Mona Lam-Tran Email & Phone Number

• Develop strategize department/class seasonal plans and monthly forecasts to achieve financial sales, inventory, margin and turnover goals.• Manage the reconciliation of tops-down to bottoms-up financial plans.• Responsible for monthly open-to-buy activities at department/class level.• Manage inventory investment plans to include allocation execution, ongoing assessments, and updates.• Create, maintain, and analyze financial reports to present senior management.• Identify business opportunities and risks and propose solutions to maximize profits.• Participate in company initiatives and work on special projects as assigned.

• Strategized monthly and seasonal distribution processes to achieve financial sales, inventory, margin and turnover goals.• Controlled store, web and catalog inventory levels to ensure proper stock to sales ratio.• Developed inventory plans for promotions, store floor sets and catalog drops.• Led cross-functional team to ensure timely and accurate execution of new store assortments and quantities.• Developed knowledge of geographic and store attribute performance and trends through data analysis.• Monitored and resolve inventory control issues with on hand accuracy and data integrity.

• Responsible in doing financial forecast, buy and inventory management.• Developed quarterly/seasonal plans to meet company’s financial goals.• Managed monthly Open-to-Buy by forecasting sales, margin, markdown and receipts.• Analyzed key items and locations sales opportunities. • Collaborated with merchant team to develop promotional plans.• Provided purchase forecasts to vendors for drop ship items. • Developed markdown plans to effectively liquidate discontinued inventory.

(Responsibilies similar to above Associate Planner position with Smith & Hawken)

• Led the Open-to-Buy and Seasonal Plan processes.• Insured data credibility through data validation following DFacts load into the Seasonal Plan and OTB files.• Coordinated the timing of interface between both systems.• Provided end user support on technical issues.• Analyzed and summarize forecast/plan and present to senior management.• Developed ad hoc analysis products supporting financial objectives of sales, margins and inventory control.

• Coordinated all aspects of annual worldwide meeting – create slide presentation, produce product fact sheets, organize sample deliveries and arrange product displays.• Studied region business and produce analytical reports on a monthly basis.• Assisted Merchandising Manager to service the needs of regional staff, corporate management, and vendors.