Sr. Merchandise Planner for the Last Call division of Neiman Marcus.

I manage 25 million dollars of young men, women, and juniors casual apparel sales volume. Allocate merchandise and manage inventories to achieve planned sales, turn, and margin. I maintained product flow and replenishment through analysis of sales history, store productive, like products and sister stores. I allocated merchandise with JDA and Arthur allocation. Resolve shipping and warehousing issues by partnering with the buyer and planner and communicating with our distribution facilities. I balanced sales to stock ratios through strategic merchandise flow, transfers and DC pushes to drive sales and achieve company goals and objectives.

I managed 20 million dollars of men's sportswear sales volume. Allocate merchandise and manage inventories to achieve department goals and objectives. Regulate inventory adjustments to maximize sales, turn, and profit. Develop product flow and replenishment strategies through analysis of sales history and store productivity by season and year. Maintain store in-stocks with the use of replenishment systems. Prepare monthly and seasonal forecasts by classification, vendor, and department. Resolve shipping and warehousing issues by partnering with the buying team and management and communicating with distribution center and other merchandise support areas. I actively communicate with stores, vendors, and supports areas to achieve company objectives.

I supervised, trained, and facilitated meetings with multiple staff members. Completed administrative duties, which included extensive telephone and personal interaction with vendors where I placed and received orders. Executed point-of-sale software, created and manipulated Excel spreadsheets to manage retail and office inventories. I merchandised apparel and equipment through store displays by interacting with members and guests to determine which promotions have the greatest appeal. In addition to administrative roles I recruited for and promoted events, interacted with managerial counterparts and assisted with facility operations, which allowed me to make authoritative decisions.