Director of Planning & Allocation DTC

• ‏ديسمبر 2022 - - الحالي

Director Enterprise Data & Analytics Training

• ‏مارس 2022 - ‏أكتوبر 2022

Developed, managed and facilitated training for deployment of new enterprise BI tool (MicroStrategy). Responsible for the global roadmap, approach, and execution of data and analytics training for the organization.• Identified, built, and delivered training programs that reinforced corporate strategic objectives, supported new ways of working, improved data literacy and moved users toward a question-based approach using data.• Created live instructor and virtual training, video tutorials, quick reference guides, detailed job aids, and digital courses.• Collaborated with Enterprise Data and Analytics teams which included Technical, Business, Process, and other training teams to evaluate and assess effectiveness of programs and establish best practices to ensure high user adoption rates.• Performed pre-release functional and user acceptance testing to ensure a consistent user experience.• Identified learning opportunities and created training strategies and programs for employees in Asia.• Initiated use of Workday LMS for course listings, scheduling, enrollment, and attendance tracking.

Planning Consultant

• ‏يناير 2021 - ‏مارس 2022

Provided planning services including, but not limited to, report development (product performance, sales planning, OTB, demand forecasting), data analysis, merchandise planning, financial planning, process improvement and systems development.• Built standardized Excel selling reports to measure performance all accounts with the identical KPI’s and metrics.• Created monthly demand forecasting tool for replenishment programs to style color level.• Increased visibility of product life cycle by adding inventory ownership and units in production to selling reports and demand forecasts.

Director of Account Planning, Chaps RTW

• ‏يناير 2019 - ‏ديسمبر 2020

Developed pre-season financial and store plans that support division goals. Analyzed store and product performance; identified opportunities and risks to drive sales and margin. Created assortments by account for market. Served as technology and systems leader. • Managed $100M+ businesses at Kohl’s, HBC, Belk, Boscov’s including forecasting and OTB’s.• Created standardized weekly reports by account. Analyzed performance for distribution to management.• Developed market share tool to identify multi million-dollar growth opportunities at account level.• Identified sales opportunities at store level by leveraging data analytics.• Forecasted demand for replenishment programs.• Established trusted relationship with retail partners on business opportunities, risks and long-range planning.• Anaplan corporate SME.• Led Anaplan enhancement team and peer training for Chaps.

Director of Planning, Lauren RTW and Dresses

• ‏يونيو 2018 - ‏ديسمبر 2018

• Managed Dillard’s, HBC, Belk, Bloomingdale’s and Lord & Taylor including forecasting and OTB’s.• Partnered with Senior Director of Sales (Dresses) on FY budgets by division and account.• Part of Anaplan implementation team for Dresses and RTW. Identified business process gaps.• Exceeded shipment goals for FY18 by 12.5%.• Developed and led training sessions to drive engagement and user adoption of MicroStrategy.• Supported all forecasting and reporting for Women's Polo.

Account Planner, Lauren and American Living Dresses

• ‏مارس 2016 - ‏يونيو 2018

• Managed Dillard’s, Nordstrom, Bon-Ton, Belk, Lord & Taylor, HBC, Palacio, Liverpool.• Partnered with Senior Director of Sales (Dresses) on FY budgets by division and account.• Exceeded shipment goals for FY17 by 6.7%.• MicroStrategy SME.• Created standardized selling report in MicroStrategy.

Director, Omni Merchandise Planning - Men's Shoes

• ‏فبراير 2013 - ‏أكتوبر 2015

Drove sales, margin and turn across store and .com channels for $300M Men’s Shoe business. Developed all financial and location plans. Created assortments that supported demand across all channels with optimized inventory levels. Managed replenishment strategies and forecasts across multiple brands. • Grew private label collection by 11% or $4M in 2014 through localization of assortments and increased depth in key items. Applied climate and color analytics to localize assortments and improved flow of receipts closer to peak sales time.• Developed and executed 200 store assortment targeting ethnically diverse customers resulting in +30% annual increase. Utilized market share analytics and consumer profile data.• Partnered with Inventory Management to develop allocation and replenishment strategies to optimize sales, margin and turn by store, vendor, style and size. • Identified local trends through store visits and calls with field teams.• Managed Associate and Assistant Planner.

