Joshua Slepecki
Portland,Oregon
Summary
Currently managing digital marketplaces and fashion digital dropship partners for adidas North America. This entails full ownership of product assortment creation, sales analytics and forecasting, management of multiple sales platforms, and people management; This also includes owning the relationship management to all necessary stakeholders. I am a fast learner with a growth mentality that loves solving complex problems and creating a fun place to work; I am a creative and adaptive manager with a deep understanding of the people first mentality that leads to higher employee performance and engagement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager Digital Marketplaces
Adidas
Portland, OR
01.2024 - Current
- Manage digital marketplaces and Fashion WHS dropship for adidas NAM (US & CAN) accounts- this includes Amazon 3p, eBay, Goat, Nordstrom, The Rack, and more
- Plan and create impactful assortments for managed platforms according to both the GTM calendar and in season adjustments through conduct regular analysis of sales data and market trends
- Manage the day-to-day sales operations of the Amazon seller central platform and middleware (Rithum) relationship
- Develop pricing strategies based on competitor research, promotional periods and market conditions
- Coordinate with an external marketing department on content creation for website updates or special promotions
- Recap and analyze actual sales results to plan and forecast in-season business on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis
Manager Platform Operations
Adidas
Portland, OR
03.2022 - 01.2024
- Created onboarding documentation and successfully onboarded new operations team in Bogota Columbia
- Managed operations and delivery for all dropship and marketplace accounts (22 current partners in both US and CA and onboarding 2 new partners planned to launch 2024)
- Managed external facing, operations relationships with all partners, software providers, and internal stakeholders
- From 2021, Scaled Operational bandwidth and capabilities with a business that plans to grow 350% by 2025
- Led investigations into system issues and planned fixes to minimize downtime and control costs - Kept multiple accounts (Nordstrom, DSG, Amazon, etc) from being deactivated due to proactive SCM (supply chain management) solutions and relationship management
- Defined operating KPIs and SLAs for current business and created new SLAs for new Partners being onboarded
- Manage the day to day digital operations through close monitoring of KPI internal/external systems and collaboration with key POCs across Partner Program network
- Lead the drive to onboard new operational and technical capabilities through Global Demand Process
- Assisted in operationally onboarding 5 new digital partners and 3 new digital platforms
- Worked to onboard current operations team to ensure high productivity into the future. Newly working to onboard new global team based out of Bogota.
Further Career - Board Member - P.A.C.E
adidas
Portland, OR
02.2021 - 09.2022
- Responsible for collaborating with our internal Talent Acquisition teams to further career opportunities and mentorship for APAC community
- Established excellent relationships with PACE community members by creating new member opportunities and assisted in creation of events/activations to garner employee engagement and satisfaction.
- Developed tailored growth strategies for the hiring and talent acquisition pillar of PACE, outlined long term goals and smaller milestones to keep the pillar moving forward.
Assistant Manager Platform Operations
adidas
Portland , Oregon
01.2021 - 03.2022
- Utilize cross-functional collaboration with both internal and external teams to ensure service level agreements and the performance expectations of the role
- Manage the daily internal and external reporting dashboards to monitor for orders/messages outside of SLA
- Minimize open orders within platforms and vendors
- Assist in creation of support tickets for inquiries with order management system
- Help identify and remove aged articles from the vendor assortments
- Work with GBS and local accounting to close out 2020 marketplace financials
Operations Manager
adidas
Portland, OR
07.2019 - 01.2021
- Trained, mentored and supported high-performing team, providing regular performance review, feedback and coaching in deficient areas.
- Developed open and professional relationships with team members, enabling higher rates of customer service and employee engagement.
- Created efficient solutions to product movement opportunities from the warehouse to sales floor.
- Worked to create a better customer experience by following up consistent service problems from an operational perspective
Ecommerce Specialist - LTD
adidas
Portland, OR
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Creating a more effective online user interface through a more efficient tagging system and search engine
- Educating and managing remote employees in other states through open and positive communication
Sales Manager
adidas
Portland, OR
02.2018 - 07.2020
- In charge of the customer facing side of the business of apparel while also maintaining key knowledge of the operations side to increase sell through
- Oversaw performance and quality of service
- Established a customer-centric focus to build customer loyalty and retention
- Optimized product on the floor, improved service sales and surpassed performance targets on a consistent basis.
- Coached onboarding managers on reporting and creating business solutions using the retail data given
Department Manager
Nordstrom
Portland, OR
05.2015 - 01.2018
- Kept in constant contact with the retail buying team and division manager to improve opportunities from a product flow perspective.
- Mentored manager team on growth mentality and creating a positive work environment
- Completed P&L responsibilities by ensuring Payroll responsibility and decreasing expenses
- Determined staff promotions and demotions, and terminated employees when necessary.
Assistant Department Manager
Nordstrom
Anchorage, AK
04.2013 - 05.2015
- Consistently met sales expectations of Assistant managers
- Hired and trained sales staff
- Shared product knowledge with customers while making personal recommendations.
- Documented employee opportunities and coached in the moment with any employee issues
Skills
- Product Management Certificate through Stanford
- 7 Years of People Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft Omnichannel
- Multiple Middleware platforms
- Amazon Seller Central
- Aspen Service and JIRA
- Root Cause Analysis
- Partner and Global Relationship Management
- Product Merchandising
Affiliations
Further Career - Board Member ERG - P.A.C.E
- Responsible for collaborating with our internal Talent Acquisition teams to further career opportunities and mentorship for APAC community
- Established excellent relationships with PACE community members by creating new member opportunities and assisted in creation of events/activations to garner employee engagement and satisfaction.
- Developed tailored growth strategies for the hiring and talent acquisition pillar of PACE, outlined long term goals and smaller milestones to keep the pillar moving forward.
Timeline
Manager Digital Marketplaces
Adidas
01.2024 - Current
Manager Platform Operations
Adidas
03.2022 - 01.2024
Further Career - Board Member - P.A.C.E
adidas
02.2021 - 09.2022
Assistant Manager Platform Operations
adidas
01.2021 - 03.2022
Ecommerce Specialist - LTD
adidas
05.2020 - 08.2020
Operations Manager
adidas
07.2019 - 01.2021
Sales Manager
adidas
02.2018 - 07.2020
Department Manager
Nordstrom
05.2015 - 01.2018
Assistant Department Manager
Nordstrom
04.2013 - 05.2015