• Lead cross functional partnerships with various internal and external stakeholders to review, approve and manage capacity for activity requiring store labor• Developed $60M Core Activity budget and create reporting for business partners to understand variances to forecast/budget while developing cost reduction strategies• Delivered weekly store labor forecasts for all 1660 stores to align projected labor costs with financial plans, exceeding targets by a cost reduction of $289K• Built and analyzed weekly labor reports and executive performance decks focusing on KPI• Provided detailed analysis to stores and field leadership to improve labor utilization and reduce payroll costs• Overhauled labor reporting and allocation tool to improve efficiencies and accuracy

• Advised buyers and planners in the development of financial plans using industry knowledge to achieve sales forecasts, margin and inventory turn goals• Forecasted inventory strategy for seasonal categories, analyzing weather patterns, yearly and current trends, and promotional activity exceeding in stock goal of 98%• Proactively analyzed store volume ranking to support inventory planning, sales forecasting and margin plans• Presented strategic inventory plans and initiatives to leadership in business and line reviews• Directly supervised and mentored Category Analyst

• Delivered business solutions that exceeded in stock goals of 97% while optimizing inventory levels• Planned ordering cadence, lead-times, and on-time compliance in conjunction with capacity plans• Partnered with Store Operations, Logistics, and Field Leadership to manage holiday peak flow to reduce constraint while ensuring inventory levels to support seasonal sales forecasting• Developed systems training for new analysts and international subsidiaries

• Developed inventory and financial plans tailored to achieve sales, inventory and turn goals• Created purchase orders and projections to vendors, exceeding department in stock goal of 96%• Collaborated with Product development and vendors to drive private label, exceeding margin goal of 38%