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Florida, United States

Largo, Florida, Us

New York, New York, Us

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

• Responsible for the planning, reporting, and maintaining all categories for Women’s Activewear and Maternity apparel• Coordinates and completes demand plans for sub-category suppliers/sellers; models future buying and inventory plans• Analyzes seasonal inventory flow plans to ensure customer demand is met, and summarizes findings • Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans• Analyzes financial data (e.g., seasonal inventory flow plans, forecasts against actuals) for sub-category• Forecasts metrics (e.g., in-stock, inventory turnover, return on investment, sales, margin, channel mix) for sub-category in open-to-buy – presents monthly to executive team• Provides input into sub-category budgets, season buy plans and line review financials• Monitors vendor/seller forecasts (for 1P and 3P) - Identifies potential goals for category teams based on forecasting• Collaborates cross-functionally as “Subject Matter Expert” in developing new processes for open-to-buy and annual planning• Submits markdown suggestions to category team weekly – while working with tech team to develop advancements to markdown process

New York, Ny, Us

• Responsible for the planning, reporting, and maintaining all departments/categories for Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League• Developing annual sales, receipt, markdown inventory plans by league, department, and category• Responsible for developing effective merchandise strategies to help drive sales and maximize profitability• Responsible for suggesting strategies for promotion and pricing based on current sales trends• Minimized overstocks while maximizing sales and service levels• Generated short- and long-term merchandising plans to meet company financial objectives• Maintained buyer liaison relationships by having weekly OTB meetings to discuss sales, inventory, future buys, and possible chase opportunities• Projected several merchandising strategies, such as Gross Margin, Inventory Levels, and GPROI• Responsible for the oversight, training, and management of a planning analyst• Developed weekly training program for all in-venue merchandise employees• Allocated key product to B&M Retail Store for grand opening of a multi-million-dollar store• Instrumental in improving SOP’s for onboarding of all new merchandising associates • Maintained database of event codes and attributes to ensure clean data• Writes purchase orders for replenishment to ensure in-stock on key items• Collaborates cross-functionally with finance and executives to align on forecasts and develop LRP (long-range plans)

New York, Ny, Us

• Assist with key analysis to improve the assortment planning decision-making process• Analyze key business trends daily / weekly and develop recommendations to drive profitable top line sales• Provide timely and accurate reports / summaries to include ad hoc requests• Responsible for the analysis, data interpretation and helping to develop solutions / action plans• Assist Sr. Planner to develop annual sales, receipt, markdown and inventory plans by department and category• In concert with Merchandise team, identify uptrend, maintain and downtrend businesses – plan accordingly• Develop historical analysis to assist with planning• Assist with end to end inventory management - understand sales trends, inventory levels and on order• Identify potential sales opportunities (macro and item level)• Identify and react to fast / slow sellers with special emphasis on MVP items (key items)• Monitors daily/weekly/monthly in-bound receipts to ensure alignment with financial targets• Provide pre and post event analysis (buy quantities, sales, sell thru, etc.)• Intense focus on data integrity• Helps identify system and reporting enhancements• Participate in new system solution integrations• Merchandise collaboration to include reporting and analysis, monthly forecast process to identify key business opportunities – sales first focus

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing