Glenn F. Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, Us

Lead the Supply Operations team to create production plans that support the Global monthly shipment/sales plan. Partner with Brand Operations on Financial Receipt Plan Monthly. Provide volume & cost adjustments as well as analyzing missed monthly and quarterly targets. Manage the Replenishment Evergreen program- buying ongoing skus based upon 12-month sales range. Release Finished Good Production Placement for all Distribution Channels.

Detail oriented and highly motivated professional with strong analytical ability, technical skills, extensive experience and success analyzing, managing, and planning the forecast, inventory & logistics of an organization, prioritizing and streamlining fulfillment and merchandise flow through all distribution channels, providing the organization with guidance, and direction, building consensus among business partners and within an organization, providing leadership and teamwork, and balancing diverse responsibilities.

Responsible for end-to-end planning of inventory; plan sales and forecast appropriate inventory levels by SKU on monthly/ yearly basisAnalyze forecast performance; identify and assist with maintaining optimum inventory levels to ensure the maximum inventory turns, reduce exposure to aged inventory, avoid out-of-stocks and reduce inventory carrying costsDevelop inventory plans to support new product initiativesResponsible for communication with other departments to achieve the corporate forecast goals and objectivesWork with Sales and Marketing to determine impact and incorporate market intelligence (i.e. competitive activity, retail trends and trade/consumer promotional activity) into the forecast and execute changes if needed* Implemented new forecasting / planning model which accounts for out of stock periods and exceptional activity which can skew average parameters* Initiated lead time analysis through collaboration with production partners in order to improve sales planning* Leading the effort to integrate SAP Business By Design into planning process

Paris, Fr

Responsible for the sales business / demand planning and forecasting of gross sales and consumption for specific products at the brand / sub brand level and reference level, effectively managing the business plan / forecast on a monthly and annual basis by utilizing POS sales data. Collaborated with sales partners to successfully establish procedures when implementing new forecasting system. User of Accenture CAS.

* Contributed to 5% sales increase and a 20% reduction in discarded inventory through improved allocation of seasonal merchandise, creation of forecast accuracy reporting and evaluation of forecast risks and opportunities.* Streamlining of processes to review forecast changes with VP Sales and Demand Planning team in order to resolve differences.* Improvement of information flow with Sales Account Managers on quarterly Sales Forecast updates to understand changes vs. yearly corporate Sales budget.* Synchronization of monthly Sales Forecasts with Demand Planning monthly forecast to ensure accurate open to buy.* Ensure that forecasts are supplied by Sales Account Managers for new merchandise programs to be implemented by Sales Accounts.* Process Pre-Order Checklists for upcoming Sales Programs from Sales Account Managers, maintain Sales Program shipping schedule and ensure Pre-order Checklists for Sales Programs receive approval of VP Sales and are sent to central Pricing for processing.* User of MicroStrategy Business Intelligence and JD Edwards

London, Gb

* Managed all US inventory and distribution issues for UK-based publisher of visual arts books* Responsible for the management of the NY office facilities* Managed the HR function for the NY office, including medical benefits, maintenance of personnel records, and compliance with company HR policies* Provided front line IT support for PCs, Macs, printers and servers in NY office and for US reps* Built good relationship with third party distributor through visits and consistent communication* Approved and managed stock transfers back and forth to the UK warehouse* Conducted regular inventory analysis, including overstock analysis* Managed both the new title and reprint shipping data and the communication of data via release schedules and directed all new title releases* Supervised communication and retention of all reprint information, status changes, title data changes, new title information, shipping date changes, and verified the accuracy of all customer and third party databases* Identified all out of stock positions and implemented solutions needed to remedy the situation* Minimized “stock outs” to enable customer orders to be met as promptly as possible* Prepared and conveyed, to the third party distributor, monthly decisions regarding ranking, repairs of “returned good” stock, sort and repair of mixed skids, provision of replacement jackets, resolution of other “frozen” and non-conforming title issues* Approved all purchases including IT equipment * Provided support for all other inventory and support issues affecting the Company’s US business, as required at any time* User of MicroStrategy Business Intelligence system