED Certification
American Heart Association | American Stroke AssociationJan, 2010- Nov, 2024
Experience
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CMC
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Buyer
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Feb 2022 - Present
"The CMC brand is synonymous with technical rescue and rope access expertise around the world.... CMC's purpose is to help save lives. "Our mission is to protect professionals working in high-risk environments by providing trusted life safety equipment and education." "The CMC brand is synonymous with technical rescue and rope access expertise around the world.... CMC's purpose is to help save lives. "Our mission is to protect professionals working in high-risk environments by providing trusted life safety equipment and education."
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Pair of Thieves
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Demand Planning Manager
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Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
Designed and implemented a monthly forecasting process and helped the company transition from a one time per year spot purchasing to a monthly strategic purchasing calendar. Developed and implemented inventory availability metrics to predict future inventory positions. Familiar with Full Circle ERP. Designed and implemented a monthly forecasting process and helped the company transition from a one time per year spot purchasing to a monthly strategic purchasing calendar. Developed and implemented inventory availability metrics to predict future inventory positions. Familiar with Full Circle ERP.
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Gregory Mountain Products
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United States
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Sporting Goods
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Planner
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Mar 2018 - May 2021
Manage all global supply chain activities related to purchasing, demand planning, and inventory management. Report and manage open to buy budgets and inventory targets to corporate finance team and senior management. Manage overseas vendor relationships, build and maintain capacity plans, place POs, and manage shipping plans. Familiar with SAP and BI tools Manage all global supply chain activities related to purchasing, demand planning, and inventory management. Report and manage open to buy budgets and inventory targets to corporate finance team and senior management. Manage overseas vendor relationships, build and maintain capacity plans, place POs, and manage shipping plans. Familiar with SAP and BI tools
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Columbia Sportswear Company
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Supply Planner II
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Apr 2016 - Jan 2018
Created, managed, and optimized a wholesale finished goods seasonal buy flow plan for vendor source base. Collaborated with finished good vendors, demand plan partners, and raw material teams to create and execute an accurate and effective supply plan, with respect to capacity constraints, delivery challenges, and inventory considerations for on time customer delivery. Lead seasonal capacity review meetings with sourcing and vendor partners. Familiar with Logility, Excel, PDM, MS Word, Outlook Created, managed, and optimized a wholesale finished goods seasonal buy flow plan for vendor source base. Collaborated with finished good vendors, demand plan partners, and raw material teams to create and execute an accurate and effective supply plan, with respect to capacity constraints, delivery challenges, and inventory considerations for on time customer delivery. Lead seasonal capacity review meetings with sourcing and vendor partners. Familiar with Logility, Excel, PDM, MS Word, Outlook
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Black Diamond Equipment
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United States
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Sporting Goods Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Global Demand Planner II
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Jul 2010 - Apr 2016
Continuously improve forecast accuracy using best practices. Maintain current and create new global planning, forecasting, and reporting activities. Work with European, North American, and other global sales management teams to support company revenue goals. Track accuracy of key customer forecasts and manage monthly review meetings with sales teams and customer planners. Work with internal and external customers to build accurate forecasts. Perform weekly, monthly, and yearly forecast planning and safety stock maintenance to support procurement activities and production planning. Product knowledge within diverse global markets and knowledge of industry trends.
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Master Order/Shipment Coordinator
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Jul 2008 - Jul 2010
In-house logistics. develop inventory control protocols, use and familiarity with WMS, constant trouble shooting and procedure refinement. Receive and verify new product shipments, material management, product shipment management.
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Education
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University of Oregon
B.S., Environmental Geography; Business Admin.