Own all aspects of pre-season financial metric planning across multiple retail channels at various product levels. Actively manage in-season performance of multiple high volume and high profile product categories. This includes extensive key item ladder analysis and initiating corrective action to drive sales, profitability, and inventory productivity metrics. Also manage creation and publication of standard and exception based reporting for review by various management levels including SVP… Show more Own all aspects of pre-season financial metric planning across multiple retail channels at various product levels. Actively manage in-season performance of multiple high volume and high profile product categories. This includes extensive key item ladder analysis and initiating corrective action to drive sales, profitability, and inventory productivity metrics. Also manage creation and publication of standard and exception based reporting for review by various management levels including SVP and EVP levels. I have served as a Merchandise Planner from July 2005 - March 2012 and December 2013 - Present time periods. Have also served as a Training Manager in this position as well as actively participated in several cross-functional committees. My experience includes both Softlines and Hardlines. Show less

Established several key region specific merchandise initiatives by closely collaborating with the Merchant, Field Management, and Marketing Teams. This position also included extensive New Market research complete with SWOT analysis.

Responsible for all pre-season planning and in-season management of all financial metrics. Planning responsibilities included Allocation and Replenishment functions. Performed store and regional size scale modeling in business segments that contained 60+ SKUs per style. Also performed New Store Committee functions where I served as a liason between field and corporate teams in effort to maximize new store and emerging market performance. Managed a staff that included Assistant Planners… Show more Responsible for all pre-season planning and in-season management of all financial metrics. Planning responsibilities included Allocation and Replenishment functions. Performed store and regional size scale modeling in business segments that contained 60+ SKUs per style. Also performed New Store Committee functions where I served as a liason between field and corporate teams in effort to maximize new store and emerging market performance. Managed a staff that included Assistant Planners, Associate Planners, and Allocators during my tenure. Show less

Assisted Buyer in all merchandising efforts in order to drive performance metrics above plan. My tenure also includes time spent as an Area Sales Manager in which I managed a team of 10 store associates.