Dave Carmichael Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reported to the Director of Planning & Allocation. Responsible for driving sales, managing inventory levels and supporting omni-channel distribution in a high-growth, fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. The role is key to supporting a fast-growing business by providing sound financial, product and inventory management recommendations.- Reported on product & channel performance and recommended corrective actions as needed- Built post mortem analyses and integrated recommendations into future plans- Forecasted sales and inventory at the style/color/size level for core programs- Developed planning, analysis and allocation tools to support growing business opportunities- Identified opportunities to improve processes and improve cross-functional collaboration- Conducted ad hoc analysis and provided reporting driving business goals- Built a robust Excel-based forecasting tool for planners- Streamlined and automated the weekly data build by moving it from a manual Excel-based process to a more efficient Access-based update- Moved the Markdown analysis from a weekly view to a more detailed and specific daily view

Pointe-Claire, Quebec

Supported the marketing organization with category analysis and competitive market reviews in order to identify business opportunities to increase market share and improve brand performance. Reported to the Director of Marketing. Provided support as required to Senior Management for ad hoc reports and analyses.- Summarized and evaluated information gathered from multiple sources into concise information that helped managers in their business processes to make informed decisions and improve organizational efficiency.- Analyzed effectiveness of marketing activities leading to strategies which contributed to sustained annual increases in average customer spend of up to 15%.

Pointe-Claire, Quebec

Responsible for the timely forecasting of both near and far-term demand for the business’s entire product line. Also depended upon to provide business insights, market trends, category analysis, marketing dashboards and business reviews. Managed team of four forecasters and one analyst. Reported to the General Manager. Performed Beauty market analytics/projections and strategic planning.- Supported sales, brand and category projection as well as the annual commercial planning process evolution, resulting in the construction of a new template for strategic planning.- Performed Beauty industry analytics/projections and strategic planning, at various levels of categorization.

Managed forecaster, planner and category manager. Reported to the Vice-President of Marketing. Executed research on a timely basis for new business trends, threats and future opportunities: primary (e.g., surveys) and secondary research (e.g., Euromonitor, Statistics Canada). Provided BI (Business Intelligence) training as well as validation of data integrity on the Marketing database.- Summarized and evaluated information gathered from multiple sources into concise information that helped managers in their business processes to make informed decisions and improve organizational efficiency.- Collaborated in the strategic planning process of all brands and promotional activities resulting in consistent year-over-year growth in various marketing KPIs (e.g. direct profit, units and average customer spend).

Ma, Economics

Ba, Economics