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Hoffman Estates, Il

• Negotiated item cost plus program support with vendors.• Prepared business unit sales and gross margin forecasts for senior management.• Prepared post mortem analysis for sales and gross margin results.• Analyzed item or line level profitability resulting from television, circular or on-line promotions.• Maintained weekly consensus forecast meetings with the inventory team and vendors.• Prepared assortment planning, with the buyer, using competitive analysis, vendor input… Show more • Negotiated item cost plus program support with vendors.• Prepared business unit sales and gross margin forecasts for senior management.• Prepared post mortem analysis for sales and gross margin results.• Analyzed item or line level profitability resulting from television, circular or on-line promotions.• Maintained weekly consensus forecast meetings with the inventory team and vendors.• Prepared assortment planning, with the buyer, using competitive analysis, vendor input plus national reports.• Directed how to display merchandise to space planning, to prepare Plan-o-grams and provide detail to retail operations.• Maintained product listings for items that are required by states to ensure non compliant product is not sold in regulated stores. Show less

Hoffman Estates, Il

• Oversaw the in-stock percentages for the top 100 Sears and Kmart stores for the Tools and Lawn and Garden businesses.• Worked with the buying and inventory team members to achieve 98% in stock for the top 200 tools plus top 100 lawn and garden products.• Prepared weekly business review documents, for senior management, including trends of in stock percentages, by store type, by product type

Hoffman Estates, Il

• Negotiated item cost plus program support with vendors.• Prepared business unit sales and gross margin forecasts for senior management.• Prepared post mortem analysis for sales and gross margin results.• Analyzed item or line level profitability resulting from television, circular or on-line promotions.• Maintained weekly consensus forecast meetings with the inventory team and vendors.• Prepared assortment planning, with the buyer, using competitive analysis, vendor input… Show more • Negotiated item cost plus program support with vendors.• Prepared business unit sales and gross margin forecasts for senior management.• Prepared post mortem analysis for sales and gross margin results.• Analyzed item or line level profitability resulting from television, circular or on-line promotions.• Maintained weekly consensus forecast meetings with the inventory team and vendors.• Prepared assortment planning, with the buyer, using competitive analysis, vendor input plus national reports.• Directed how to display merchandise to space planning, to prepare Plan-o-grams and provide detail to retail operations.• Maintained product listings for items that are required by states to ensure non compliant product is not sold in regulated stores. Show less

Hoffman Estates, Il

• Analyzed demand, based on annual sales forecast, seasonality plus advertising working with the buying team to forecast inventory needs.• Processed purchase orders, from vendors, to fulfill 11 Distribution Centers plus 7 Retail Replenishment Centers.• Replenished expected needs in over 880 Sears stores.

Hoffman Estates, Il

• Analyzed the demand for Automotive and Motorcycle battery replenishment in over 1,100 Sears Auto Centers.• Managed and provided inventory in stock reports to senior management.• Monitored inventory cycle counts, in auto centers, and worked with divisional managers and stores to maintain accurate inventory counts.