Stuart Henry Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

New York, New York, Us

CONSULTING WORK:• Retail Advisory roles (Independent Contractor), Sept 2019 – Mar 2020

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Led and developed teams totaling 70+ associates with direct responsibility for developing and implementing inventory strategies to maximize sales and inventory productivity. Supported Building Materials business line (5 merchandising departments) driving $38B+ in annual sales and $7B+ across store and online inventory. • Drove sales by partnering with merchandising and suppliers on forecast accuracy and by maintaining greater than 99% in-stock position, improved inventory productivity by establishing process improvements to reduce variability and focused on minimizing overall supply chain costs by leveraging optimal flow path and ordering methodologies.• Optimized Supply Chain Support Desk (primary point of contact for all US stores with product quantity concerns) with the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) leading to 25% productivity gain and improved SLA timing.• Served as primary point of contact on all aspects of Supply Chain for the Western Division Field organization including Division President, 5 Regional Vice Presidents and Field Merchandising leadership. Coordinated across product categories and geographies for both immediate needs and long-term sustainable solutions.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Led and developed team of 25 associates with direct responsibility for inventory management, planning and replenishment of nearly 2000 stores and 45 distribution centers for Appliances and Kitchen & Bath merchandising departments which generates $15.5B annual sales with $2.2B average inventory. • Business Project leader for implementation of key eCommerce and direct fulfillment inventory initiatives across the organization. Improved online service level from below 95% to consistently over 96.5%. • Pioneered design and implementation of forecasting model for Appliance delivery business resulting in increased product availability and reduced delivery reschedules from 3% to 1.5% for key promotional events.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Led and developed team of 36 associates with direct responsibility for inventory management, planning and replenishment of nearly 2000 stores and 45 distribution centers for Inside & Outside Garden merchandising departments which generates $12B annual sales with $2.5B average inventory.• Cross-functionally developed the supply chain synchronization model for seasonal planning with $1B supplier leading to eventual replication and implementation across the organization.• Spearheaded implementation of centralized automated replenishment for largest seasonal category, improving in-stocks from ~85% to ~95%.• Selected to be pilot leader for strategic direction and implementation of integrated store and online inventory organizations into single structure. Reduced online back orders from $6M to $4M for Patio program.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Led and developed team of 19 associates responsible for inventory management, planning and replenishment of nearly 2000 stores and 45 distribution centers for Inside Garden merchandising department which generates $5.8B annual sales with $1.5B average inventory. Additional experience in Paint and Decor/Storage merchandising departments ($7.7B in annual sales with $1.5B average inventory).• Partnered with Merchandising teams (MVP, Field) and suppliers on inventory strategies and forecasts to drive sales, gross margin, in-stocks, and inventory turns.• Collaborated with Finance to manage the Open to Buy process and develop and meet annual Inventory budgets.• Coordinated with Supply Chain functional partners including Channel Management, International Logistics, Transportation and Distribution to ensure timely flow of inventory to support sales.• Recognized across entire Supply Chain organization by winning a Values Award for Building Strong Relationships.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Led, managed & developed a team of analysts responsible for inventory management, planning and replenishment of nearly 2000 stores and 20 distribution centers for merchandising departments including Flooring, Paint and Decor/Storage.• Partnered with Merchandising teams (MVP, Field) and suppliers on inventory strategies and forecasts to drive sales, gross margin, in-stocks, and inventory turns.

• Managed company-wide design, implementation and use of inventory allocation & distribution application. • Improved weekly promotional goods in-stock to greater than 99% and improved seasonal program performance to consistently greater than 85% sell through.Notable Accomplishments:• Executed store and warehouse inventory management & replenishment ranging from $350M to $450M with experience in Household Chemicals, Stationery, Back-to-School, Toys, Vitamins, Health and Wellcare categories.• Consistently exceeded 98% store service level goal for assigned categories.• Co-managed implementation of Retek Purchase Order module by providing purchasing business process expertise to project team, identifying supply chain opportunities, and coaching end-users in the Merchandising and Purchasing departments.• Consistently exceeded warehouse service level goal of 93%. Increased inventory turns by reducing average inventory by 38%.• Negotiated with suppliers regarding price, payment terms, lead times, order minimums, and return policies. Saved over $350,000 by negotiating extended payment terms for Back-to-School program.Additional experience includes roles of increasing responsibility such as Replenishment Specialist, Buyer and Category Development Analyst.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General