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Mason Preusser

@masonpreusser

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I build demand, inventory, and financial planning systems that reduce costs and improve service.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to apply demand planning, inventory optimization, analytics, and vendor-management experience to measurable operational and financial improvements.

I've improved supply chain and financial outcomes at Target, Givens Communities, Evalueserve, and Red String LLC. At Target, I rebuilt weather-driven inventory allocation using ZIP-code-level forecasting, raising fill rate 7% while reducing average inventory 22% across a 2,000+ node network.

At Givens Communities, I identified $425K in annual savings, led a waste-services re-bid that reduced costs by $250K annually, and delivered four enterprise implementations on time and on budget. I bring hands-on demand planning, inventory optimization, vendor negotiation, scenario modeling, and ERP/BI implementation experience.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Lead Financial Analyst

Givens Communities

Jun 2023 - Aug 2026 (3 years 2 months)

Led financial analysis and vendor negotiations, identifying $425K in annual savings and redesigning accounts payable to reduce payment cycle to net-15 terms. Managed four enterprise implementations for a $275M organization.

Financial Analysis vendor negotiation Accounts Payable Process Improvement Project Management SAP Concur UKG Paycom Sage Intacct Solver BI

Consultant

Evalueserve

Nov 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year)

Built demand planning on an 18-month forward outlook for a ~$200M manufacturing equipment corporation. Re-prioritized an $80M production backlog and guided implementation of a SaaS BI platform.

demand planning Forecasting Backlog Prioritization Production Planning BI Platform Implementation ERP SQL Power BI

Sr. Pricing Analyst

Target

Jan 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Owned the monthly markdown forecast for the home goods pyramid, pricing $750M of clearance product annually. Led planning and execution for major clearance events and served as SME on an enterprise pricing system build.

Pricing Strategy Markdown Forecasting Retail Analytics Excel Power Query SQL

Inventory Analyst

Target

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Owned the division's most volatile inventory desk for weather-driven seasonal products, managing ~$70M annual sales across 80 vendors and 600 SKUs. Rebuilt allocation methodology with ZIP-code-level forecasting and increased fill rate by 7% while reducing average inventory by 22%.

demand planning Forecasting Inventory Optimization Allocation Replenishment Vendor Management Negotiation Supply Chain Analytics Excel Power Query SQL

Principal

Red String LLC

May 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 7 months)

Re-wrote on-hand inventory logic for 7,000+ products, reducing average inventory by 17% and unproductive inventory by 75%. Built what-if scenario models and supported a channel pivot with BI insights.

Inventory Management Data Analysis Scenario Modeling Business Intelligence Excel Power BI

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Purdue University

Master of Business Administration, Analytics / Supply Chain

Grade: Top 5% of class

Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Analytics and Supply Chain, graduating in the top 5% of the class and earning a Global Supply Chain Management certificate.