Sara Broughton
Oceanside | United States
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Honma Golf USA
Operations Manager, Director of Operations | 07/2021 - 02/2023
o Manage several Departments, up to 4 Staff: Customer Service, Operations, Office, Inside Sales, and Accounts
Receivable
o Manage daily operations with 3rd Party Warehouse, including monthly KPI and Metrics, monthly/quarterly unit
forecasting for inbound and outbound services, and yearly Warehouse Stock Take and Audit
o Manage all outbound Delivery Notes for variety of warehouse locations
o Created allocation process to reduce 3PL touches, cut costs per carton, and reduce backorders
o Created new company-wide Standard Processes for including AR and Discounting procedures, Invoice creation,
and Samples Management
o Assisted in the launch of Inside Sales Team
Promoted to Director in May 2022:
o Implemented crossdock process between Japan, China and North America
o Established Payment Portal and Credit Reporting metrics for peer-review
o Establish Canadian brokerage and CBSA Direct Security status
o Established quarterly inventory review procedures for variety of warehouse to create less than 2%
inventory variance
o Parcel Carrier and LTL Vendor management including new year negotiation to increase discount
percentage an addition 15%, including surcharges
o AR forecast and management to decrease DSOs and overall bad debt with new processes for collections
and credit blocks
o Full warehouse move-out and export
2XU North America LLC
Sales Operations Manager, Director of Operations | 05/2017 - 01/2021
o Manage variety of Departments, up to 5 staff: DTC/Ecommerce Customer Service, Wholesale Inside Sales, All
Channel Operations, and Accounts Receivable
o Inbound Inventory Management – raise purchase orders with Parent Company, confirm Factory shipments and
receive final Inventory on arrival
o Review and Manage stock allocations for all Channels, including prebooks, international, at-once, and shortages
o Manage outbound logistics relationships with all Carriers including UPS and LTL Accounts for domestic and
international shipments
o Supervise relationship and day-to-day tasks for 3rd Party Logistic Warehouses in US and Canada
o Developed reporting for 3PL to assist with workflow
o Month Unit forecasting report
o Pick-Pack and Open Orders report
o Oversee annual Physical Stock Take with 3PL and Retail Stores
o Cycle Counting for Retail and 3PL
o Model Stock creation and maintenance for three Retail doors
o Monthly bank reconciling for receivables for all Channels
o Monitor EDI Accounts, not limited to scheduling inbound and outbound tasks and inventory
o Assisted with the launch of new Sales B2B platform, Elastic Suite
Promoted to Director in November 2019:
o Local liaison with Parent Company for HR and Office Management
o Supervise move of warehouse to new 3PL provider for US Office and establish new expectations and SLAs.
o Implement new Purchase Order SOP to align global processes and quicken inventory receiving
o Corporate Manager for Retail, and liaise with global retail for product drop and promotions and eventually
closure
o Assist HQ with AP21 ERP Systems testing and international integration
o Moved to 100% remote March 2020 and adapted processes for CS and Office Management
Dragon Alliance div of Marchon Eyewear
Accounts Receivable & Customer Service Manager, Web Manager | 03/2012 - 05/2017
o Manage team of 3 employees
o Promoted to department manager within first 90 days
Accounts Receivable
o Manage all receivables including cash postings, collections, RA’s and credits for Domestic
Customers, International Distributors and Company Subsidiaries
o Increased collections yearly, plus decreased DSOs within the first 6 months of
management
o Review and release credit holds
o Process all new incoming credit applications, current account credit reviews, and attend
quarterly industry credit conferences
o Manage Coop invoices and vendor agreements
Customer Service
o Sales Coordination: main liaison between Sales, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and the Customer
o Order entry and account prebooking, including PO management for Amazon’s Vendor Central
o EDI customer set up and PO processing and SPS Commerce PO management
o Manual invoicing, including international drop ships
o Implemented reception call log to assist with Warranty efforts
o Manage cross-functional projects with Human Resources, trade show coordination team and IT
department
Web
o Took over full management of Company’s order portal and website in December 2013
(www.dragonalliance.com)
o Project manage the search for new Web Developer; negotiated monthly retainer
o Managed website updates including implementation of RX Site, XP Site, Mobile Site, Korean
Region, and Canadian ecommerce Platform
o Grew domestic ecommerce 29% over previous year in 2015
o Project manage and maintain 3point5 Clinic and Marketing Site, plus additional shopping site
Promotive.com
Dragon Alliance div of Marchon Eyewear
Sales and Operations Coordinator | 04/2016 - 05/2017
o Manage office including building maintenance and company vehicles
o Plan and execute annual National Sales Meeting
o Plan and coordinate multiple Trade Shows including SIA and multiple Buying Group Shows
o HR connection to corporate for onboarding new employees
o Key assistant to complete corporate integration of all operations including Finance, Supply Chain, Customer
Service, and Warehouse from CA to NY
o Continue to advise and train integrated departments
o Manage Company Master Calendar
o Create and implement internal PO Requisition process
o Work alongside Finance to monitor Cost Centers, Budgets and all accounts payables
o Assist Supply Chain with global forecasting across all product categories including PY analysis,
order forms and manage communication of any deadlines
o Monitor open orders and shipping timelines
o Assist corporate IT in seasonal product launches for Domestic Sales
o Manage display inventory for US Region
Accutek Packaging Companies
Office Manager/ Sales Coordinator | 11/2005 - 03/2012
Office Manager
o Developed and implemented a more efficient sales process improving the on-time
delivery dates of production orders
o Developed and implemented transition procedures facilitating the switch to an
integrated business management computer system
o Developed and maintain all order tracking references such as: Production Reports,
Warranty Cards, Monthly Sales, and Serial Number Logs
o Developed and maintain master copies of companywide business documents
Sales Coordinator
o Manage all processes between Sales and Production
o Manage all vendor relationships and contracts for Domestic and International shipping
o Manage and orchestrate corporate travel
o Publish manuals for outgoing machinery using Microsoft Suite and Adobe
Education history
Cal State San Marcos
Bachelor Degree | 2000 - 2005




