Stephanie Boyd Email & Phone Number

Remote

-Senior planner for Knit Tops and Sweaters departments.-Set quarterly financial and inventory targets.-Produce Monday selling and promotional analysis.-Revamped key item planning process for Knit Tops and Sweaters departments, resulting in increased forecast accuracy and efficiency gains.

- Set seasonal financial targets for abecrombie Girls Bottoms and Other categories; collaborate with Merchandising to ensure that pre-season targets incorporate Merchandising strategies to drive the business.- Establish seasonal and monthly Open to Buy parameters, set quarterly inventory targets, and determine seasonal receipt flow; collaborate with Inventory Management to ensure correct placement of inventory.- Own monthly MPC strategy and presentations for respective categories. - Drive Monday selling analysis; regularly present to senior leadership on the state of our business; drive pricing and promotional reactions to current selling with an eye on maximizing margin rate and correctly managing inventory turn through collaboration with Inventory Management.- Provide analytical analysis surrounding pricing and promotional activity.- Develop talent – manage direct reports; ensure they develop mastery of planning mechanics and process and develop strong cross-functional relationships.- Reporting – have created reports to increase pre-season planning process efficiency, as well as give improved visibility to planned inventory turn below the category level.

- Established and led an international merchandising team for Hollister male and female in order to localize international product assortments.- Create seasonal analysis hindsighting the sales performance of the international channel. Derive data from information systems, creating a comprehensive overview of key financial metrics by channel, analyzing each product category to identify successes and opportunities.- Utilize seasonal hindsight, current financial trend, and current product trend information to oversee setting of international seasonal financial targets for the international channel / by region.- Collaborate with global merchandising leads of Hollister male and female to develop product strategies to hit international seasonal financial targets by region.- Travel to Europe and Asia quarterly to collect data on international competitors, covering competitive assortment architecture, set cadences, pricing, and trends covered by both direct competitors as well as aspirational brands. Use data to create seasonal report to present to the broader Hollister merchandising group.- Shape the product, cadence, buy strategy, and pricing strategy for Hollister inter national stores by participating in product category pre-season strategy reviews, sketch reviews, sample reviews, and line reviews.- Created structure for communication between the merchandising and stores groups to collect store manager/associate and customer product feedback; report this feedback to Hollister Guys and Girls Merchandise Managers as well as Brand President and CMO. Integrate customer feedback into future assortments.- Own translation of USD ticket pricing into all applicable currencies; conduct seasonal analysis to recommend strategy shifts due to competitive environment or macro effects.- Remotely manage two direct reports out of the London office.

-Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to build seasonal assortments for the Hollister Guys Wovens department. Maximize volume for future assortments by analyzing previous product sale and integrating knowledge of upcoming trends.-Work with Planning to determine pricing and buying strategies to hit department volume and margin goals while minimizing markdowns. Own department OTB.-Analyze sales and stock levels to determine reaction strategies for current and future assortments.-Present seasonal assortments to merchandise managers, design directors, and brand President.-Negotiate garment costs to be in line with company goal, department pricing strategies, and financial goals.-Oversee all department garment production with overseas vendors, including product development and management of TNAs to hit strategic shipments.-Responsible for developing product testing strategies to read and react to future seasons to maximize volume.-Responsible for the management and development of Assistant and Associate Merchant team members.

Assisted in managing the process of inspections of mortgage brokers and lenders in the state of Massachusetts.

Chicago, Il

Assisted in organizing the Foundation's annual fundraising Gala.

Oak Brook, Il

Worked with customers to sell high-end children's clothing and assisted in merchandising the children's department.

Specialized Masters Of Business - Analytics, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Sigma Kappa, Gymnastics Club, College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program

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