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Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Forecast demand, inventory turns, and manage open-to-buy budgets to maximize merchandise sales and margin on minimal stock levels. Analyze and measure Retail Inventory Management processes and enable more efficient and streamlined ways of working. Build reporting and decision support tools to improve trust, transparency, and literacy in raw data. Lead.

• Direct initiatives to build standards and processes from the ground up for $30M Retail Business, including budgeting and open to buy concepts, sell-through targets, and Assortment Reviews (through March 2023)
• Provide key business input to Retail Strategy including Channels (Brick and Mortar, E-Commerce, New Concepts), Assortment (Core vs Seasonal offerings) and Franchisee Business Models
• Sourced logistics partner and determined allocation and replenishment strategies for 5 Pilot /… Show more
• Sourced logistics partner and determined allocation and replenishment strategies for 5 Pilot / Proof of Concept TimShop locations in Southern Ontario, driving +5% incremental revenue growth per location Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Lead Planning/Inventory functions on all major projects and initiatives
• Act as Product Manager for ERP, F&R, and other integrated Inventory and Planning Systems
• Own governance over decision support tools and reports for Planning and Merchant Teams
• Define Process Improvement initiatives to support Supply Chain, Planning and Merchant Teams
• Direct Supply Chain Purchase Order Management team to execute and track creation and maintenance of all General Merchandise POs

• Act as Planning/Inventory liaison with cross functional teams on all major projects and initiatives
• Act as Product Manager for ERP, F&R, and other integrated Inventory and Planning Systems
• Introduce and maintain system of governance and ownership over shared Pod tools, reports
• Drive process improvement initiatives across Planning & Inventory Management and Merchant teams
• Guide and manage change for Planning/Inventory and Merchant teams to support successful adoption and… Show more
• Guide and manage change for Planning/Inventory and Merchant teams to support successful adoption and seamless integration of new standards and processes Show less

• Oversee end-to-end Promotions implementation process
• Build quarterly store sales plans for over 200 locations
• Provide Inventory Management guidance and leadership to General Merchandise Planning team
• Subject Matter Expert for key Process Improvement initiatives: Assortment Rollup Tool, Article Performance Report, Article Attributes, SAP Forecasting and Replenishment module

- Provided Inventory Management guidance and leadership to General Merchandise Planning team- Led General Merchandise Holiday supply chain strategy to ensure proper goods flow during peak selling season- Worked with a small team and a 3rd party partner to create an SAP Forecasting and Replenishment e-Learning Module

• Opened 37 indigoTech boutique shops; involved training new team members on Indigo processes and operations, and flowing inventory to the stores to support a tight opening schedule
• Built full year sales and margin plan for fiscal year 2015 extrapolated from 8 weeks of sales
• Transitioning inventory team into the planning department during a period of company transformation
• Managed Open to Buy for maturing indigoTech business

- Leading a team of three Analysts for the Gift and Lifestyles general merchandise categories- Hired and trained new employees to reach a high level of efficiency and competence- Executing strategies to maintain appropriate inventory levels for a challenging seasonal and non-returnable business

- Engaged in multiple cross-functional and concurrent projects in an effort to improve business efficiency- Optimized and streamlined existing methods and processes- Assumed the role of subject matter expert for general inventory management processes and best practices; assisted in QA and testing unrelated projects, trained and coached new hires

- Responsible for forecasting and replenishment for all Bargain merchandise categories, improving in-stock percentage from 91% to 98%- Executed Space Planning and Assortment Optimization to “right size” inventory levels in stores; further developed this process to accommodate increasing complexity and detail

- Responsible for forecasting and replenishment for titles within multiple merchandise categories, including non-fiction bestsellers- Maintained high in-stock percentages for particularly volatile and unpredictable titles- Created multiple tools and processes for the inventory management team to stream line workflow

- Facilitated the movement of orders from vendors to the warehouse, warehouse to stores- Acted as main liaison between warehouse team leaders and home office teams- Developed, standardized, and streamlined the workflow of the Purchasing Analyst role

- Customer service role in a fast-paced retail environment: engaged customers, shared product knowledge, drove sales, trained new employees- Merchandising focus: executed periodical merchandise plans to reflect seasonal promotions and products, in line with company strategy

Honours Bachelor Of Arts, English, Philosophy, Film

International Baccalaureate Diploma