Matt Thomas

Western Regional Sales

2018 – Present

Attend trade shows such as Outdoor Retailer & Worldwide to meet Buyers/Athletes/Exhibitors, present the new product line we're coming out with, and seek to gain new business to help continue to grow the brand Travel throughout the western region of the United States to visit existing accounts and drop off samples, build relationships, and strive to set up new accounts along the way Review sale projections with accounts and give suggestions on top sellers from reviewing yearly sales to increase their growth and our overall product line with them Enter purchase orders through our ERP Software to ensure orders track accordingly to the warehouse and ship out Attend in-store and outside demos to introduce our products and educate employees/customers about the brand Communicate with accounts and inform them of discontinued products, new price and terms sheets, tracking of orders/samples, issues or discrepancies, etc.

Product Development and Supply Chain Coordinator

2015 – 2018

Managed the Product Line/Development of existing and new styles from the development stages and work with the supplier in China, all the way through the entire product life cycle to the salesman samples that are ready for the market Created new product item numbers, tie them to UPC codes, assign correct pricing and give descriptions for product in development Worked fluidly with different departments on making sure they had all the product material they needed for the market Sourced different raw materials from Vendors to test and see how they work in the Wear Test stages for our Sandals Placed purchase orders to our supplier for Rainbow Sandals bulk inventory and for national accounts – Nordstrom, Dicks Sporting Goods, REI, DSW Shoes, and Shoe Carnival Created all the Product Spec. sheets for all of the Men's, Women's, and Kid's sandals to send the supplier in China for quality control Managed and maintain WIP reports to track sewing, assembly, sanding, and tagging of sandals

Men's Product Line Coordinator (Product Team)

2014 – 2015

Worked with Product Development Engineers, CADD Developers, and Designers to create new Oakley models from stages of inception through launch of production cycle Used PLM Database (houses all the specs of Oakley eyewear) and SAP to place orders for raw materials, promotional product, extract data, etc. Coordinated with the Eyewear Category Managers for Luxottica Buying Days, which happens 3x a year and involves building sample sets and shipping them to our counterparts in Italy for a marketing trade show Coordinated with the Eyewear Category Managers for Luxottica Buying Days, which happens 3x a year and involves building sample sets and shipping them to counterparts in Italy for marketing trade shows Constructed Color Way Sheets for new models by analyzing past sales data to see best sellers and created new color pattern concepts Populated and maintained Manufacturing Pre-Release and Release Sheets to facilitate regional visibility for product development timelines and managed co

Customer Service Rep. - Dealer Services and RX

2013 – 2014

Coordinated with the Supervisors and Leads on customer situations

Facilitated a variety of account calls throughout the work day by multitasking accordingly and applying extensive brand knowledge

Mediated scenarios involving warranty/return of products, transactions of all Oakley merchandise, brand education for the customer, etc.

Became experienced with SAP Database and Microsoft Office programs

Internal Recruiter

2012 – 2013

Recruited qualified candidates to fill open job positions and fuel overall growth for Aerotek clientele

Became proficient with Recruiter Work Space (RWS) database for matching candidates with open job positions

Managed contractors, scheduled meetings, completed projects on time, managed deadlines, etc.

Coordinated with managers in different divisions involving the clients that needed special attention

Marketing Major and Art Minor

2009 – 2011

Marketing Major and Art Minor

Transfered to Fort Lewis College

2007 – 2008

Transfered to Fort Lewis College