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New York, Ny, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Lead merchandising, co-op, and advertising departments, upward of 18 employees. Synthesize inputs from sales, marketing, customers, and competitive marketplace into a consensus for initial buys. • • Collaborate with 5,000+ publishers to plan and ensure proper product placement; partner with vendors and inventory management department to purchase 100K+ new titles annually with a sell-through of 71%. • Initiate substantial savings by automating the process from paper marketing materials to digital.• Establish and lead the UK and US Virtual Inventory Program, resulting in $MM in incremental sales;provide customers visibility of stock available in their distribution centers; utilize technology to receive, ship, and invoice merchandise through one scan ensuring a JIT global fulfillment program, and monitor third-party and internal operations to guarantee fulfillment requirements and customer satisfaction. • Leverage vendor partnerships and create a network of 100+ shipping points and visibility to 1.5M SKUs - 650K incremental to standard stock assortment while identifying points of negotiation with third-party vendors, resulting in a $MM+ savings.• Manage a retail team of up to 55 employees and $MM - customers range from big-box retailers to independent stores.• Direct third-party relationship standards for product fulfillment on behalf of key publishing partners - reducing time in the supply chain and costs. • Oversee 82K+ unique SKUs as a third party with a fill rate of 91.3%. Utilize in-house print-on-demand manufacturing for 100K+ titles to provide inventory at time of order, eliminating order risk.• Lead VMI team responsible for forecasting 300,000+ SKUs within the distribution network. • Create budgets, forecasts, and metrics for multiple business channels• Streamline processes resulting in inventory reduction of 10% and sales increase of 13% • Oversee upward of 5 chains with 200 -1,000 stores internationally, and manage 350 planograms.

Paris, Fr

• Led a team of 6 planners, responsible for $MM in annual sales and $MM in inventory across 700,000 unique product combinations. • Implemented Open to Buy discipline, category planning, and created a seasonal calendar.• Processed retailer product returns for account credits in conjunction with sales administration and credit department. Streamlined department performance as well as return forecast accuracy by engaging with IT to develop automated processes. • Minimized lost profit by providing $10M of order fulfillment for 55 stores.• Managed inventory replenishment and control for 90 stores across the nation, resulting in an average stock rate of 95%. Collaborated with marketing and sales administration to develop and implement sales strategies and eliminate overstock.• Contributed to $MM in annual sales by administering e-commerce order fulfillment systems for 5 websites and a call center. Initiated a customer-represented program that improved customer satisfaction by 20%. Evaluated third-party shipping companies to ensure compliance with shipping standards.• Spearheaded Specialty Brands Group (SBG) customer service initiatives. Reviewed orders received from retailers nationwide, managed and released to distribution; coordinated between field sales, operations, and marketing to ship over $MM meeting lead time and deadlines. Forecasted monthly net sales projections.