Shane Carvell

Director of Supply Chain @ Soligent

About

I am an accomplished supply chain professional with a proven track record of operational improvements. I possess strengths in strategy creation, efficient inventory management and innovation. My passions are around driving continuous improvement through partnership and developing highly effective teams. While responsible for running the category sales & inventory operation planning for a large organization, I take pride in balancing the customer experience and key performance indicators.

Country

United States

City

St Paul

Industry

Renewables & Environment

Skill

Solution-oriented, Quarterly Reviews, Microsoft Excel, Interpersonal Skills, Data Analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Experience, Individual Behavior Plans (IBP), Continuous Improvement, Teamwork, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Team Leadership, Business Intelligence Tools, Analytics, Communication, Purchasing Processes, Supplier Sourcing, Key Metrics, Strategy Implementation

Experience

Director of Supply Chain

Soligent

2021-4 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

Primarily responsible for Supply and Demand Planning functions in support of our dealer network.

Associate Director, Demand Planning and Forecasting- Computing, Tablets, and VR

Best Buy

2017-1 - 2021-3 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Richfield, Minnesota, United States

Primary responsibilities involved creating forecasting/purchasing/replenishment strategies which supported the category’s multichannel sales plans. • Recruited, interviewed and hired 10 team members who specialize in demand planning or forecasting. • Delivered flexible purchasing plans in a constrained, fast and constantly changing category. • Defined collaborative supply chain strategies with category OEM/vendor partners to drive cost efficiencies and improve on time deliveries. • Led the finance workstream to redefine owned inventory management for total company.

Associate Director, Demand Planning and Forecasting- Mobile Phones

Best Buy

2012-5 - 2017-1 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Richfield, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for developing a flexible and nimble purchasing plan across multiple OEM/vendors. • Recruited, interviewed and hired 8 team members who specialize in demand planning or forecasting. • Defined collaborative supply chain strategies with category OEM/vendor partners to drive cost efficiencies and improve on time deliveries. • Consistently created efficiencies for NPI (New Product Introduction) forecasting and inventory management to ensure the best customer experience possible at product launch. • Developed targeted sourcing strategies to support ship-to-home volume for activated devices. • Project Managed a supply chain strategy in Mobile Phones where multiple carriers could be activated from a single device.