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Upper Saddle River, Nj

North Jersey

North Jersey

Ramsey

WEICHERT 2015 – PresentReal Estate Broker Salesperson/ManagerOrchestrate financial aspects of property and provide guidance to sellers and buyers regarding marketing home or purchasing property. Strategically negotiate contracts and consult clients regarding market conditions, prices, mortgages and legal proceedings to their benefit. Prepare comparative marketing analysis to estimate property value and discuss options with owners.  Manage all aspects of planning, tracking and analyzing available properties to develop networks and promote sales.  Lead communications with Gold Services Manager regarding sales methodologies and reviewing financials. Increase property sales by implementing industry best practices, coordinating open houses, scheduling home tours and openly discussing opportunities with clients. Establish direct relations with prospective clients by discussing clients’ needs and financial abilities and offering solutions to their benefit.

New Jersey

RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION 2012 – 2015 Director of Global JDA Allocation & ReplenishmentDirected development of financial merchandise planning to determine effective utilization of inventory to support overall merchandising plan. Provided leadership management to increase inventory productivity through analysis and management collaboration. Coordinated and managed Global Business Processes and customer service operations. Guided team of business analysts for Allocation and Replenishment departments focused on implementing industry best practices and strategies.  Conceptualized and created merchandising allocation and replenishment strategies to execute inventory-balancing opportunities.  Led collaboration with supply chain operations to efficiently flow goods to stores and monitor performance.  Increased overall productivity by supporting IT Team in development of all new system upgrades.  Established reputation as innovative leader developing creative improvements to systems while traveling between London and Geneva for JDA system upgrades

MODELL’S SPORTING GOODS 2004 – 2012 Director of Planning, Allocation & Inventory ManagementAdministered direct leadership of merchandising and planning procedures, business objectives and merchandising initiatives. Collaborated with buyers, planners and analysts regarding item flows, forecasts and advertising schedules. Executed inventory-rebalancing operations to efficiently move goods. Implemented allocation and inventory strategies and led financial planning based on analysis findings.  Acted as essential member of the Real Estate Design Committee for structuring and design of new stores. Increased success of merchandise planning and allocation plan by creating plan to fulfill the overall growth and revenue goals of the company. Retained quality personnel by leading democratically and allowing feedback and ideas from all employees.  Led team of 15 including 2 Planning Managers, 7 Planners and 6 Analysts ensuring industry best practices and consistency. Director of Special ProjectsProvided direct leadership for successful implementation of two Planning, Allocation and Reporting systems from project conception to completion. Collaborated with IT Vice President to select beneficial software by traveling to software trade shows and strategically evaluating technology based on needs. Communicated with JDA consultants to discuss system upgrades and opportunities for enhancement.  Increased operational effectiveness by creating test scripts to accurately assess new systems.  Coordinated with IT Team in set up of UAT testing and data validation for management review and recommendations. Developed best practices documentation focusing on use of each system to increase user effectiveness. Initiated allocation upgrade to new MMS allocation system that is currently supported by NSB.

B.S, Retail Management/Marketing

Mba Cert, Management

MBA