Monitor and improve sales forecasts for Macy’s replenishment product for all of Home, Jewelry, and Watches.

Senior Planning Manager- Owned omni-channel demand and inventory planning of 150,000+ Coffee, Food, Cleaning Chemicals SKUs across Bed Bath & Beyond, Harmon Face Values, and buybuy Baby stores. Presented monthly financial forecast processes (OTB) and identified gaps through continuous monitoring of KPIs and subsequently initiate corrective actions.- Created models of sales and inventory scenarios within different cross concept possibilities.- Utilized data analytics to propose assortment edits for new products or the development of new vendor partnerships.- Maintained and assessed forecast accuracy, analyzed variances, and initiated corrective actions.Key Accomplishments- Growth of combined Kitchen Electrics, Vacuums and Luggage departments to annual volume of over $1billion or over 12% of the total companies businesses.- Improved collaboration, opened new lines of communication, and built a greater level of collaboration with the Ecommerce team as demand surged due to COVID store closures, which led to an increase web sales of almost 700% to LY.- Grew luggage department from a 30 store test section to a multi-section department implemented across 150 stores with future expansion set to 1/3 of the chain.- Doubled the seasonal coffee sales year over year through early collaboration with vendors, marketing, and space management teams.

Planner: Kitchen Electrics, Luggage, Vacuums, Irons and Personal Care- Responsible for inventory management and optimization with the use of dynamic allocation strategies.- Collaborated with the Replenishment Team to establish and implement systemic standards addressing replenishment, seasonality, MPQ, and sales plan.- Developed key OTB tools to monitor critical metrics; expanded across the housewares division as standard reporting. - Partnered with operations to successfully launch 5 new doors through sales and inventory planning in relation to space constraints and regionality.

Merchandise Analyst- Supported several buyers across multiple departments including Jewelry, Children’s clothing, and Hosiery with analysis allocation of all inventory replenishment to stores.- Created and maintained sales reporting to identify key items and margin opportunities in each departments to the store level.

- Managed two large volume departments; Plumbing and Kitchen & Bath, combined annual sales volume of $7m- Oversaw staff of twenty associates- Responsible for all inventory purchasing including building of vendor partnerships to ensure optimal inventory flow