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Eric Goldner

Pro Tem Instructor

Affiliations: Sports Product Management
Office: 109 NW Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97209

About

Biography:

Eric Goldner is a supply chain senior executive with more than 25 years of global experience with multi-billion dollar consumer goods companies, including Nike, Coach, Wolverine, Keen Footwear, and Columbia Sportswear Company. He is a supply chain executive with a proven track record in growing revenue and profit and is highly effective in designing supply chain efficiency, sourcing strategy, and systems implementation that meets both internal customers and company needs.

Goldner currently serves as a consultant with IAF Investments LLC, an agricultural commodity trading company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He provides coaching and mentoring to students and professionals. He holds an MBA in international business from National University of San Diego, California.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Strategic and operations planning
  • Budgeting and financial planning
  • Materials and inventory management
  • Manufacturing and costing
  • Sourcing and procurement
  • Change and transition management
  • Enterprise resource planning and digital implementation
  • Global and cross cultural perspective

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In the News

On May 10, 2018, as part of the Fred P. Thompson Lecture Series, a panel of experts discussed how trade policies work and the possible consequences of recent major changes in U.S. trade policy.

Students in the Sports Product Management program had the chance to construct and cost their own product while creating caps for nonprofit Operation of Hope.