Tyler Valdes

Experience

1. Senior Manager of Supply Planning

   HP

   Dec 2021 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Lead end-to-end Supply Planning operations for the Poly portfolio supporting ~$300m revenue product portfolio, coordinating with 10+ contract manufacturers and factories globally while managing operational metrics including STFC, OTD, and Speed. Partner cross-functionally with Business Units, Sales, and Demand Planning to analyze demand signals and forecast variability, enabling improved demand-supply alignment and reducing supply risk across ~1k+ SKUs. Own safety stock strategy for assigned product portfolios, driving periodic updates based on demand variability and segmentation strategy, improving service levels while optimizing inventory across $30m inventory value. Collaborate closely with factory execution teams to monitor production progress, resolve supply constraints, and expedite critical supply, protecting up to $60m revenue in customer shipments during constrained periods. Coordinate with procurement and buyers managing finished goods at ODM partners to resolve supply-demand imbalances and reduce backlog/shortages by 90%. Led the transition of Poly planning systems into HP’s enterprise planning ecosystem, enabling improved automation and planning scalability while reducing manual planning activities by 50% and improving planning cycle time. Spearheaded the shift from unconstrained to constraint-based planning, incorporating capacity planning and material optimization to improve supply plan accuracy and factory loading stability.

Education

• Stanford University

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  2009 — 2013

• Stanford University

  Master of Science (MS)

  2013 — 2014

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Wikis
• Analytics
• Matlab
• Account Management
• Initiator
• Java
• Management
• Time Management
• Team Leadership
• Entrepreneurship