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.

• 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.

(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.