Lars Larson Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, MD, US

Baltimore, MD, US

Baltimore, MD, US

• Utilize forecasting tools to collect and analyze financial, marketing and historical data to create sales and gross margin forecasts.
• Lead monthly forecast meetings identifying trends, risks and opportunities in cooperation with senior leadership.
• Create detailed ad hoc reports in partnership with management and staff extracting and interpreting raw data into meaningful metrics.
• Developed a standardized allocation process to manage and ensure proper inventory replenishment levels to support sales and marketing initiatives which resulted in an increased turn of 20%
• Collaborated on Distribution Center inventory reduction project contributing to 10% inventory decrease.
• Work closely with vendor family, managing flow of import and domestic products from factory to store operations, resolving any procurement, product, receipt or deadline discrepancies.

• Accountable for overall operational management and financial performance of multiple accounts.
• Contract administration negotiating amendments, extensions and conducted site visits in response to RFPs collecting and documenting operational data and client expectations in partnership with Senior Management and.
• Created and managed budgets and forecasts to meet client and company financial objectives identifying risks and trends in sales, gross margin, commissions and overall expenses.
• Implemented strategies to increase company margins through new products, services and consistent transformation and analysis of processes, products, trainings and initiatives.
• Implemented standardized replenishment and inventory control processes to eliminate shortages, minimize shrink and maximize work flow.
• Drove a 25% increase in completion of district operational and safety audits, by tracking, recording, maintaining and communicating cross functionally resulting in 100% compliance across 31 facilities.