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Chicago, Il, Us

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Burlington, Ma, Us

Profitect is the leading provider of prescriptive analytics. We offer a suite of solutions to help retailers easily understand and act on their data. These actions replace traditional reporting to ensure improved sales and profitability. Instead of sending someone a report to analyze, just tell them the opportunity and prescribe the actions they should take. It’s that simple.

Indianapolis, In, Us

Responsible for all Channel, Merchandise, Store and Operations Planning & Allocation functions for the Finish Line retail organization; including Finish Line Premium Retail Specialty Stores, Macy's Shop in Shops, Outlets, Finishline.com and Finish Line on Macys.com channels. With over 1,200 locations, Finish Line serves as the premier location for the millennial customer, engaged in today's sneaker culture.

New York, Ny, Us

Teaching planning and distribution strategy to senior-level and graduate students in a laboratory, real-world setting.

New York, Us

Led Planning & Distribution team of 50+ individuals for 165 location, Polo Factory Stores division (U.S./Canada), comprised of four distinct functional areas; Business Planning, Analytics, Merchandise Planning, and Store Planning and Distribution. • Developed and implemented financial strategies in partnership with head of Finance; including LRP, annual budgets and monthly forecasts. Led Merchandise and Store Planning & Distribution teams in the development and execution of Merchandising and Allocation strategies; in close partnership with head of Merchandising and served as the primary point of contact for Distribution / Logistics partners. • Active participant as one of seven members of Executive Committee.• Developed and implemented inventory strategies, resulting in $4.9M in incremental Gross Margin in prior fiscal year.• Developed and led inventory initiatives; resulting in optimal inventory levels (both total company and by location), receipt flow and inventory turns; accounting for location capacities.• Partnered with head of Merchandising to strategize, develop and manage long range Divisional financial plans; ensuring alignment to company objectives.• Ongoing evaluation of business processes; mapping key processes to determine opportunities for improvement, through process change, systems enhancement and resource allocation.• Developed and executed seasonal product flow strategies by partnering with Merchandising counter-part, resulting in maximum sales, profitability and customer experience.• Led Store Planning team in the development of processes and tools, resulting in the analysis and recommendation of space allocation/reallocation by product category; providing increased intelligence for use in capital investment decisions (new stores, remodels, expansions).• Partnered with Distribution, Logistics and Store Operations; providing Unit Distribution Flow forecasts for use in payroll planning with WorkForce Management (WFM).

Responsible for the development and oversight of inventory management for Juicy Couture’s Ecommerce, Specialty and Outlet divisions; encompassing 100+ Specialty and Outlet locations• Oversight of day-to-day operations of the business from a merchandising perspective, drivingbusiness through strategic and tactical decision making to maximize sales and profitability.• Responsible for the ongoing review of inventory across all channels (Retail, Wholesale, Ecomm, International), to ensure the most profitable utilization of inventory. • Managed a team of 18 members and develop systems and processes to ensure the timelydevelopment of sales and inventory plans, forecasts, new store opening assortments, reports, business analysis, and allocation and replenishment to stores.

Key planning and distribution engagements in the US and global retail industry included:• Cirque du Soleil - Consulted with senior leadership on developing their merchandising strategy to expand their retail presence in the US and internationally.• Claire's Accessories - Serving as Interim Head of Inventory Management / Merchandise Planning and Allocation for nationwide retail chain of more than 1,000 locations.• J.Jill - Developing the retailer's business plan, organizational structure and systems selection for a start-up division.• Warner Bros. Studio Stores - Working with Japanese franchisee to evaluate sales and margin performance and addressing merchandise assortment and inventory management strategies.

Quincy, Ma, Us

Accountable for the development of organizational structure, processes and systems -- including business analytics -- to support a rapidly growing retail division for a US women's apparel brand. Functional areas of responsibility included: • Inventory management• Assortment management• Visual merchandising • Marketing.

Burbank, Ca, Us

• Channels of distribution included 145 domestic and 12 International owned and operated stores, as well as catalog, QVC, outlet stores and holiday kiosks. • Managed staff comprised of of 32 across Planning, Allocation, Distribution, Logistics and Business Analytics. • Responsibilities included merchandise financial planning, assortment planning, forecasting, allocation process and all related inventory management processes related to the various distribution channels.

Certification, Business Analytics

Bachelor'S Degree In Business Administration, Marketing