Thomas Laster

About Thomas Laster

A servant leader that leads by building deep trusting relationships supported by truth, integrity and vulnerability. Authentic, honest, a calm in the storm. Over 20 years of managing large teams 13 years in Apparel industry (softlines-private label)15+ years in CPG/Sporting goods/Housewares industry (hardlines-branded)25 years of Wal-Mart experience15 years of Target experience25 years of Retail Link experienceRetail Link administrator for 20 yearsSyndicated data experience 8 years (Nielsen, NPD)Member of Wal-Mart PO transformation supplier panel 2009RLUG leader Nashville, TN group 2007-presentRLUG leader mentor 20••••17GRCC member (Global RLUG collaboration council) 2010Retail Link steering committee member 20••••17Specialties: Servant leader, Demand planning, Supply planning, Inventory control, Sales planning, Analysis, Retail Link, Sales, Costing, Warehouse management, Logistics, Partners Online/Info retriever, Syndicated data, SPS, Oracle EBS, Demantra, Kinaxis Maestro.

Experience

1. Senior Director - Supply Chain

   Stanley 1913

   Jul 2021 — Present

   Leading global supply and demand teams for Stanley

Education

• Austin Peay State University

  BS, Administration

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Cpfr
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Retail Link
• Account Management
• Leadership
• Competitive Analysis
• Demand Forecasting
• Trend Analysis
• Profit
• Logistics
• Branded
• Retail
• Supply Chain
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Demand Planning
• Customer Insight
• Forecasting
• Partners Online
• Sales Management
• Market Research
• Apparel
• Strategic Planning
• Merchandising
• Target
• Retail Replenishment
• Private Label
• Management
• Purchasing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Market Planning
• Nielsen
• Pricing
• Sales Operations
• Cpg
• Wal-Mart
• Inventory Management
• Categorization