Derek Ferrell Email & Phone Number

Fort Myers, Fl, Us

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• Analyze and reflect current trends in performance of strategy based on actual sales performance; revise in-season plans for sales and profitability; control inventory levels• Partner with Merchant to develop and propose tactics in response to current business trends, • Forecast monthly and seasonal store plans for allocation, OTB Plan and store review• Partner with Allocation team to develop and utilize seasonal selling curves by region, climate, and store attribute• Exhibit initiative to look beyond the everyday business to look for opportunities to maximize sales potential• Partner and communicate with Production, Marketing, Allocation and Logistics• Provide other analysis related to driving business goals (e.g. hindsights, color-selling, etc.)

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 margin.

• 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 the company.• 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