Paul Rementer Email & Phone Number

Englewood, Colorado

• Responsible for leading the analysis on Product, providing robust analysis on utilization and effectiveness of advertising products to deliver actionable insights to management• Blend large and disparate sets of data from various systems to a develop cohesive narrative used by the Finance organization• Lead the annual compensation planning process for the company-wide sales organization through collaboration with FP&A and Region Finance teams in order to support overall company financial goals• Created Excel-based planning tools used to generate employee-level compensation across the sales organization and developed an in-depth training program to educate the Region finance teams• Improved monthly commission payment process through the creation of automated tools that increased efficiency and accuracy

• Planner for Women’s Nike, the number one vendor in the company, as well as Champion, Asics and Prince• Responsible for strategic financial and unit plans in Active Apparel, generating $120 million in annual sales • Partnered with Buyer to launch a new private label brand which produced $7 million in sales in its first year• Grew sales by $14 million in Kid’s Active Apparel between 2011 and 2013 through aggressive expansion of product assortment and analysis of market place trends (2011: +$5 million/+10%; 2012: +$8 million/+15%; 2013: +$1 million/+2%) • Analyzed regional and location sales performance to maximize inventory distribution• Collaborated with key category vendors (Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, Champion) to plan sales and inventory to ensure customer demand was met• Established financial budgets and analyzed inventory needs to drive the opening of 111 new stores through assortment planning• Trained new merchandise planners and ran training sessions to develop incoming team members

Greater Denver Area

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed daily, weekly and monthly sales and inventory forecasts for Gap Canada with annual sales of $312 million and presented recommendations to leadership to ensure that the company met its financial objectives• Assessed the impact of brand initiatives and strategies on plans and forecast• Evaluated business results and provided a forecast outlook, including risks and opportunities

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed financial plans within Decorative Accessories with annual sales of $20 million• Planned item-level financials for Holiday Gift Book which delivered sales of $14 million• Created and executed seasonal financial plans for store, catalog and web channels• Presented sales, gross margin, inventory, and GMROI forecast to senior executives on a monthly basis• Partnered with overseas vendors to ensure manufacturing schedules were appropriate to meet sales demands• Collaborated with Buyer to aggressively price slow-moving inventory and maximize GMROI in the Home Accessories department• Managed inventory to meet instock requirements of over 90% for replenished product• Wrote purchase orders and forecasted inventory needs to vendors

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed the Men’s Activewear department with annual sales of $60 million, 2 direct reports• Delivered results in 2005 that exceeded the sales plan by $3 million/+5%• Improved distribution of merchandise to stores through more efficient flow strategies• Developed and trained business analysts on analytical practices, retail strategy and communication skills

San Francisco Bay Area

• Monitored and evaluated effectiveness of replenishment strategies for the Intimate Apparel division• Managed inventory and sales spread to ensure appropriate distribution of inventory• Provided recommendations to Merchandise Planning to improve instocks to meet customer needs• Developed documentation, workshops and formal classes to outline best practices

San Francisco Bay Area

• Partnered with buyer to determine product assortment, advertising, fixture presentation guidelines, and markdown strategies for the Home department• Created and maintained unit plans

Bs, Operations Management

Ba, Psychology