Brett McCarville

Director of Inventory Management @ Fleet Farm

About

At Fleet Farm, my leadership role as Director of Inventory Management revolves around enhancing our supply chain framework. My journey, which began as a Manager of Merchandise Planning, has allowed me to significantly contribute to margin analysis and retail math to optimize inventory levels and ensure customer satisfaction. Harnessing a blend of strategic supply planning and analytics, our team has improved operational efficiencies. Through fostering robust supplier relationships and employing data-driven decision-making, we've effectively managed resources to meet organizational goals. My mission is to continuously refine our processes, creating a resilient and customer-centric supply chain at Fleet Farm.

Country

United States

City

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah Area

Industry

Retail

Skill

Operational Excellence, Root Cause Problem Solving, Service Levels, SIOP, Key Performance Indicators, Capacity Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, SKU Management, Driving Results, Planning, Retail Math, Microsoft Power BI, People Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Operations, Supply Chain Optimization, Relationship Building, Project Management

Experience

Director of Inventory Management

Fleet Farm

2024-8 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Manager of Merchandise Planning

Fleet Farm

2023-3 - 2024-8 · 1 yr 6 mos

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Senior Analyst Network Operations

Fleet Farm

2019-10 - 2023-3 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Appleton, Wisconsin

Manager of Inventory Operations

Fleet Farm

2018-6 - 2019-10 · 1 yr 5 mos

Appleton, Wisconsin

Basketball Official

WIAA

2018-10 - 2023-3 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Wisconsin

Basketball Official

NSAA

2011 - 2019-10 · 8 yrs

Nebraska

Referee High School basketball as well as lower level basketball around Western and Central Nebraska.

Merchandise Fulfillment Manager - Firearms

Cabela's

2017-3 - 2018-5 · 1 yr 3 mos

Sidney, Nebraska

- Develop and communicate fulfillment strategies that support financial and marketing strategies with cross-functional partners. - Oversee product replenishment and allocation for maximization of sales, gross margin, and improve inventory productivity by leading and developing a team of replenishment and allocation analysts. - Participate in cross-functional initiatives to develop/enhance processes and systems within the company.

Merchandise Fulfillment Manager - Shooting / Optics

Cabela's

2016-10 - 2017-3 · 6 mos

Sidney, Nebraska

Assortment and Item Planner

Cabela's

2013 - 2016 · 3 yrs

- Develop and execute strategies that maximize sales and gross profit by optimizing assortments by channel. - Responsible for both pre-season and in-season product analysis. - Develop and maintain a link between merchandising and inventory teams as well as the vendor community. - Build plans to maximize inventory investment, forecasting demand plans and build assortment plans to meet financial goals. - Own and guide the management of the overall assortment strategy for the company.

Replenishment and Allocation Analyst

Cabela's

2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

- Develop and execute strategies that optimize sales, inventory and return on investment through effective distribution and transfer of Cabela’s product assortment. - Responsible for forecasting and inventory management of replenishment and allocation merchandise for vendor to distribution center, vendor direct, cross dock and distribution center to store. - Ensure inventory movement and arrivals are on time and correct. - Responsible for retail store inventory analysis, including retail flyer performance. - Own the final decision on merchandise up to $100 million in product. - Manage and coordinate communication with outside vendors. - Responsible for vendor management and play a role in all buying decisions.