Russell Zuckerman MBA, CPIM
Supply Chain Manager at Somfy North America- Claim this Profile
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David Arnaud
During the years we had the pleasure to work together, Russell lead our Purchasing team, he managed his team very well and mentored several junior purchasers. With his team effort and hard working, the group improved the Item Data Quality for our Product portfolio; formalized frequent communication with Sales and customer service which proved to be a key success driver to Improve our company Service rate. Once Demand Planning Team had successfully improved our Forecast Accuracy, we initiated new action plan to seek for new vendors to ultimately generate materials savings for the company while securing a very high level of product quality. I will be happy to share more specifics and successes on which Russell contribituted to anyone reaching out to me directly.
Jules Schneider
Russell was the leader of our Planning and Allocation department. He showed great leadership as part of the total Retail Merchandising team during our transition to a new methodology in how we operated our stores. This change in methodology took us from a faltering retail organization to one that showed 4 successive years of increasing comp gains. This was not a conventional merchandising and it challenged our leadership in how we executed and implemented the necessary changes . His ability to see upcoming issues and to challenge the process was a crucial part of this turn around. Russell always went above and beyond in working with the stores. He made himself very available and was always there to help out and to explain things to the store people.
David Arnaud
During the years we had the pleasure to work together, Russell lead our Purchasing team, he managed his team very well and mentored several junior purchasers. With his team effort and hard working, the group improved the Item Data Quality for our Product portfolio; formalized frequent communication with Sales and customer service which proved to be a key success driver to Improve our company Service rate. Once Demand Planning Team had successfully improved our Forecast Accuracy, we initiated new action plan to seek for new vendors to ultimately generate materials savings for the company while securing a very high level of product quality. I will be happy to share more specifics and successes on which Russell contribituted to anyone reaching out to me directly.
Jules Schneider
Russell was the leader of our Planning and Allocation department. He showed great leadership as part of the total Retail Merchandising team during our transition to a new methodology in how we operated our stores. This change in methodology took us from a faltering retail organization to one that showed 4 successive years of increasing comp gains. This was not a conventional merchandising and it challenged our leadership in how we executed and implemented the necessary changes . His ability to see upcoming issues and to challenge the process was a crucial part of this turn around. Russell always went above and beyond in working with the stores. He made himself very available and was always there to help out and to explain things to the store people.
David Arnaud
During the years we had the pleasure to work together, Russell lead our Purchasing team, he managed his team very well and mentored several junior purchasers. With his team effort and hard working, the group improved the Item Data Quality for our Product portfolio; formalized frequent communication with Sales and customer service which proved to be a key success driver to Improve our company Service rate. Once Demand Planning Team had successfully improved our Forecast Accuracy, we initiated new action plan to seek for new vendors to ultimately generate materials savings for the company while securing a very high level of product quality. I will be happy to share more specifics and successes on which Russell contribituted to anyone reaching out to me directly.
Jules Schneider
Russell was the leader of our Planning and Allocation department. He showed great leadership as part of the total Retail Merchandising team during our transition to a new methodology in how we operated our stores. This change in methodology took us from a faltering retail organization to one that showed 4 successive years of increasing comp gains. This was not a conventional merchandising and it challenged our leadership in how we executed and implemented the necessary changes . His ability to see upcoming issues and to challenge the process was a crucial part of this turn around. Russell always went above and beyond in working with the stores. He made himself very available and was always there to help out and to explain things to the store people.
David Arnaud
During the years we had the pleasure to work together, Russell lead our Purchasing team, he managed his team very well and mentored several junior purchasers. With his team effort and hard working, the group improved the Item Data Quality for our Product portfolio; formalized frequent communication with Sales and customer service which proved to be a key success driver to Improve our company Service rate. Once Demand Planning Team had successfully improved our Forecast Accuracy, we initiated new action plan to seek for new vendors to ultimately generate materials savings for the company while securing a very high level of product quality. I will be happy to share more specifics and successes on which Russell contribituted to anyone reaching out to me directly.
