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San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, CA, US

Anaplan COE Lead managing 18 production models within 1.5 TB ecosystem

Irvine, California, US

• Anaplan Certified Solutions Architect & Anaplan Certified Model Builder
• Implement multi-dimensional Anaplan modeling solutions across various uses cases, including: Demand Forecasting, FP&A, Inventory Planning, and New Product Sales Forecasting
• Facilitate pre-sales presentations and demos with business leaders and SMEs to garner net-new project work and expand use cases within existing clients
• Lead design sessions in prototyping new modeling solutions for enhancing business processes and information flow
• Conduct training and enablement sessions with customers to accelerate end user model acceptance
• Partner with cross-functional Systems teams like Data Science and Engineering to drive process improvements through automation

San Francisco, California, US

• Develop analytical tools and new business processes through to implementation, prioritizing multiple projects tied to Revenue/Merchandising/Omnichannel goals for the $1.6B Old Navy Online business
• Enact marketing/promotional activity as needed to drive incremental revenue, working with Finance, Marketing, and Technical teams to successfully execute strategies
• Model and present financial forecasts, OTB rollups, and pricing strategy to Online Leadership team and SVP, focused on guiding decision making through effective presentation of ambiguous data
• Lead team trainings on BI tools like Adobe Analytics and Microstrategy for 50+ person Digital Planning & Merchandising team

Baltimore, Maryland, US

• Senior Inventory Planner: North America Mens Apparel
• Oversaw forecasting for highest volume category within UA.com utilizing only Excel (> 3000 unique materials per season; $170M OTB)
• Automated legacy SAP reporting to reduce eCommerce team's reliance on error-prone manual forecasting processSenior Inventory Planner: Canada Ecommerce
• Delivered +56% year-over-year comparable sales for 2016 in conjunction with Merchandising and Marketing partners
• Introduced nine new business categories to aid non-comp growth for Canada eCommerce, including Licensed categories (Gildan, ACI, Gear for Sports, Ericson/JAM) and Inline departments (Baby Armour, Lifestyle Footwear)
• Partnered with Logistics & Supply Chain partners to execute regular and at-once stock transfers to Canada 3PL

Columbus, OH, US

• Developed and implemented sales and margin maximizing strategies for a $230M annual business, including promotional offers, pricing optimization, and conversion/merchandising opportunities
• Quantified opportunities & risks to the brand financial plan by maintaining a rolling nine month sales and inventory forecast
• Recommended stock transfers to maximize inventory investment across distribution centers on three continents
• Led quarterly business hindsights to evaluate prior season; leading to proposed sku counts for future seasonsAssociate Merchandise Planner (August 2014 - December 2015)Assistant Merchandise Planner (June 2013 - August.