Stephanie Still Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Vevey, Ch

Vevey, Ch

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Created and executed financial plans for all breakfast and coffee categories/subcategories such as cereals, breakfast bars, spreads, ground coffee, whole bean coffee, and K-cups. Built base budget and aligned with buyer on expectations of growth across category. Projected daily and monthly sales, gross profit, and inventory based on trends and promotional activities. Planned pre-season and maintained in-season sales, profits, and inventory data. Utilized analysis by club to improve sell-through on seasonal and one-time buys. Provided assumption-based analysis to buyer prior to any cost and retail changes to estimate sales and profit expectations. Supported category team profit and loss (P&L) and financial forecasting, completing report and correction of errors for monthly P&L meetings with leadership. Supported execution of financial strategies and key event plans for category team. Served in selecting products for features, Instant Savings Book, and other marketing events. Led weekly financial action meetings with total category team focused on accountability and proactive activities to meet financial forecast. Worked closely with merchandise assistants and replenishment team to ensure that item creation and inventory shipments aligned with buy plan. Kept team informed of team financials and any risk to forecast. Forecasted sales and profit on a daily and monthly level based on trends and promotional activities. • Managed financial budget and forecast for $1,900,000,000 in business. Achieved FY2015 forecast accuracy for coffee and breakfast sales at –0.4% of projected forecast . Reached gross profit rate of .50% of FYE2015 back half forecast.• Worked with buyer on gross profit goal, beating goal by $2,800,000. • Received planner of the third quarter award for all food and beverage division in November 2015, achieveing sales within 1% of sales projection.

Oversaw ten non-food categories and created budgets within pet department to drive sales and profit. Collaborated with two buyers and category leaders to achieve financial goals. Input and reviewed annual forecast of all products listed on line review and verifying capture of costs, retails, and freight in financial plan. Partnered with buyers to answer all financial questions during all product walks with leadership. Reviewed all feature proposals from submission to implementation driving improvements in sell-thru. Created flow plans for all import products, working with global sourcing to ensure that purchase orders reflected correct ship quantities and arrival dates. • On-boarded two new buyers. Engaged in role clarity with merchant, replenishment team and category advisor. • Analyzed missing sales due to lack of inventory and let replenishment through process to understand modular capacity and set targets with buyer to improve store on-hands and drive sales. • Created distributions/scripts for all seasonal buys. Gathered financial data and presented total pet department rollup of financials to general merchandise manager.• Recommended that buyer for cat furniture add Turbo Scratcher refill item to modular with item performing to expectations. • Worked with supplier on holiday buy for pet beds. Reworked store distribution and pallet configuration. Increased total unit, sell through from 93% to 99.8%. • Monitored pet apparel program’s fall and spring collection to ensure that stores met sell-thru goals and successfully making recommendations that improved sell-thru of product. • Created seasonal buy plans and managed item creation, order creation, and tracking of 500 import and domestic products for fall/winter, Halloween, and holiday committed buys for pet apparel, accessories and beds. Seasonal programs totaled ~ $67,000,000.• Oversaw markdowns through store for non-basic feature product, all fall/winter, Halloween, and holiday products.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Managed four salaried associates and two non-salary associates responsible for overseeing all aspects of replenishment for crafts and fabrics. Developed direct reports, writing and conducting evaluations. Served on interview panels hiring for new positions. Projected monthly receipts and collaborated with buyers, planners, and category leaders to achieve financial goals for each area. Collaborated with direct reports and suppliers to drive demand planning, meet in-stock goals, and optimize category performance. Worked closely with planning partner to improve tracking and timeliness of feature order writing. Drove execution of key item strategies and submitted relevant communication in playbook to stores.• Received replenishment of the fourth quarter award 2010 as replenishment team lead for Black Friday event for total hardline division, collaborating with sporting goods, hardware, automotive, stationery, and crafts departments to ensure that domestic and import item creation, order creation, and order tracking followed corporate deadlines. • Worked with buyers, suppliers, import DCs, and traffic on all issues and provided exception reporting on a daily and weekly basis.• Collaborated with suppliers, buyers, and replenishment direct reports to secure product through demand planning for 520 stores remodeled throughout year to add fabric fixtures and provide additional footages to craft categories.• Ran weekly reports detailing replenishment in-stock percent by category and by store opening dates, enabling team to identify specific items by store. Worked with suppliers to expedite product.• Managed back-to-school replenishment processes and drove execution of order writing for all back-to-school import items. Directed up to 12 order specialists processing import orders by attaching store distribution to all import back-to-school orders.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Directed all aspects of replenishment for power equipment, lawn mowers, water hoses, and watering accessories. Resolved store and warehouse in-stock issues and controlled inventory at store and warehouse levels. Facilitated decision process, selection of outdoor living items, and exit strategy of items carried in seasonal warehouse slots at DCs. Analyzed pack sizes and initial forecast as well as implemented seasonal strategies to achieve shared goals of category team.