Greg Work Email & Phone Number

Fair Lawn, Nj, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, New York, United States

Secaucus, New Jersey

Mahwah, New Jersey

Develop strategic plans to achieve sweater sales and margin goals for the Dress Barn chain. Responsible for guiding cross functional teams in the development and implementation of the pre-season business strategy. Executed team meetings, financial planning, and strategic decision making.• Led the development of the financial plans for sweater departments that equaled over $100 million in annual sales. Collaborated with the store planning, buying and financial group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the company objectives.• Initiated and drove the omni channel weekly business reviews with the allocation, store planning and buying teams to discuss and challenge current business trends and opportunities.• Conducted the weekly open to buy meetings to communicate the opportunities / challenges in the business by reviewing sales, inventory, markdowns, promotional activity, receipts and profitability at the department and class level at the omni channel level.• Guided the cross functional teams in the development and implementation of the pre-season business strategy and the financial and assortment plans.• Executed and presented the weekly departmental reporting for all of sweaters to promote knowledgeable and strategic decision making.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for directing and developing merchandise planning, including top-down and bottom up planning for sales, gross margin, weeks of supply, inventory turn and productivity. Enhanced and streamlined business intelligence through accurate and efficient reporting. Developed future promotion strategies and analyzed promotional effectiveness.● Drove the development of the financial plans for all apparel departments that equaled over $200 million in annual sales. Worked with the planning, buying and financial group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the company objectives.Director of Planning and Allocation, All Core and Plus Product cont…● Analyzed the allocation of merchandise for the 400+ store chain to ensure that the product is delivered to the right stores at the right time with the appropriate depth and quantity.● Directed all weekly business reviews with the planning and buying teams to discuss and challenge current business trends and opportunities.● Managed the monthly open to buy meetings with each planning and buying team to evaluate changes in the business by reviewing sales, inventory, markdowns, promotional activity, receipts and merchandise margin at a department and class level.● Headed the pre-season business strategy reviews as part of the development of the financial and assortment plans.● Provided training and development on planning theory and execution.● Reviewed monthly profitability reports and executed and reported on all high level information for the company.

Secaucus, New Jersey

● Headed the development of the financial plans for all apparel departments that equals over $250 million in annual sale for The Children’s Place Canadian division. Work with the planning, buying and financial group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the company objectives.● Reviewed and challenged the allocation of merchandise for the 130 store Canadian division to ensure that the product is delivered to the right stores at the right time with the appropriate depth and quantity.● Drove the weekly business reviews with the planning and buying teams to discuss and challenge current business issues, trends and opportunities.● Presided over the monthly open to buy meetings with each planning and buying team to evaluate changes in the business by reviewing sales, inventory, markdowns, promotional activity, receipts and merchandise margin at the required merchandise level.● Directed the pre-season business strategy reviews as part of the development of the financial and assortment plans.● Delivered in depth analyses at item, color, size and store to insure the right assortment of product is developed in each category of merchandise.

Greater New York City Area

● Handled the development of the financial plans for the plus size apparel business that equaled over $800 million in annual sales. Worked with the buying group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the portfolio strategy.● Controlled the development of the financial plans for the newborn apparel and baby hard-lines area that equal over $1 billion in annual sales. Worked with the buying group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the portfolio strategy.● Developed the seasonal category, subcategory and key item plan to ensure that all the financial objectives are met. Developed productive rack and floor plans to achieve all the financial objectives.● Presided over the cross functional meetings with the buying, in season planning, modular and allocation teams to ensure alignment with the development of the financial and assortment plans. Participated in weekly business reviews, seasonal hindsight and open to buy meetings with the buying, in season planning and allocation teams to discuss and challenge current business issues, trends, opportunities and resolutions.

URBAN BRANDS, INC, Secaucus, New Jersey 6/07 – 4/09 Senior Merchandise Planning Manager, Ashley Stewart division• Responsible for the development of the financial plans for the total Ashley Stewart division (Large Size) that equals over $200 million in annual sales for Urban Brands. Work with the buying and financial group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the company objectives.

Wayne, New Jersey

• Led the development of the financial plans for the juvenile and apparel division that equals over $700 million in annual sales for the Toys R Us chain. Worked with the buying and financial group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the company objectives.• Team leader from apparel in the selection and development of the Chain Merchandise Financial Planning, Chain Item Planning and Assortment Planning tools. Collaborated with Accenture and Retek to choose, develop and format the metrics of all the new systems. Worked with Bloomsburg College IIT group to develop and implement the training of the new tools.• Guided the development of the financial plans for the infant apparel division that equaled over $400 million in annual sales for the TRU, BRU and KRU chains. Worked with the buying and financial group to ensure that the sales, gross margin and turnover plans are all in alignment with the company objectives.

Pine Brook, New Jersey

New York, New York

Secaucus, New Jersey

Secaucus, New Jersey

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing & Management, Minor In Psychology

High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

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High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program