Aaron Gorlick Email & Phone Number

Woodstock, On, Ca

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

- Led a cross-functional team spanning all functional retail areas to implement a fully holistic integrated planning system, all the way from corporate targets to full store level P&Ls, store labor budgeting, full merchandise financial planning capability by product by store, daily store sales planning, cost centre OPEX planning, workforce planning (head count, bonus, salary, etc), and subject matter expert inputs- Essbase, Hyperion and PACE planning technical expert on coding, metadata development and full environment builds

- Report Design- Business Process Consultation / Analysis- Database Development- SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle)- Database administration

- Created seasonal budgets for numerous Housewares and Consumables businesses - Communicated budgetary needs to the buyers, establishing their Open-To-Buy - Performed ongoing trend analyses to maximize both top line sales and profitability - Attended weekly and monthly forecasts, reviewing strengths and opportunities of the business - Maintained marketing strategies to move both non-performing (aged) and trend product - In partnership with the AR team, ensured counter-stocks were right-set - Worked closely with the Vendor base to ensure ongoing profit and partnership support - Worked closely with the store management team to ensure timely issue management

- Created seasonal budgets for Contemporary and Private Brand Ladieswear and during some seasons all Designer and Branded Collection Ladieswear - Communicated budgetary needs to the buyers, establishing their Open-To-Buy - Performed ongoing trend analyses to maximize both top line sales and profitability - Attended monthly forecasts, reviewing strengths and opportunities of the business - In absence of a VP, attended weekly trend meetings with the President and CFO - In absence of a VP or senior divisional planner, planned all Ladieswear areas for 6 months - Maintained exit strategies on non-performing (aged) and non-go-forward product - In partnership with the AR team, ensured counterstocks were right-set - Ensured that all Vendor Terms packages were continuously up-to-date - Innovated new processes that increased efficiency company-wide