• Responsible for driving Strategic Planning and Forecasting process across product commercialization, demand planning, supply planning, and inventory management.• Created monthly and annual inventory roll process-- Established relevant metrics and lead cross-functional team to achieve inventory targets while managing cash flow and on-time order fill.• Built Excel-based supply planning tool to ensure demand is aligned to supply and facilitate production planning with supply chain partners.• Developing effective forecast models based on business intelligence, demand patterns, and sales/marketing insight to best support retail requirements, including implementation of planning accuracy and bias metrics• Creating Integrated Business Planning process to make financially driven risk assessments and associated mitigation activities.• Daily analysis and reporting of relevant forecast changes, revenue tracking, and inventory/supply challenges; address issues in a timely and effective manner• Lead product commercialization team to bring new products to market on time and on budget.• Hire, train, and manage Planning team

• Led supply & inventory planning team, delivering all product categories to all Global destinations on-time and within inventory targets. -- Improved on-time customer service from 86% in 2015 to above 95% target in 2016-2019. -- Achieved FY18 and FY19 inventory targets; reduced FY19 inventory 8% YOY. -- Provided guidance and stretch opportunities for team to develop personal and career growth.• Implemented demand and supply strategies to support Core and Tier initiatives, aligning inventory to high volume business drivers. -- Higher in-stock percentage resulted in +12% YOY at-once sales -- Developed and evolved Quick Turn strategy to leverage domestic manufacturing capabilities. -- Reduced weighted sock lead-time from 120 days in S17 to 89 days in F19.• Built production plans to manage lead-times and optimize demand view against sales order deadlines. -- Reduced buy-to-forecast from 28% F16 to 19% F17 to 14% in F18. -- Drive monthly forecast meetings to ensure alignment across demand, supply, and inventory. -- Aligned buy calendar deadlines to support EU, Canada, and International Distributor businesses.• Led improvements in inventory reporting, including new Inventory Roll, new Core Program analysis, weekly ATP summary, Aged Inventory analysis, and Excess/Obsolete monitoring.• Delivered monthly revenue through forecasting and OTC processes, partnering with sales, customer service, finance and Distribution Center to ensure timely order management and outbound shipping.• Collaborated with Customer Service to align supply/customer service teams, focused on accurate and timely communication, supply/demand match, seasonal order book audit, and order management activities.• Contributed to cross-departmental Management Team. -- Focus on Strategic Plan - align on strategies to drive brand initiatives