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Plymouth, Mi, Us

Plymouth, Mi, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for overseeing multiple retail and merchandise operations that enhance owner experiences for leading automotive companies. I manage and coordinate all aspects of the company's retail ventures, encompassing D2C websites, souvenir stores, and pop-up event shops. Additionally, I lead the creation and procurement of promotional merchandise to support the diverse marketing events we are contracted to develop and execute.• Strategic Planning and Execution: Develop and implement merchandising strategies, conduct market research, man-age product assortments, coordinate the marketing communication and messaging plan, and oversee retail execu-tion.• Product, Inventory, and Supplier Management: Manage product lifecycle, optimize inventory levels, develop pricing strategies, plan and execute promotions, and create and maintain supplier relationships.• Team Leadership and Financial Management: Lead and develop teams, collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage budgets and the overall retail P&L, and monitor all relevant KPIs.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

• Responsible for creating and instituting the Merchandise Planning discipline, tools, and processes for start-up; including pre-season planning, line reviews, monthly reforecasting, open to buy management, etc.• Create and maintain the seasonal Merchandise Plan across time (Yr/Ssn/Qtr/Mth/Wk) inclusive of sales, initial margins, inventory and associated turns, and assortment breadth and productivity.• Oversee the creation, implementation, and ongoing coordination of the monthly cross-functional Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process in support of overall inventory management and optimization.• Provide ongoing consultation to the Senior Leadership Team on matters involving revenue and margin forecasting, inventory turn, supply chain, pricing, and strategic planning.

Dearborn, Mi, Us

Responsible for Carhartt's Sales, Inventory and Production Planning departments.Guided the integrated Demand & Supply Planning teams to the achievement of financial metrics and smooth production during strong growth cycles for the Wholesale, B2B & D2C businesses (>+12% CAGr over the last 7 years).Lead the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process for monthly alignment between Senior Leadership and key stakeholders throughout the organization.Provided ongoing consultation to the Senior Leadership Team on matters involving revenue and margin forecasting, inventory turn, supply chain, pricing, and strategic planning.Provide leadership to 80+ team members with 5 direct reports, while developing leadership and succession planning at all levels of the department, and recruit planning talent from within and outside of my network to support company business objectives.Partner in the creation and execution of Carhartt's annual strategic plans.Serve as a collaborative cross-functional partner and team leader, representing Business Planning on various business initiatives supporting Carhartt's strategic projects and objectives.

Dearborn, Mi, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Responsible for creating and driving all aspects of the financial plan for the 23 store start-up brand “77 Kids by American Eagle”, with and average store volume of $1.5M per store annually.Managed a staff of 2 Sr. Planners and 3 Planners, responsible for planning 6 divisions, 60 departments and 1,100 customer choices a quarter.Developed and guided pre-season plan goals for sales/margin/markdown/inventory/breadth of assortment, as well as forecasted all key performance indicators (KPI’s) for the brand and stores (UPT’s, ADS, AUR, Conversion, Transactions and Traffic).Strategized and implemented a complete revamping of the planning process and plan architecture to streamline and gain efficiencies in the way the teams planned, and to put into place planning principles that aligned with company objectives surrounding inventory turn and return on investment.Communicated weekly/monthly/quarterly with AE Executive Officers on the progress and state of affairs for the brand.Partnered cross functionally with 77 Kids and AEO production staffs to strategize leveraging the small sourcing needs of Kid’s with the bulk buying power of AEO, which resulted in a 600 basis point improvement in IMU from Q2-12 to Q4-12.Planned and managed all promotional activity for the brand for maximized profitability and brand awareness, and worked cross functionally with the marketing and PLU teams to execute. Raised AUR & ADS for Q1-12 by +10% over last year, while Margin was up +13% on flat sales an average store.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Responsible for Driving and influencing the planning strategies for Women's Knit Tops, Swim & Outerwear, with volume responsibility of $550M and margin of $330M a year, which accounted for 30% of the total AE Brand annual net sales and margin.Successfully managed the Women's Knit Tops, Swim & Outerwear area thru the cotton price spike of 2010/11, where we experienced +16% cost increases by actualizing increased AUR’s by +10% thru a more strategic promotional plan, which reduced markdowns by 520 basis points, or -13% to realize margin rates consistent with company’s history and management’s expectations.Managed a staff of 4 planners, and provided clear strategic and tactical direction that supported the company/brand direction.Developed and guided pre-season plan goals for sales/margin/markdown/inventory/breadth of assortment and plan architecture.Analyzed in-season trends to direct the team on what concrete actions to take to maximize sales and profit.Presented monthly revisions of the merchandise plans to Buying and MP&A executives.Provided fiscal control for the division through regular management of markdowns and receipt flows.Mentored and trained planners, and managed the staff through the development and review process.Provided leadership/development within my division to drive improved planning techniques, and improved usage of company resources/systems to help complete their tasks.Planning lead on the selection, implementation and training of a new software solution used to manage all aspects of merchandise costs for both the planning and production cross functional teams.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Planned all components (retail, cost, units, margin, etc.) for Women's Knit Tees, Bare Knits & Fleece at the item level to maximize sales and profitability (15% of AE's net Sales and 20% of Margin during this time). Prepared pre-season plans: financial sales, margin, and inventory, consistent with the company's top-down goals, to be used in development of the merchandise strategies for the season and to support line development and buying needs.Managed and planned merchandise inventory positions and markdown strategies to drive departmental sales, inventory, profit and turnover objectivesWork closely with the buyer(s) to review in season product trends and performance, develop revised projections, and recommend adjustments to the season's plan to maximize sales and profitability.Present monthly revisions of merchandise plans to Merchandise/Planning and Allocation executives.Planning lead for 2 key task forces: 1) To develop an intensive and robust testing program, and 2) Worked with IT to design and implement an internal tool used to plan assortments at the quarter level by all planners in all Brands.

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Project Lead for JDA Arthur Assortment Planning; defined, developed and fine tuned the assortment planning process for Famous Footwear, facilitated the training of the buying and planning staffs, and led a cross-functional team to continually analyze and enhance both the tool and the process. Developed yearly, seasonal, and monthly financial plans for sales, margin, inventory, turn and sell-thru at the Class and Sub-Class level; built assortment plans for store clusters at a product and customer profile level based on current trends and historical data.Partner with our Buyers and Vendor community to maximize sales, margin and sell-thru expectations by brand. Managed and maintained the open to buy to ensure that assigned categories stay on budget and achieved proper and timely flow. Facilitated the quantity and flow of inventory at an item level. Evaluated the profitability of items to determine appropriate price, placement, distribution and markdowns.Trained and mentored Merchandise Planners new to the staff.

Assisted the buyer with all facets of our buy strategies, including negotiating best costs, terms and vendor co-op with our vendors; assisted in selecting proper merchandise, and planned assortments that met or exceeded established financial objectives for sales, margin and turn.In part developed and executed promotional strategies including advertising plans and commission sales associate incentive programs.