Emily Velez Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

• Support Private Label Planning and Macy’s Financial Planning teams by creating and maintaining tools for high level long range projections, seasonal strategies, post-holiday analysis, and current company initiatives.
• Utilize additional methods of data mining (SQL queries) to support the large amount of data needed for multiple years of data for all levels of the merchandise hierarchy.

New York, NY, US

• Developed business requirements, design, and launch for Cognos Item Daily report for COM businesses by working with Subject Matter Experts, Thought Leaders, Cognos team, and MST developers while working within an.
• Created training materials (reference card, dictionary, script for e-learning) and coordinated and led training classes for merchants and management for both Item Weekly and Item Daily reports with help and guidance.

New York, NY, US

• Supported the Private Label Planning team by providing high level business recaps such as Key Item weekly selling, presentation decks for upper management (strategy books, store visits, post-holiday analysis) by.

New York, NY, US

• Collaborated with Private Label Brand teams to create strategy documents, business recaps, and ad hoc analysis at higher levels of business.

New York, New York, US

• Projected fiscal division budgets including sales, bookings, markdowns, and gross margin for total country and by account on a monthly, quarterly, seasonal, and annual basis. Communicated all projections with VP of.
• Created 6-month corporate flow which broke down to cluster and door level by month for each account. Collaborated with Merchandising to ensure pack sizes were appropriate based on each delivery assortment. Teamed with.
• Analyzed vendor margin requests from all accounts and rolled up total country projected need. Collaborated with VP of Sales, Division Presidents, and Controller to identify available funds for allowances at the end of.
• Created and maintained 6-month open-to-buy to manage current business, plans, and projections for each account on a monthly basis.
• Created, maintained, and distributed corporate recaps tracking daily, weekly, and monthly sales by account and by door. Continually developed, enhanced, and evolved standard recaps for divisions and corporation..

• Analyzed markdown requests from accounts based on sales and current pricing among other accounts to ensure prices were competitive for maximum sales opportunities.
• Created and maintained 6-month open-to-buy for all accounts based on financial reports from accounts to verify and ensure accuracy of all sales, receipts, markdowns, and allowances.
• Analyzed vendor margin requests from all accounts and collaborated with Account Managers to identify available funds for allowances at the end of the season.

New York, NY, US

• Identified and reacted to individual store and regional trends to maximize sales and improve stock levels by adjusting purchase orders monthly. Partnered with Merchandise Distribution and Replenishment Planners to.
• Completed 3-month open-to-buy projection on a bi-monthly basis by projecting sales, markdowns, and receipts.
• Imput and maintained markdowns and POS events on a timely basis to liquidate stock quickly and effectively. Created store signs to communicate sales to customers.
• Negotiated RTVs and off price orders to maintain stock levels, increase sales opportunities, and increase mark-up.
• Created monthly merchandising guidelines by vendor by fixture based on store sales volume.
• Created daily sales plans by month by department based on last year sales, calendar shifts, and current sales events.

New York, NY, US

• Analyzed sale and stock by vendor on a monthly basis utilizing a 3-month roll-up of sales, stock, and on-order to distribute orders based on trend, stock plan, and turn. Analyzed sales by item for re-orders to increase.
• Worked closely with Buyers to understand the product being distributed by attending market appointments whenever possible.
• Completed purchase order entry on a timely basis with 100% on-time completion rate.

Georgetown, KY, US

• Tracked international ocean steel shipments to various ports within the United States.
• Arranged customs clearance by completing import instructions for all shipments via customs and broker services.
• Negotiated delivery rates with trucking companies and warehousing fees for customers.
• Responsible for stock release instructions, delivery orders, and invoicing.