Melissa Meagher, Mba Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Leading the Supply Chain support efforts for US operations, which accounts for 2,700 Stores.• Manage team responsible for staffing, employee appreciation, production planning, reporting/analytics and labor planning.• Publish daily KPI / SLA reporting on various DC processes within Inbound, Outbound, Reverse Logistics and eCommerce.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Managed demand and assortment planning for Bridal and Fashion teams with up to five direct reports. • Managed e-commerce category including development of clearance process, communication and training of all inventory analysts, and FSP forecasts.• Launched and developed strategies for Diamond Fashion’s top two brands, Ever Us and Brilliant Moments. Oversaw forecasting, allocation, replenishment and merchandise assorting.• Oversaw development of category sales, margin, inventory and productivity plans, and worked with planning and merchant teams to find funding for future initiatives and to meet year-end inventory goals in open-to-buy.• Led execution of short and long-term strategies including implementation and fine tuning of best practices to focus team members on department goals, increasing productivity and sales. Managed the development of strategic plans to optimize assortments by store ranks, including re-balancing inventory, re-ranking stores and analysis at SKU level. • Achieved sales, profit and productivity goals in one of the top volume categories in the Jared Division where 1st year netted an 18% YOY improvement. • Volunteered as mentee in GEMS program to mentor hourly associate seeking additional experience and career opportunities.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Forecast Analyst for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Fall holidays; managed seasonal demand planning.• Developed improvement process for new chains to better forecast new doors, eliminated several ongoing issues and improve overall sell through on new accounts from 37% to 59%.• Created break-even analysis tool for merchants to use when determining the profitability of program, validating the ROI of different programs being considered.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Merchandise Planner for media, storage, MP3, digital frames and PC accessories. Accounted for 27% of overall sales. • Managed 200+ SKU’s including forecasting and replenishment of private label imports and responsible for weekly ad analysis and buys.• Instrumental in launch of MP3 department which accounted for 6% of chain sales.

Albany, New York Area

Managed Demand and Merchandise Planning, and Store Layout departments. • Project lead in 2006 as company coordinated the opening of 63 stores, including 9 Superstores; Led several projects to prioritize layout changes in stores with the largest opportunity by redistributing space, product and implementing buyer initiatives.• Developed methodology and initial database used to create store specific assortments based on regional data, store class sales history and inventory/title turn. Coordinated all inventory efforts in new and remodel stores as the change in business shifted from music to other categories.Other positions held include Store Manager, Store Merchandise Analyst, and Merchandise Replenishment Analyst at TRANSWORLD ENTERTAINMENT

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Supply Chain Management

Ba, Liberal Arts