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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, US

• Led the roadmap for the Anaplan forecast tool integration reducing forecast error by 27%, measured against baseline metrics by implementing the first bottoms-up forecast using statistical forecast modelling for Kristin.
• Responsible for leading monthly consensus meetings to executive leadership team, addressing key callouts to risk on innovation, distribution expansion, and sales ambitions in line with the yearly budget and sales plans.
• Launched 6 retailer expansions with cross-functional collaboration from sales, marketing, and finance with GTM strategy proposals.
• Introduced a re-piping allocation process and tool to address out-of-stock issues for the entire brand in 2023, resulting in a 45% reduction in stockouts and a 30% improvement in service.
• Led a collaborative new launch innovation process for Kristin Ess brand improving on-time launches against initial forecast.
• Maintained the product lifecycle for the entire brand, SKU by retailer.

Paris, FR

• Managing and analyzing the sell-in and sell-out forecast of entire QVC portfolio ($66m) for IT Cosmetics, working closely with cross- functional partners in sales, marketing, promotions, supply planning, and finance.
• Headed monthly and biweekly consensus with cross-functional leadership team for strategy and forecast alignment.
• Created the Forecast Accuracy tool for QVC leading to forecast accuracy improvement by 14.7% within 2H of 2021, and 19% in 2022.
• Formalized return processes for QVC, and lead E&O reduction initiative, avoiding an additional 9.6% added to E&O for 2021.

Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP

Managing and Analyzing the monthly rolling 22 month bottom-up forecast for all domestic skus for Laura Mercier by creating brand new processes through SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning) that have significantly impacted forecast accuracy, increasing our lag 4 forecast accuracy by 35%, and increasing our lag 1 forecast accuracy by 58% on a monthly basis..

Seoul, KR

• Developed weekly/monthly demand forecasts by analyzing industry trends, channel inventory, and historical data
• Managed as primary Demand Planner for 7 regional accounts worth a total of approximately $350M in gross revenue
• Perform in-depth analysis of issue and barriers with overall supply chain management, with emphasis on demand forecast and inventory
• Achieved major improvements in top KPIs: sell-in forecast accuracy (+15%), and sell-out forecast accuracy (+22%)
• Awarded LG internal Demand Planner Level 1 and Level 2 certificate

Seoul, KR

• Clarified bottom-up sales forecasts through raw data manipulation using Oracle and Excel for making inbound logistic planning
• Sustained visibility and improvement plans to the category sell-thru, KPI and Monthly sales progress
• Executed core communication for all SCM transactions related to the purchasing, sales and inventory for the refrigerator category

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics

Designer Track, Ux/Ui

High School