David Fleischer Email & Phone Number

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

Blue Yonder is the world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. Our intelligent, end-to-end platform enables retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers to seamlessly predict, pivot and fulfill customer demand. With Blue Yonder, you can make more automated, profitable business decisions that deliver greater growth and.

New York, NY, US

Research Triangle Park, NC, US

The RIoTCoE aims to collectively provide Retail sector IoT strategy development and implement best practices across Retailers, Manufacturers of Goods and supply chain providers

Austin, Texas, US

• Effectively led the Strategy and Development teams for retail demand forecasting, merchandise & assortment, allocation and replenishment, focusing on the end-to-end business process to optimize the user experience
• Managed teams across the Oracle Retail Solution management to drive collaboration across Supply Chain, Planning, and Optimization, while also managing a multi-million-dollar budget
• Created tools and processes that have driven a seamless transition within the company’s reorg that combined Strategy and Product Development, ultimately gaining more responsibility under the new organizational umbrella
• Led the team remotely to provide virtual leadership, successfully ensuring cohesion between the team and keeping employee morale boosted due to lack of in-person interaction
• Laid a foundation for the future development of next-gen demand planning, merchandise planning and replenishment platform, consistently building upon the platform to set the organization up for future growth
• Communicated the vision and roadmap through analyst and customer presentations, effectively led the user communities from a product and strategy perspective

• Executed multiple transformation engagements for $1B+ Retailers, acting as the Leading Strategic Advisor to establish dominancy in the market
• Engaged with $5B+ US-based pet retailer to transform their demand planning and replenishment business process, migrating from legacy systems to a new software package that influenced the change in business processes.
• Also worked with large US-based home goods retailer to transform their allocation system, allowing for business process optimization and modernization

Paris, France, FR

• Directed teams of Digital Retail professionals to redefine business processes and translate them into systematic solutions to solve complex retail challenges, ensuring optimal success throughout various projects.

Scottsdale, AZ, US

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Recruited to the organization to lead an allocation team of 15 Merchandise Analysts to drive process and system improvements, analyze sales and inventory at the chain/retail store level, and develop allocation.
• Actively transformed Allocation methodology and logic through upgrade and Administration of JDA Allocation in conjunction with JDA Planning and SAS Size Optimization, due to creating, publishing, and enforcing best.
• Championed business case and implementation of size and pack optimization software by creating models and successfully presenting concept to C-level, resulting in obtaining funding approval
• Worked proactively with store operations leaders in improving inventory flow and management at the store level by developing more precise and accurate forecasts and placing inventory more accurately in the stores.
• Developed Merchandise Analyst training and development programs that focused on leadership opportunities, team building, processes, and systems

Irvine, California, US

• During tenure led teams upwards of 5 professionals, including directing all facets of merchandising planning, allocation, and systems, encompassing creation, programming, administration, and forecasting
• Developed and presented weekly, monthly, and ad hoc analytics around pricing, promotional, marketing, merchandising, and visual strategies for executive, buying, planning, allocation, visual merchandising, store.
• Critical to the 340%+ business growth from 65 stores and $175M in sales to more than 220 retail locations and $600M+ in annual sales revenue, utilizing expertise to continuously evaluate and improve merchandise.
• Steered the transformation for greater in-stock percentages, reduced markdowns and transfers, and fueled an increase in gross margin ROI (GMROI) by redesigning the entire business methodology
• Pioneered strategies that influenced sales growth by revamping and leveraging buy plans and Excel tools to create and implement targeted assortments aligned with individual stores’ unique profiles and demographics.
• Provided all stakeholders from C-suite to floor personnel with a transparent, accessible view into business performance by reengineering reporting tools, increasing alignment and insight to the business significantly