Jane Bender Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

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Los Angeles, California, Us

- Develop and collaborate with sales on a demand forecast to build raw material sourcing plans and inventory production plans- Prepare and facilitate monthly cross functional demand forecast meetings with Sales and finance, analyzing historical demand and current trends with focus on reaching a consensus on final forecast- Convert demand forecast into financial shipment forecast using current order base, carry over and shipment assumptions. Facilitate monthly meetings with Finance and Sales to recommend ship forecast and reach agreement on financial forecast submission to corporate- Prepare and facilitate weekly cross functional demand forecast meetings with Sales and Operations to ensure accurate demand and supply balancing. Communicate deviations to the current financial forecast and work with supply planning and raw material planning to revise supply plans to meet demand- Prepare historical seasonal performance metrics for review with Merchandising and sales to help develop the following years seasonal line plans- Provide key demand and revenue inputs to inventory roll to support inventory buy and forward looking forecast of inventory dollars and days. - Measure demand accuracy through forecasting measures including MAPE and Bias. Provide feedback to cross functional partners on results and collaborate cross functionally to develop action plans for metrics

New York, New York, Us

- Manage eight accounts for Macy’s totaling $80 million annual revenue.- Reconcile receipts with actualized dollars for all brands in division booking sheet. As well as maintaining finance BVA file for company records.- Analyze weekly and monthly sales, stock and on order files to find ways to optimize sales. Work with OTB to sell off excess merchandise to off-price retailers.- Work with manager to calculate and present accounts with seasonal rebates and markdown dollars.- Coordinate with counterpart in planning to ensure all weekly reorders are refilling goods at an appropriate rate and the company budget goals are being met or exceeded.- Consult with internal cross-functional team to confirm continuation of competitive pricing. Negotiate with external accounts ensuring that margin goals are reached or exceeded.- Create seasonal hindsights to inform next season’s line development.- Collaborate with internal design team on SMOs and seasonal trend presentations for accounts.- Present weekly and seasonal bestsellers at companywide trend presentations.

New York, New York, Us

- Manage three accounts for Macy’s totaling $20 million annual revenue.- Create and maintain seasonal master charts with all correct information and disseminate to cross-functional team for their use.- Coordinate with cross-functional team on T/As for all test and chase opportunities and subsequent bulk reorders. Write all seasonal and chase PRs. Monitor all on-order from confirmation of order through shipment to delivery in warehouse.- Constantly developing accounts by strategically shopping the market to find new and on brand trends to present to my clients.- Consult with internal cross-functional team to confirm continuation of competitive pricing.- Negotiate with external accounts ensuring that margin goals are reached or exceeded.- Present weekly on sales trends, performance of key styles, and inventory levels by brand to upper management, all while offering personal recommendations for enhancing sales based on these findings.- Responsible for making sure accounts submit all orders set forth in seasonal T&A to ensure deliveries are maintained.

New York, Us

- Maintaining weekly APS sheet with current selling including promotions and markdowns- Write all the purchase orders for Girls 2-16- Maintaining the PO Tracking Log and work with the production team when PO’s did not arrive in the DC according to schedule- Create the weekly Rollup of promotions and markdowns- Weekly keying all promotions and markdowns in PromoMD to be communicated to the stores- Organize and maintain all the samples- Help to assort and finalize the collection for the upcoming season

- Gained experience handling social media- Style displays and windows- Check in and price the merchandise- Research on emerging designers to carry at the store- Work directly with managers to complete inventory

New York, Ny, Us

- Work alongside Production Manager and have gained an understanding of production process- Make linesheets and commercial invoices- Constantly learning and improving inventory controls- Work with InDesign to create Certificates of Authority for each piece of jewelry- Check pieces into and out of the office

New York, Ny, Us

- Worked making buy collages and line lists- Assisted at photo shoots, pulling and returning garments- Dressed models and merchandised the showroom during Market Weeks

San Francisco, California, Us

- Set up displays in-store and in the windows- Completed inventory- Worked on the selling floor with customers- Merchandised the store and was responsible for maintaining the jeans department

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Sociology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Fashion Marketing