Controlling inventory, receipts, revenue, cost and margins for the Kitchen and Dining Division ($286M Annually)Strategic financial planning and accurate forecastingProvided analysis based on strategic and budgetary guidance to leadership and buyersStatus updates on sales, revenue and profitabilityCreated analysis and reporting provided to buyers and leadership teamsIdentify competitive advantages and product positioning

• Responsible for creating seasonal financial plans for 5 departments accounting for $122 million dollars in sales.• Create monthly financial projections and present to senior management.• Lead 3 Distribution Analysts in new store assortment projection.• Created new sales analysis reports analyzing sales data on a weekly basis.• Provided store rankings, strategy builders and other reports for market trip prep.

• Responsible for allocating purchase orders by using effective strategies to drive sales, minimize markdowns, maximize gross margin and inventory turn.• Analyzed and supported key item and presentation sales through ladders plans and rankings.• Drove replenishment sales by analyzing, developing and updating sales and inventory forecasts.• Helped implement new JDA allocation system including testing and training development.• Provided store rankings, strategy builders and other reports for market trip prep.

• Responsible for creating seasonal financial plans for 2 store entities.• Work with Buyer in forecasting sales, margin, receipts and ending inventory each month.• Responsible for creating receipt flows by program for all category buys.• Attained 98% advertising in stock for weekly ads and 95% in stock on core programs.• Provide analysis on seasonal performance product.• Worked with vendors in completing ladder plans for forecasting all styles.

• Maintained 95% every day in stock for 3 departments in 173 stores.• Attained 98% advertising in stock for weekly ads.• Managed Open to Buy on a monthly basis.• Partnered with Category managers in planning and preparing for Planogram sets. Developed exit strategies for discontinued as well as forecasting needs to new items.• Created weekly purchases orders and communicated with vendors to ensure on time delivery to Distribution Centers.

• Allocate domestic PO's to 5 Distribution Centers and 431 stores.• Research past sales to determine correct allocations to stores.• Split PO's based on sales need as well as demands made by advertising.• Worked with Planner in determining demand for each style and creating ladder plans for core items.• E3 order placing for all cleats and replacement cleats.• Worked with vendors in completing ladder plans for forecasting all styles.• Worked as part of testing team while implementing new allocation system.• Lead trainer for new Arthur Allocation system with both new hires as well as existing employees training for allocations for the new system.

• Built pay by scan program with Phi-ten including vendor provided fixture that will surpass $1m retails in the first year.• Responsible for organizing and building Baseball Planogram including communicating with vendors on samples, fixture allocation for apparel, in store signing and vendor PDQ’s.• Assisted in building Baseball assortment by doing product style outs, negotiating with vendors and product planning.• With increased participation in selection of slow pitch softball assortment Slow Pitch Softball Bats in 2007 up 11.3% YTD.• 2007 focus for assortment on key areas in Accessories and Apparel. Accessories +8.98% YTD and Apparel +16.8% YTD.• Built advertising rotation, history and participated in change over in new turn in data base for advertising allocations. Weekly in-stock rate for 2006 96.84%.