Experience

VICI

• Higher Education

• Inventory Planning Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Develops a process to manage Inventory Roll-Forward.Partners with Inventory Planning department to ensure that all inventory transactions are accurately recorded.Work with Shopify and Stitchlabs to improve inventory, revenue and margin reporting module.Ensure accuracy and validity of inventory, gross margin schedules to Sr. Management.Partners with Inventory Planning to understand the Open to Buy Receipt plan.Prepare, analyze and report weekly, monthly, quarterly gross margin analysis by product.Assist in month-end closing, prepare journal entries, analyze inventory evaluation, inventory roll forward and inventory rollback reconciliations.Coordinate and assist with cycle count/physical inventories.Develop and maintain internal control documentation.Prepare monthly inventory reconciliations.Support reporting requirements including audit schedules, month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing tasks.



24 Hour Fitness

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Inventory Planner

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2020

  Grew Accessories Sales $s by $2.9M (+38%) to prior year, yielding additional $560K in Margin $s.Exceeded Cooler Drinks Budget in Sales $ by 12%, Inventory Turn by 0.2 points and GM$ by $268K throughstrong partnership with Buyer, adjustments in order cycles, revised allocation strategies.90%+ of monthly sales forecasts actualized within 5% of original forecast.Reduced aged reserves and expiration liability in Bars & Snacks through leaner buys, more frequent order placements and continued review of allocation strategies.Subject matter expert (SME) for MicroStrategy Business Intelligence (BI). Trained colleagues on BI, and worked with vendor and IT to uncover issues, implement fixes, and test updates using QA environments.Support Planning Manager and cross-functional partners in advanced Excel functions.



Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Allocation Planner

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

  Overhauled Furniture Floor Model process by automating updates. Minimized data entry errors and reduced time spent on updates by 3 days.Increased Sales $ by 9% through assortment analysis, revision & execution of allocation parameters. Overhauled Furniture Floor Model process by automating updates. Minimized data entry errors and reduced time spent on updates by 3 days.Increased Sales $ by 9% through assortment analysis, revision & execution of allocation parameters.



Gymboree

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Allocation Planner

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  Managed Outbound Forecasts in conjunction with sales trend and warehouse & store capacityCreated strategies and overhauled process to execute size runs for Fall purchase orders Managed Outbound Forecasts in conjunction with sales trend and warehouse & store capacityCreated strategies and overhauled process to execute size runs for Fall purchase orders



Cost Plus World Market

• United States
• Retail

• Inventory Management Analyst

  • May 2010 - Oct 2012

  Created and executed Fall allocation strategy resulting in a 23% increase in Sales $, yielding $5 million inadditional Margin $s annually.Implemented Tiering Strategies for Apparel assortment, exceeding sell-thru plans by 9%. Created and executed Fall allocation strategy resulting in a 23% increase in Sales $, yielding $5 million inadditional Margin $s annually.Implemented Tiering Strategies for Apparel assortment, exceeding sell-thru plans by 9%.



DFS North America

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Inventory Control Manager

  • Mar 2008 - Jan 2009

  Reduced Other Cost of Sales in Shrink by $400K, a direct improvement to the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement.Saved $80K in Regulatory fees on the P&L statement by identifying reporting errors that occurred over a 6-year.span

• Distribution Manager, US Group

  • Jan 2004 - Feb 2008

  Led and supported inventory replenishment, allocation and supply chain management, supporting salesexceeding $700 million and inventory holdings over $100 millionDirected and developed a team of 12 Distributors (Analysts) into Merchandising, Planning and Store Operations