Kris Murphy Email & Phone Number

Norwalk, CT, US

Monroe, CT

Remotely managed brand sales and shipment plans on assigned categories for the Sears Holdings team. Influenced internal demand plan and produced all new and incremental account product forecasts. Collaborated with account on basic and promotional category plans. Produced seasonal productivity and ad hoc analysis used to enhance performance and determine.

Prepared data for and assisted Account Director in financial and unit planning on assigned accounts (Kmart, Meijer) and brands. Updated plan actuals, determined SKU mix and created SKU level planograms, forecasted new and incremental products, and analyzed brands by store volume group, sizing, colors or other parameters.

Analyzed assigned account categories by store volume group, ethnicity and sub-brands, size and other parameters. Created SKU level planograms and forecasted new product. Ran Retek replenishment system for assigned VMI accounts by creating forecasts and replenishment parameters to generate orders achieving business goals.

Planned monthly departmental inventory and sales plans for 115 stores in this Specialty Women’s department store chain with total annual sales volume of $150 million. Developed and produced management reporting on financial, merchandise and store performance. Approved field requests for merchandise transfers and managed all corporate transfers.

Converted monthly financial plans into unit plans and models. Produced store demographic and size tendency rankings. Built ladder (receipt/sales flow) plans for key items and forecast recommended orders. Allocated receipts and managed flow of markdown inventory into clearance stores. Collaborated with planners/ buyers on review of department businesses..

Planning and Allocation roles in men's apparel and women's intimate apparel and accessories.