Jonathan Carpenter Email & Phone Number

United States

I’m continuing to support select businesses and leaders with consulting and thought leadership. I love to create order out of chaos, and see great ideas come to life while supporting leader's change and growth while they improve their business and themselves!Possibilities include:* Business Coaching, C suite to Manager; Strategy, Marketplace, Team, Efficient Operations* Personal Coaching: - Integrating spiritual mission with life work and purpose - Identifying obstacles and how to move past them - Aligning elements of your life to ensure cohesive effort produces change results* Transformation Workshops: - Offsite workshops deigned to create a space for change and growth - Time to focus on one's self, community, and professional circle - Develop tools to integrate changes into your life and your work* Business Strategy and Process Improvement: - Assessment and recommendation on how to improve and modernize a business - Assessment of reporting, tools, roles, meetings and calendar, and interfaces - Onsite workshops to map out current and to be future world - Change management - People Plans including job assessments - Systems assessment and updates

Dublin, Ca, Us

I drove Off Price planning in a dynamic changing marketplace. I was focused on optimizing plans both pre-season, and in-season shifting investment every week to adjust to the fast paced marketplace. I managed product plans to 1500+ locations to optimize Micro-Merchandising strategies

San Francisco, California, Us

I was responsible for all Merchandise Planing and Inventory Managment functions in the America’s Region for Wholesale, Retail, and DTC. USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Latin American; Levi’s ®, Dockers, Signature and Denizen Brands, a $2.8B Retail business in 41K doors with $400M in Inventory.* Created and optimized Retail, Merchandise, and Inventory Plans to maximize opportunities across each market, including Omni Chanel strategy and integration which resulted in high single digit comps in mature markets* Implemented new tools, processes, and reporting to standardize forecasting, including implementation of SAP APO, SAS Planning suite, and Tableau reporting, resulting in lower forecast error, improved efficiencies, with reduced headcount* Developed and approved the Demand Forecasts and Finished Good Supply Plans to the Product Code/Size by month for 50,000 products, resulting in reduced excess and obsolete and improved inventory turns boosting Free Cash Flow* Led Pricing Strategies and Analytics team for Strategic Revenue Management in the America’s enhancing Brands and Profit in the Market Place, boosting Average Unit Retail by 25% over 10 years delving $50M+ in EBIT* Supervised, coached and managed a team of 140, delivering on internal promotions, skill development, and transparent accountability* Maximized in-season shipments and inventory and managed the Open To Buy to deliver Plan by shifting inventory across channel to maximize regional EBIT* Determined Annual Regional Plans to support the Brand Financials and 5 year Corporate Strategic Plans by leveraging the brand portfolio* Reviewed and approved the monthly forecast, and reported out on performance to CEO, CFO and leadership team resulting in aligned understanding of business outlook

San Francisco, California, Us

I was responsible for the development of retail plans, inventory management and investment, and maximization of the business through analytics, and merchandise and account planning.* Responsible for $2 Billion in revenue, and average inventory of $200M with a team of 30.* Ensured company’s sustained market leadership at top accounts including Macy’s, Kohl’s, and JC Penney by implementing a field sales planning program to improve accuracy of retail sales and inventory plans * Enabled customized micro-merchandising to stimulate consumer demand at Macy’s, resulting in 4 years of double-digit organic growth.

San Francisco, California, Us

I was responsible for the creation and managment of Sell Out and Sell In Plans for Levi’s Men’s Jeans in across the US Wholesale Market

Neuilly Sur Seine, Ile De France, Fr

I facilitated company’s rapid growth of 40+ new stores annually to create a network of 200+ stores nationwide. Managed 35-member team and large prestige beauty product array with 16,000 skus and150 brands. * We enabled breakthrough to $1 billion in sales with new inventory strategies that contributed to 15% annual growth.* I directed inventory forecasting techniques including Open to Buy meetings to control costs and meet customer expectations.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

I managed 3,500 skus in 250+ stores in the US and Canada, and 25-member team. * We overhauled the distribution system to optimize costs, profits, and on-hand inventory. Eliminated traditional distribution with UPS-based daily distribution model.* We delivered a change to the negative sales trend to achieve 5%+ increase * We defined business process requirements for RETEK Replenishment and Allocation system.

San Francisco, California, Us

I held multiple positions in inventory management, supply chain, and IT, attended MBA full time on Gap sponsorship

Mba, International Business

Ba, Art History