Experience

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  Staples

  • United States
  • Retail Office Equipment
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Financial Analyst II

    • May 2014 - Present

  • Demand Planner

    • Apr 2012 - May 2014

    • On monthly basis, generate sales and margin forecasts by class by week for assigned categories – initially for $625M in sales within Office Supplies, currently for dynamic Technology categories • Support SKU-level functions such as disposition planning, new item forecasting, and both developing and forecasting promotions• Collaborate with multiple positions within the organization including Supply Planner, Inventory Analyst, Category Manager, Planning & Inventory Manager, and Merchandise Director to achieve strategic business goals• Partner with other DPs to share insights, develop best practices and standardize deliverables• Meet weekly/monthly with management up to SVP level to review variances to previous month forecasts, discuss upcoming operations, and present rolling forecast• Provide insightful recommendations to meet revenue and profitability goals – played integral role in turning a declining category into one with +12% sales growth in 2013• Perform wide variety of ad hoc analysis and reports to help grow understanding of our business

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  Southworth Company

  • Springfield, Massachusetts Area

  • Business Analyst

    • Jun 2008 - Apr 2012
    • Springfield, Massachusetts Area

    • Created accurate and practical annual sales budget at various hierarchies • Incorporated internal and external factors to develop and maintain forecast models at a SKU level in both units for the supply chain, and in dollars for financial planning• Aggregated item-level forecasts into produc...

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  Berkshire Blanket 2005-2008

  • Springfield, Massachusetts Area

  • Forecast Manager

    • Sep 2005 - Jun 2008
    • Springfield, Massachusetts Area

    • Forecasted retail sales and resulting purchase orders from our customers• Responsible for creation, maintenance, and entry into ERP system of all forecasts at an item level• Provided validation for purchase orders in excess of $1M• Effectively kept balance of minimal, cost-effective invento...