Director, Corporate Merchandise Strategy & Analysis

• 2011 - 2013

Provided analytics and insight to support the development and execution of pre-season and long range financial targets. Developed reporting tools to analyze in-season financial and merchandise performance for all merchant levels. Primary goal was to improve the merchant experience during the planning process.• Utilized BI technologies to improve reporting efficiencies and reduce manual workload.• Created analytics to identify white space opportunity and assortment duplication.• Collaborated with Accounting to develop reporting measuring financial impact of Omni-Channel sales.• Led training on pre-season strategy tool I developed to increase user adoption and engagement.

Director, Men’s Merchandise Strategy & Planning

• 2009 - 2011

Drove sales and profit by providing analysis to develop seasonal and long-range targets for sales, gross margin and turn.• Collaborated with all merchant levels to ensure targets are executed in financial planning system.• Provided buyers with systems support and coaching on plan development. • Supported Senior leadership with ad hoc reporting.• Developed multi-level selling report to analyze trends, stock positions, strategies.• Provided business overviews for quarterly board of directors’ meetings.• Liaison with IT group to expand financial planning system functionality (Oracle).

Planning Manager

• ‏ديسمبر 2006 - 2009

Managed corporate planning for Intimate Apparel, Cosmetics and Hosiery at Macy’s Merchandising Group. • Developed merchandise and financial plans for core vendors and private label that supported corporate sales, margin and turnover targets.• Created database of over 200 attributes for 700 stores. Utilized for analytics to identify stores for new brand launches, or opportunities for rollouts with existing brands.• Performed analysis to substantiate market share opportunities in Moderate Bras to increase television exposure leading to increased sales. • Performed door analysis of fragrance assortment to identify opportunities to edit brands based on volume groups.• Designed scorecard to highlight seasonal plan disconnects utilizing exception reporting.

Director, Corporate IT Education & Training

• ‏فبراير 2005 - ‏سبتمبر 2006

Supervised a $500K operating budget to deliver IT Education & Training, Corporate Intranet, Help Desk, Help Desk software administration, QA testing, Application Support, Technical & User Documentation, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, IT General Controls and Enterprise Project Management tool. Provided multi-faceted support for over 700 users and 150 company stores.• Conceived and executed Intranet re-design, originated all Intranet policies, procedures, and standards.• Initiated meetings with Senior leadership and key stakeholders to develop Intranet content guidelines.• Expanded use of help desk software, centralized first level application support to Help Desk resulting in greater efficiencies and improved customer satisfaction. • Created IT Education department to support end users and IT staff on all desktop, legacy, and enterprise systems.• Managed staff of 12.

Director, Business Planning and Analysis

• 2003 - 2005

Directed budget, forecasting, data analysis, reporting, and merchandise assortment guidelines for $435M Womenswear division.• Created and published reports to monitor current business and future orders for Sales, Product Development, and corporate finance departments. • Utilized Essbase to reduce report run time by 30%.• Appointed to corporate system task force that oversaw system enhancements and data governance.• Trained Planning, Sales and Merchandising staff on all wholesale legacy systems.

Director of Retail Planning

• 2002 - 2003

Oversaw corporate OTB’s, developed seasonal and long-range plans for $475M Womenswear division. Prepared and negotiated financial plans with retail accounts. Produced sku plans by account including store clusters and size scales.• Collaborated with buyers and planners on business opportunities and risks.• Increased orders for replenishment programs by 12% by analyzing opportunities in location selling.• Developed and managed financial plans for launch of two new divisions – H Hilfiger, Petites. • Selected to work in partnership with IT on the development of new corporate sales, reporting and BI tools.• Managed 6 Retail Analysts.

Planning Manager

• 1999 - 2002

Managed staff of 3 Retail Analysts in the $550M Womenswear division and held direct responsibility for the Dillard’s Corporation. Responsible for OTB’s, developing seasonal plans, manage gross margins to corporate plans, analyzed business to identify additional opportunities.