Wlamir Hiroshi Tazaki

• Direct end-to-end commercial strategy, omni-channel assortment planning, and P&L for an eight-figure annual hardware portfolio across national retail stores and e-commerce. • Lead international commercial roadmapping and supplier negotiations at CES and Computex, capturing multi-million-dollar back-end vendor programs (STR, MDF, volume rebates) that delivered a +520+ bps margin lift over invoice baseline. • Steer executive Joint Business Planning (JBP) and allocation agreements with Tier-1 partners (including Corsair, ASUS, MSI, NZXT, Fractal Design, and Gigabyte), securing priority allocations, and exclusive launch windows and SKUs. • Anchored divisional profitability through disciplined inventory controls and SKU rationalization, outperforming broader hardware division margins throughout post-pandemic market contractions. • Coach and mentor junior category managers and buyers in financial modeling, pricing defense, and supplier negotiation tactics to scale department capability.

• Managed commercial category planning, competitor price indexing, and floor merchandising strategies across 40+ national retail locations. • Engineered the structural turnaround of the Power Supply category, expanding front-end invoice margins by +1,200+ bps and driving a +600% surge in category invoice profit. • Scaled Thermal & Cooling into the division's top profit engine, achieving +120%+ revenue growth while sustaining realized margins near 25% through ecosystem attach strategies. • Restructured chassis product mix toward premium panoramic designs, driving a +40%+ lift in Average Selling Price (ASP) and a +670+ bps front-end margin expansion. • Partnered cross-functionally with marketing on vendor-funded co-op campaigns and resolved inventory flow constraints with retail operations.

• Managed national retail replenishment, purchasing workflows, and inventory allocation across 40+ storefronts and central fulfillment hubs. • Negotiated vendor cost structures, tier-volume rebates, minimum order quantities (MOQs), and payment terms with domestic distributors and overseas manufacturers. • Partnered with international freight forwarders and customs brokers to optimize ocean/air freight consolidation, lowering landed unit costs and mitigating port delays. • Monitored sell-through trends, weeks of supply (WOS), and inventory turns to eliminate stockout risk on core volume drivers.

Provided on-demand academic tutoring for post-secondary students on a flexible appointment basis through the college's tutoring services. • Delivered tailored, one-on-one sessions covering Business Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analysis, and MS Office applications (with an emphasis on Advanced Excel). • Broke down complex quantitative formulas, financial calculations, and statistical models into clear, actionable frameworks. • Coached individual students through practical spreadsheet modeling, formula troubleshooting, and coursework problem-solving.

• Executed end-to-end procurement of Bill of Materials (BOM), spare parts, OEM components, and Indirect Materials & Services (IM&S) in a multinational enterprise manufacturing environment. • Utilized MRP forecasting and demand models to execute purchase orders, manage vendor lead times, and track supplier contract fulfillment. • Restructured replenishment processes across the spare parts supply network, eliminating operational bottlenecks to reduce customer backorders by 78%. • Monitored supplier KPI scorecards (OTIF delivery, defect rates) and led vendor remediation meetings to resolve supply chain bottlenecks.

• Assisted buyers with BOM procurement workflows, purchase order issuance, and customs clearance coordination with shipping agents. • Partnered with IT to co-develop an automated internal procurement status-tracking tool within the corporate ERP system.