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Pleasanton, US

• Analyze historical sales data, market trends, and inventory to create future demand and product sales plans.
• Collaborate with marketing, finance, and supply chain teams to gather input and align on company sales targets.
• Monitor finished goods and aged inventory to increase inventory turn and minimize P&L impact.
• Conduct sku rationalization process to optimize sku and category productivity.
• Lead reconciliation of top-down and bottom-up financial plan meetings.
• Manage demand forecast, buy plans, and inventory for E-commerce platforms across multiple consumer markets.

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

• Create and present sales targets and forecast plans to executive leadership during monthly open to buy reviews.
• Increased topline gross margin from 28.7% to 49.7% within six months of hire by implementing new retail pricing strategies and promotions.
• Reduced supplier product and material costs by 8% through cost negotiations and market analysis.
• Maintain a minimum of 50% gross margin rate on all retail products.
• Influence bottoms-up sales and inventory plans to deliver topline productivity.
• Create vendor sell through and productivity reports to leverage for vendor credits and promotional support to increase product sell through rates.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Managed five key categories grossing the company over 200 million dollars a year with four inventory planners as direct reports.
• Maintained the company’s key categories monthly gross margins above 69.9% through aggressive in season planning and markdown cadences.
• Partner with Merchants to create pre-season collection and item-level sales plans that align with product rankings, merchandising strategies, and tops-down financial goals.
• Present sales plans to leadership and cross functional teams during investment review.
• Manage monthly open to buy forecasts for E-commerce and Bricks & Mortar channels to drive sales, margin, and conversion.
• Manage BOP costs, inventory, and turn to align with leadership targets.

San Francisco, California, US

• Ownership of Canada Outlet Bricks & Mortar and E-Commerce channel allocations.
• Build and update weekly tracking reports to perform daily duties and allocations for Canada Outlet and E-commerce channels.
• Compile and maintain seasonal project plans for Canada DTC channels.
• Ownership of building the country’s sizing templates for Canada Outlet and E-commerce channels for Men's and Women's tops and bottoms for the allocation team to perform sizing analysis.
• Lead sizing review meetings with cross functional teams for Canada Outlet and E-commerce providing sizing actions and recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams on a weekly and monthly basis to align on allocation forecast targets.

San Francisco, California, US

• Collaborate with Sr. management and cross functional teams to manage flow forecasts, align on investment reviews, and create pre-season sales plans.
• Participate in weekly reviews of business results with Sr. management and immediate teams to address business needs and assess seasonal strategies.
• Forecast in-season sales, margin expectations, and inventory ownership.
• Present financial forecast and supporting action plans at Monthly Business Reviews to Sr. management.
• Forecast product inventories monthly by analyzing historical financials, including turn and sell through, and current trends.
• Analyze weekly inventory, sales, and product in transit to compile weekly tracking reports to submit to improve forecast accuracy and in-stocks.

Richmond, CA, US

• Create international paperwork and enforce customs standards and regulations France to the U.S.
• Request Bookings with Ocean Freight Carriers for internal and customer deliveries.
• Audit and optimize product for inventory management across three platforms.
• Document and track cargo movements from port to port.
• Oversee company’s main vendor accounts for weekly conferences, PO fulfillment, inventory management, promotional funding, and forecasting.
• Conduct weekly conferences with internal teams to provide updates on clientele.

Stockton, CA, US

• Perform as a liaison between Military, CPFD-Prime Vendor, and Customer.
• Review and resolve Massive Frustrated Cargo Reports for military and customer needs on demand.
• Conduct weekly conferences providing information, direction, and assistance to immediate team.
• Assist company operations to minimize costs to military and customer's satisfaction.
• Monitor cargo movement through military data systems to confirm vessel and product shipment arrival to final destination.
• Radio communication with military and customers for product, policy, and all progress.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Data Analytics

Business Administration And Management, General

Business Administration And Management, General

Biochemistry