Summary
Erik Jacobsen is a senior inventory and demand planner with nine years of cross-industry experience building data-driven processes that keep parts and products flowing to customers. He blends a strong statistics and analytics background with hands-on operational roles—from global inventory planning at Specialized Bicycle Components to founding community and service businesses—to solve supply chain problems pragmatically. Erik has led tooling and visibility initiatives, including Blue Yonder implementation SME work, Jira project design, and Tableau dashboards that empower markets with vetted, timely data. His career weaves customer success, data engineering-adjacent roles, and buying/merchandising experience, giving him rare end-to-end perspective on demand, procurement, and after-sales support. Based in Las Vegas, he pairs an Executive MBA and front-end development training with a knack for making supply chain work more transparent and even a playful affinity for cheese noted on his GitHub. Colleagues rely on him to translate messy operational challenges into measurable process improvements and scalable analytics.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Executive MBA, Executive MBA at Quantic School of Business and Technology
Economics Economics, Economics Economics at Auburn University Harbert College of Business
Front End Development, Front End Development at The Iron Yard
Bachelor's degree Economics, Bachelor's degree Economics at University of San Diego