Jules Schneider
Russell was the leader of our Planning and Allocation department. He showed great leadership as part of the total Retail Merchandising team during our transition to a new methodology in how we operated our stores. This change in methodology took us from a faltering retail organization to one that showed 4 successive years of increasing comp gains. This was not a conventional merchandising and it challenged our leadership in how we executed and implemented the necessary changes . His ability to see upcoming issues and to challenge the process was a crucial part of this turn around. Russell always went above and beyond in working with the stores. He made himself very available and was always there to help out and to explain things to the store people.
Credentials
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Leadership Training for Managers
Dale Carnegie TrainingMar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
APICSDec, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Supply Chain Management
Rutgers Business School
Experience
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Somfy North America
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Supply Chain Manager
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Sep 2015 - Present
Increased on time service rate from 86% to 95% through process optimization and exception reporting. Achieved best in class forecast accuracy out of more than 50 Somfy subsidiaries. Optimized inventory ownership at 4 North America locations through collaboration with customer service, sales, product and warehouse teams. SAP Supply Chain Key User for design and implementation. Built strong team to help fuel consistent company double digit growth Significantly improved supplier rating and on time delivery with largest customer.
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Aerosoles
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United States
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Sr. Director, Planning & Allocation - Retail & Direct to Consumer
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Sep 2012 - Sep 2014
Project Mgr for the search and selection of a complete Planning suite for multiple business channels. Executed both phases of software implementation on time and on budget. Determined business requirements, managed the RFP process, and facilitated software vendor demonstrations. Devised custom inventory replenishment algorithm. Developed and integrated into the KWI system resulting in significantly improved and automated inventory replenishment. Developed order management spreadsheet. Automated several elements of the buying process, increased order accuracy, and facilitated new reporting/decision-making throughout the product development process. Devised divisional gross profit, gross margin %, fill rate, receipt, and inventory plans for women’s footwear and accessory collection. Reduced shipping time & cost. Discovered opportunity to change order fulfillment logic on store-to-store send sales which was happening systemically by store number as opposed to proximity to the customer.
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Director, Planning & Allocation - Retail & Direct to Consumer
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Feb 2006 - Aug 2012
Established an “Open to Buy” system at a unit, cost, and retail dollar basis and leveraged tool to increase inventory turns and facilitate optimal inventory levels. Collaborated with store operations and the warehouse team to facilitate an efficient supply chain. Constructed order release schedule to optimize flow of orders to the Warehouse, reducing labor requirements and improving order processing. Improved inventory quality by creating custom size profile curves. Developed a template to evaluate size performance on repeat styles to be used for determining re-order purchases by size. Calculated custom case packs tailored to location and product size specific profile needs. Provided order release projections to the warehouse to assist in labor staffing. Designed and delivered training and presentations. Gave interactive presentations on evaluating store merchandise needs and presented an overview of retail math concepts to company associates.
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Meldisco
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager, Planning & Distribution
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2004 - 2006
Managed planning and forecasting of sales, markdowns, and inventory for four footwear categories and ensured optimal order quantities by sku amounting to over $90 Million in annual purchases. Achieved best performing Buying Team. Achieved honor for four consecutive years based on Sales and Gross Margin performance.
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Inventory Planner
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2001 - 2004
Created 6-month bottom-up sales and inventory plans by sku for two product categories and maintained an in season forecast by sku.
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Distribution Analyst
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2000 - 2001
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Financial Analyst
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1998 - 2000
Strategic Business PlanningFinancial ReportingBudgeting
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Wells Fargo
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Analyst
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1996 - 1998
Reviewed inventory collateral & credit lines. Analyzed financial statements. Evaluated & approved daily loan advance requests. Reviewed inventory collateral & credit lines. Analyzed financial statements. Evaluated & approved daily loan advance requests.
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Education
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2000 - 2004
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark
MBA, Marketing -
1992 - 1996
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Isenberg School of Management
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Corporate Finance
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