Alicia Cooper Email and Phone Number

Developed inventory strategies by planning and forecasting replenishment projections and ladder plans by category▪ Managed allocations, Edi, replenishment parameters, and inventory for categories in home décor and seasonal departments▪ Update and coordinated timely flow of merchandise in OTB receipts shifts• Write, track and process Purchase Orders and DC Troubles to increase flow of product in supply chain ▪ Mentored, trained, educated, developed, and assisted new hires and existing associates in allocation best practices and processes.▪ Appointed company mentor for new hire and existing associates.

▪ Utilize SAS, A-Hoc, RMS, and Excel daily to manage, forecast, and ensure the right amount of product is throughout stores, ecomm and the supply chain▪ Gathered, synthesized and analyzed high volume of store/sku combinations in accessories business.▪ Provided hind sighting on weekly allocations by DC and department, in units, cartons, and dollars, including average weeks of supply▪ Owned monthly assortment meetings and replenishment process for brick and mortar and ecomm business ▪ Grew branded and non-branded ecomm traffic through sku parameter management ▪ Seasonality curve, holiday builds, stock presentations, weeks of safety

▪ Executed allocations and store analysis by region, district and store.▪ Monitored and analyzed sales performance, track item receipt plans, and completed weekly inventory plans to ensure that all policies and procedures were followed.▪ Tracked and monitored DC inventory flow to ensure goods were in place for peak seasons.

▪ Responsible for localized inventory management for over 500 stores▪ Identified sales opportunities by region through market trend analysis▪ Proactively communicated data analysis and action plan to buying office and regional vice presidents to drive sales by territory

• Performed prescreening, interviews and process new hire information • Managed payroll, PTO and store coverage scheduling• Coached, mentor and develop team members on door to floor, loss prevention, POS, and customer service process and procedures • Provide exceptional service to customers, outside vendors, and associates • Utilize Adjusted Sales Reports, KPI reports and Distribution Summaries to make essential selling decisions to impact sales• Managed door to floor process while adhering to fire and safety codes, loss prevention guidelines and space restraints