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San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Exemplify company and department goals through commitment, engagement, and confidence.Financial Planning-Partner with Merchandising and Finance to align on quarterly sales, gross margin, and inventory targets.-Forecast KPIs to validate weekly/monthly/quarterly sales and gross margin targets for both brick-and-mortar and online channels.-Develop targets throughout multiple levels of the merchandise hierarchy including channel, season, department, and class.-Align with Merchandising on the promotional calendar and make adjustments based on in-season performance.Product Planning-Create quarterly receipt targets and manage the bottoms-up department rolls to ensure gross margin opportunities are maximized.-Analyze weekly business trends to determine risks and opportunities and collaborate on appropriate actions to clear unproductive inventory. Plan Management-Allocation-Partner with Allocations Manager to align on opportunities and risks to the outbound forecast at the department and category level.-Collaborate with Allocation to ensure the product is in the right place at the right time.Leadership-Identify and communicate key responsibilities and practices to ensure my team is successful and motivated through building constructive and effective relationships with internal business partners.- Prioritize workload to provide a timely and successful execution of goals.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Planned the financial growth of a new brand and contributed to its success over the course of 4 years and 240 store openings.• Set and create timelines for annual deliverables.• Responsible for interviewing and providing feedback on potential candidates.• Redefined markdown parameters for future pre-season and in-season strategy.• Proactively seek out opportunities to grow a new concept, analyze risk, and determine the most profitable actions.

• Responsible for all department level planning for Crazy 8 brand.• Successfully prepare and present quarterly financial targets to Executive and cross-functional teams.• Set line/department level targets to roll up to quarterly sales projections, and work directly with Merchandisers to discuss current and future business opportunities.• Create ad hoc reporting/analysis and present findings to upper management with informed recommendations for further action.• Actively plan and execute over 10,000 markdowns annually while optimizing unit turns and maximizing profit.

• Maintain Gymboree US and Canada outbound forecast including 20 separate Newline deliveries and over 70 million units.• Train and onboard incoming team members to prepare them for success with current applications and understanding of business/production cycle.• Mentor and manage direct report, including implementation of personally designed 90 day plan for new hires.• Reduced Gross Margin spread across store base by 15% through development of more efficient packing strategies and climate level analysis.

• Strategically sized and packed over 1,300 Skus across Baby Girl and Newborn departments for both US and Canada markets.• Planned and executed more than 250 allocations weekly to 600 Gymboree stores in JDA Allocation system.• Analyze and implement climate deviations at the class level prior to Newline allocations.• Conduct analysis and generate recommendations on size performance to drive future size purchases and merchandising strategies.

• Licensed by State of California.• Meet potential clientele, analyze their situation, and discuss potential products to fill their needs.• Close the sale and create additional opportunities through the referral process.• Prepared complete and accurate applications for underwriting approval.

Ba, American Studies

Activities and Societies: Chi Phi Fraternity

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