Derek Ferrell Email & Phone Number

Fort Myers, FL, US

Fort Myers, Florida Area

Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers, Florida Area

• Partner with the Merchants on the development of pre-season sales, markdown, margin, receipt and inventory
• Develop assortment plans to the style/choice level by store groupings
• Develop and monitor unit plans, projections, inventory flow, promotional strategies and seasonal sell-off plans
• Develop projections and inventory flow for key items/collections
• Partner with Planner to translate plan changes to impact on CAP
• Develop assortment sheets

Fort Myers, Florida Area

• Direct Report – Supervised an Allocator I Associates responsible for managing allocations in the Denim & Jackets Department. Provided guidance to develop the associate’s skill set and career development.
• Executive Management Trainee Coach – Lead a team of trainers in on-boarding the divisions new associate. Held meetings to review performance and provided guidance as well as feedback to ensure a successful on-boarding.
• Maintained the role of the divisions JDA & SAS Size Profiling Subject Matter Expert.
• On-boarded two experienced associates as well as a new division manager.
• Created & lead the Allocation Initiative to adopt the ownership of extended size buying from our E-commerce Division. The initiative will provide accurate buy quantities and size distribution to drive performance and.

• JDA Size Scaling Subject Matter Expert – System lead & primary trainer for Allocation, tested & recommended new pre-packing configuration to streamline DC processing & reduce cost.
• SAS Size Profiling Project Team – Lead Frontline Allocator & primary trainer for the implementation of the SAS Size Profiling System. Joined cross functional & brand team members in ensuring the system was right for.
• New Associate On Boarding - Trained & provided guidance to members of the Chico's EMT Program, conducted presentations of the allocation overview & The JDA sizing tool.
• Developed Pre-Style Out Process for the Jackets Department to provide structure & direction.

• Executed planned allocations to frontline boutiques & managed warehouse inventory quantities.
• Analyzed historical product performance by size to determine purchasing quantities by size for future product.
• Partnered with merchandising to strategically develop distribution plans for product based on buy quantities & make change recommendations due to purchasing quantity constraints.
• Managed flow of fashion & basic inventory while leading cross functional teams on allocation & size buy strategies to drive knits, wovens, & accessories departments forward.
• Lead the Accessories team in adopting & managing sizing & basic in-stock responsibilities.
• Developed fixture fill parameters for SPANX product & presented recommendations of what products to carry for the Frontline & DTC Channels.

Topeka, Kansas Area

• Executed the planned distribution of merchandise from distribution centers to stores.
• Analyzed store performance & determined replenishment quantities of product.
• Joined Planning & Buying in making receipt flow recommendations to remain in line with current trends & maintain sufficient in-stock levels.
• Created fixture fill reporting across multiple departments for planning & distribution

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing