Experience

DevaCurl

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Supply Chain Planning

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  ✅ SNAPSHOTLed the development and implementation of a new supply chain planning strategy, resulting in a 20% increase in efficiency and a 7% increase in margin. Build and manage a team, providing guidance and mentorship to ensure their success. Improve communication and collaboration with key stakeholders, including vendors and customers, to ensure smooth and efficient operations. Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to secure favorable terms and ensure timely delivery of goods. Analyze data and trends to identify areas for improvement and develop data-driven solutions.✅ KEY DELIVERABLES▪️ Negotiated new contracts with current and prospective suppliers. Eliminated PPVs (purchase price variances) through innovative negotiation tactics reducing unplanned annual costs of $102K. ▪️ Formalized Concord meeting (S&OP) resulting in increased efficiency and responsiveness, more informed and strategic business decision-making, and improved demand forecasting accuracy by 12%.▪️ Developed a new innovation forecasting process with cross-functional collaboration and scenario planning. Eliminated post-launch out of stocks while maintaining a healthy inventory position.

• Senior Supply Chain Manager, Planning & Reporting

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

  ✅ SNAPSHOTHelmed supply chain operations and established a comprehensive supply chain strategy with key operational and productivity metrics. Steered and shaped total company inventory forecast to provide a complete view of current and future inventory projections. Cross-functionally collaborated to cultivate strategic partnerships, optimize operations and financial results. Primary point of contact for all contract manufacturers. ✅ KEY DELIVERABLES▪️ Successfully relaunched a brand (new packaging, formulas, and artwork), during a time rife with supply chain challenges, through strong team leadership and outstanding data analysis/forecasting that resulted in inventory -8% and sales up 10% to prior year. ▪️ Spearheaded the Supercuts Sample Taskforce to eliminate future excess inventory ($500K+) by consolidating sample options and changing the budgeting process.

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

  ✅ SNAPSHOTPartnered with other departments and stakeholders to identify and establish and drive an effective supply chain strategy. Introduced performance metrics and reporting tools for measurement, comparison, and analysis to provide financial guidance, increase efficiency, and profitability for the organization. ✅ KEY DELIVERABLES▪️ Implemented NetSuite to modernize the organization's reporting capabilities and report creation functionality. ▪️ Launched DevaCurl in EU by delivering a cross-functional business plan with EU assortment and forecasted quantities to place orders while following the applicable regulations.

• Senior Demand Planner

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

  ✅ SNAPSHOTForecasted future needs to meet demand through data analysis and system enhancements. Collaborated with all stakeholders to make decisions that maximized profitability while decreasing costs. Executed and monitored purchase orders with select manufacturers based on forecasts and targets inventory and reflected vendor costs, MOQs, order lead times and target vendor mix. ✅ KEY DELIVERABLES▪️ Created a new sampling system to break down samples by SKU, account, and month, track forecasts, usage, and remaining needs. Enabled insight to forecasts, usage, forecast accuracy per channel, and overall risks for reordering. ▪️ Significantly advanced item reporting by capturing additional KPIs, categories to view performance at more than just an item level, and incremental sales.

• Demand Planner

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2018

  ✅ SNAPSHOTMaintained forecast of costs of goods across all SKUs, categories, and accounts to ensure margin target goals with key cross-functional inputs. Monitored purchase orders with select manufacturers based on forecasts and targets inventory and reflected vendor costs, MOQs, order lead times and target vendor mix. ✅ KEY DELIVERABLES▪️ Developed and implemented a budget process and margin analysis to accurately forecast the year's margin rate and holistically view initiatives. ▪️ Devised an E-Commerce forecast for promotional planning, inventory and budgetary needs. It eliminated disconnect, boosted E-Commerce sales, and moved obsolete inventory at a profit.



The Children's Place

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Inventory Planning Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2017

  ✅ SNAPSHOTWeekly, forecasted demand to influence initial and replenishment allocations and partnered with Distribution Centers, Logistics, Merchandising, and Merchandising Planning to provide timely deliveries to stores. Quarterly, presented an inventory management strategy to VP of Stores and District Managers. Trained and mentored junior-level staff. ✅ KEY DELIVERABLES▪️ Implemented a new allocation system to manage the global business properly. Single-handedly oversaw two teams of three and 130 stores per team. ▪️ Formulated an allocation strategy for Back to School season that reasonably ramped up allocations before the Back to School began. Reduced Back to School out of stocks in key markets and categories.

• Inventory Planner

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

• Distribution Analyst

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2012