Experience

Cititrends

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Merchandise Planning Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  •Develop, execute and communicate strategic merchandise financial plans and strategies that support the merchandising and financial objectives for the company•Develop strategic initiatives to achieve all sales, gross margin, and turnover goals for $50M business•Initiated and created companywide financial models to plan store level sales and inventory based on current trends and historical performance•Present financial plans and proposals to senior management on monthly basis•Train, develop, and manage two direct reports; offer consistent and timely feedback•Manage aged and inactive inventory levels, work with merchants to ensure proper markdown strategies to limit liability

• Merhcandise Planner

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  •Lead the company in strategic store shipping strategies for 500+ store chain•Responsible for strategic timely allocations by ensuring that the right products are delivered to the proper stores for the season•Responsible for managing OTB, reviewing stock to sales ratios, responding to changing sales trends, and ensuring plan sales, plan markups, and plan markdowns are achieved by department



Ross Stores, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Merchandise Control Analyst

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2017

• Location Planning Analyst

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2015



AIG PC

• Regulatory Relations

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  Assist with day-to-day activities regarding NY state regulatory financial examination of two insurance companiesAssist with activities regarding Regulatory/Third party inquiries for 12 AIG Property Casualty insurance CompaniesMaintain log of document requests; follow-up on missing/outstanding information Assist with day-to-day activities regarding NY state regulatory financial examination of two insurance companiesAssist with activities regarding Regulatory/Third party inquiries for 12 AIG Property Casualty insurance CompaniesMaintain log of document requests; follow-up on missing/outstanding information



LIMA Wingman LLC

• Director of Operations

  • May 2011 - May 2013

  Project lead on developing a monetizing strategy for the platformRegional director of sales and operations for the New York market recruiting and managing sales teamIdentify potential revenue mechanisms and delevop plans for implemantionFacilitate events and sales Project lead on developing a monetizing strategy for the platformRegional director of sales and operations for the New York market recruiting and managing sales teamIdentify potential revenue mechanisms and delevop plans for implemantionFacilitate events and sales



AIG

• Egypt
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tax Intern - AIG Controversy

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Worked with the Director of Tax Controversy and a Senior Tax Attorney on gathering all necessary support for various foreign entitites in relation to foreign tax auditsReviewed the workpapers and prepared memorandum for disclosure of audit adjustments to the Internal Revenue Service in the upcoming audit cycleOrganized and processed the proposed audit adjustments from the Internal Revenue Service for the current audit cycleWorked with a Senior Tax Attorney to prepare PowerPoint presentationsTook on leadership role in training new interns to ensure the seamless transitition for the team

• Tax Intern - Domestic Compliance

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Prepared Federal Tax returns for small companies Completed Forms 1120 for major corporationsCreated neccesary schedules for larger entity filingsPrepared State and Local Income and Franchise Tax returns for several companiesExtracted all finished returns into a SharePoint databaseAssisted Ernst & Young consulting team with major transaction tax project Prepared Federal Tax returns for small companies Completed Forms 1120 for major corporationsCreated neccesary schedules for larger entity filingsPrepared State and Local Income and Franchise Tax returns for several companiesExtracted all finished returns into a SharePoint databaseAssisted Ernst & Young consulting team with major transaction tax project



Näkturnal Marketing Agency

• General Marketing Intern

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  General MarketingAssisted in developing marketing campaigns for events, small businesses and corporate productsPart of street team promotion by using personal and communication skills for face to face marketing Conducted Viral Marketing by promoting and blogging through social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Myspace as well as guirella marketing using non-traditional marketing campaignsOrganized and worked many events with local entertainment companies General MarketingAssisted in developing marketing campaigns for events, small businesses and corporate productsPart of street team promotion by using personal and communication skills for face to face marketing Conducted Viral Marketing by promoting and blogging through social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Myspace as well as guirella marketing using non-traditional marketing campaignsOrganized and worked many events with local entertainment companies