Ethan Jacobson Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater New York City Area

• Analyzed changing customer shopping habits to predict future shifts in demand across channels
• Developed item level sales forecasts predicting weekly product need. Achieved over 95% accuracy
• Reduced costs and overstock risk in $345M business; planning receipts closer to demand and reducing unproductive depth
• Managed two new hires; teaching, mentoring and providing feedback leading to their promotion
• Solved locational inventory glut issue by implementing improved COM fulfillment strategy
• Adapted to organizational changes and additional responsibilities quickly and seamlessly

Greater New York City Area

• Influenced management to invest in growing business segment adding $200K+ in incremental sales
• Collaborated with partners on sales and receipt forecasts to insure they supported sales and stock plan
• Accurately forecast COM business growth, reducing stockouts while penetration increased by 7%
• Invested in the development of two direct reports, leveraging their skills to manage team workload
• Presented regularly to management team on business results, strategies and opportunities

Greater New York City Area

• Executed localization strategies by collaborating with field team and analyzing results by region
• Identified and created opportunity buys to increase sales, margin and turn results
• Analyzed demand by location and classification, providing inventory targets to achieve sales plan

Greater New York City Area

• Owned replenishment business which achieved 30% sales growth over previous year
• Built and distributed analysis, identifying opportunities to maximize sales, margin and turn growth
• Allocated fashion orders to warehouses across he country based on demand by region

Greater New York City Area

Palatine, Illinois

• Conducted competitve analysis of Chicago area marketing firms with an emphasis on website design
• Presented finding to top executives to aid in the Pepper Group website redesign
• Wrote articles about marketing trends which were published to the Pepper Group website
• Learned about technology in marketing through seminars about SEO and SAVO

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Held strategy discussions with executives from businesses including Wimbledon, Lloyds of London, H&M and SAS
• Gained a global perspective on business and marketing practices

Deerfield Cyclery

• Managed four employees at any given time
• Set merchandise prices to maintain profit margins while sustaining market share
• Sold over $100,000 worth of bikes and accessories
• Developed window displays as well as in store product advertisements
• Facilitated opening and closing of store, including the cash register
• Assembled and repaired new and used bicycles