andrew merriman
Senior Director of Global Sourcing at Traeger, Inc.
senior director global sourcing traeger pellet grill , llc
Traeger, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/traeger-inc
Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
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Senior Director of Global Sourcing
Traeger, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/traeger-inc
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Director of Sourcing – Durable Hardgoods
Black Diamond Equipment
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-diamond-equipment
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Ski Category Consultant
Black Diamond Equipment
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-diamond-equipment
•	Managed business unit strategy, brand position, global line planning, revenue targets, and margin performance across all Backcountry business unit product including skis, ski poles, bindings, climbing skins, airbags, and snow safety.
• Managed category dedicated engineering resource including mechanical design, industrial design, and product developers.
•	Responsible for North American business planning and distribution of ATK Bindings and Fritschi Swiss products.
•	Created and guided multi-season line plans and product briefs through the design, development, and commercialization cycle.
• Achieved double digit year-over-year growth through successful award-winning product launches and expansion into new item categories.
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Business Unit & Category Director - Backcountry Ski and Snowboard
Black Diamond Equipment
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-diamond-equipment
•	Identified, onboarded, and managed strategic suppliers for OEM hardgoods, apparel/softgoods, footwear, and raw materials in North America, Asia and Europe.
•	Developed and implemented new strategic supplier agreement and vendor onboarding process.
•	Extensive international travel evaluating global business opportunities through technology, product category expansion, or acquisition
•	Built a strong, confident, and skilled global team. Hired, trained, and managed sourcing engineering staff in the US and Taiwan. 
•	Successfully identified and onboarded new key strategic suppliers, transitioning over $14M of product achieving significant quality and margin improvements
Greater Salt Lake City Area
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Director Global Sourcing
Black Diamond Equipment
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-diamond-equipment
• Managed product development process, budgets, and the creation and implementation of internal procedures within the development cycle.
• Hired, trained, and managed development engineering staff in both US and China.
• Responsible for supply chain set up, contract and cost negotiations, qualifying and auditing factories, production and capacity planning, process implementation, and resolution of quality issues with vendor made and in-house manufactured product.
• Sourced equipment and established complete raw material supply chain for in-house ski production.
Greater Salt Lake City Area
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Development Engineering Manager
Black Diamond Equipment
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-diamond-equipment
•	Represented supply chain and operations in design teams, responsible for product and supply chain management into commercialization through life of product.
•	Managed procurement engineers, master production schedulers and raw material buyers in US and Asia offices.
Greater Salt Lake City Area
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Procurement Manager
Black Diamond Equipment
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-diamond-equipment
•	Relocated to China to assist in establishing a wholly owned off-shore manufacturing facility, implemented in-house manufacturing processes, ERP, and quality management systems.
•	Hired and managed Asian based employees in departments including quality assurance, manufacturing, and procurement.
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
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Senior Operations Engineer
Black Diamond Equipment
https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-diamond-equipment
• Developed and executed test criteria for new products, manufacturing processes, and raw materials based on CEN, UIAA, and company standards. 
• Designed, developed, and maintained both software and hardware to facilitate in-house testing, including data acquisition, data management, and statistical analysis.
Greater Salt Lake City Area
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Quality Assurance Engineer
Executive MBA
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University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
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Bachelor's Degree
Product Design Engineering Technology
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Ferris State University
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Associate's Degree
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology
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Ferris State University
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Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Forman
Senior Project Manager, Digital Experience at Walt Disney Studios
https://cn.linkedin.com/in/robin-cheng-6253a93a
Shenzhen
Robin Cheng
Global Sourcing Manager at Char-Broil
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Shenzhen
Shi Jing Yu
Global Sourcing Manager at Char-Broil
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-coe-mba-9b094776
Logan, UT
James Coe MBA
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sutherland-217a89a4
Park City, UT
Robert Sutherland
Vice President of Marketing/D2C at LifeSeasons
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkopriya-chail-pmp-46ba5657
Midvale, UT
Arkopriya Chail, PMP
Sourcing Manager - Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jo-mcdonald-73988740
Greater Leeds Area
Jo McDonald
Country Manager UK and Ireland at Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiley-walgren-a0a284123
Salt Lake City, UT
Kiley Walgren
ESG Specialist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-mills-a9356963
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Dan Mills
Sales and Marketing Leader
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-akers-399a38188
Knoxville Metropolitan Area
Jared Akers
Purchasing Agent at D.R. Horton
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilary-tortelli-37ab1940
Milwaukee, WI
Hilary Tortelli
Director Of Sourcing
https://es.linkedin.com/in/sergi-g%C3%B3mez-ter%C3%A9s-a43147122
Barcelona
Sergi Gómez Terés
Lead Sourcing Specialist en GE Renewable Energy
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Phoenix, AZ
Mike Fong
Account Manager / Sales Executive
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-gephart-94ba27109
Piqua, OH
Stacy Gephart
Procurement Specialist at American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-hanson
Fountain Valley, CA
Lindsay Hanson
Purchasing Agent at Atlas Bolt & Supply Co.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-alford-b5b34bb9
Twin Falls, ID
Cory Alford
Buyer/Planner at Jayco, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chasesilver
Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Chase Silver
Sourcing Coordinator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyce-jensen-6427041a
Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Joyce Jensen
Wal-Mart Team Lead at Blackstone Products
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-gustafson-0268a815
Salt Lake City, UT
Derek Gustafson
Climb Business Unit Director at Black Diamond Equipment
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