Inventory Planning/Forecasting ,Supply Chain and Purchasing Executive with experience in all phases of supply chain management including trend analysis, merchandise planning, purchasing, replenishment,allocations, distribution, vendor relationship management, inventory management, systems. A proven performer with demonstrated success at every level who increases profitability and optimizes processes through an extensive knowledge of all aspects of business, and have experience in all venues from apparel to hard goods, wholesale, retail, manufacturing, catalog and e-commerce. At Interparfums :All purchases have to be approved by me.Saved company over $4MM of potential excess inventory by identifying slow sellers and revising buying strategy. Implemented a buying strategy for new products.Helped increase inventory turn.Lowered inventory.Better streamlined demand forecasts .Created ad hoc reports to better analysis sale Identified trends.Demand Forecasting.At ADI:Have returned $14M of excess inventory YTDReduced Obsolescence budget by 2.5% or $1.5MAt Summit Golf Brand: Develop product analysis reports and reviewed with Merchandising Team to address critical excess, and shorts. Reduced SOL by 25% Review and disposition of vendor contracts. Worked hand in hand with Sourcing to identify discrepancies and over charges by vendor. Saved over $450,000 At Avon: I created a report to help identify obsolescence risks, and help move expiration sensitive inventory, saving over $700,000 of inventory that would have been written off.Reviewed vendor contracts and reduced Avon’s liabilities by over $400,000, questioning buying strategies, and unit costs.Moved $2M worth of excess per year while maintaining a healthy margin.At EssenceReduced the back-orders from $800,000 to $120,000. Inventory has been dropped from$4.8 million to $1.2 million. Cancel rates went from 17% to 12%.Identified fashion trendsSales Forecasting