Experience

Avon Justine

• South Africa
• Cosmetics
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Finance Manager - Inventory and Supply Chain

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Finance Manager- Inventory

  • May 2021 - Present

  Accountable for the accuracy of the Inventory balance in the Financial Statements of the company.Responsibilities include supporting the businesses’ Sales, Inventory, Operations and Planning process andcompiling, analyzing and reporting inventory data and preparing analysis for the Inventory Management Board. In addition, I works closely with Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance staff to develop action plans that support the businesses’ strategic and tactical inventory objectives.- Constant communication and interactions with the Marketing department, Supply Planning and the DC teams.- Preparation of monthly obscolescence calculation for the Avon brand.- Preperation and presentation to the executives of monthly Inventory Management meetings - ensuring all slides are prepared, correct information and actions are ready on time.- Assist in Year end stock take – providing support from a finance perspective by compiling variance reports which takes into account system reports vs actual counts and providing support for audit visits.- Responsible for setting annual inventory targets working with local supply chain team and Regional Costing team (Forecasts, annual plan). Monitoring performance against plan and ensuring corrective actions are identified and implemented. In conjunction with marketing management agree inventory targets by category.- Responsible for monthly inventory variance analysis and provide meaningful insight into the numbers. Prepares analysis, sets up meetings with relevant parties and provide appropriate challenge to teams making adjustments .- Partner with Marketing and Commercial Operations teams to ensure excess products are flowed before they become non saleable. Identify future risks and ensure they are mitigated.- Ensure obsolescence provisions are in line with global policy requirements and adequately cover risks in inventory valuation. Review in transit stock monthly for obsolescence risk. Update test provision criteria quarterly. Show less

• Senior Financial Analyst - Inventory

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  - Constant communication and interactions with the Marketing department, Supply Planning and the DC teams.- Preparation of monthly obscolescence calculation for the Justine brand.- Preperation of monthly IMB deck for IMB pre – alignment and MBR monthly meetings - ensuring all slides are prepared, correct information and actions are ready on time.- Assist in Year end stock take – providing support from a finance perspective by compiling variance reports which takes into account system reports vs actual counts and providing support for audit visits.- Preperation of monthly Inventory Adjustments reports and investigating variances and discrepancies.- Preperation of monthly sell through rates calculations for both Avon and Justine, which is used in the monthly obsolescence calculation. - Preperation of monthly recons on a timely basis. - Assist in inventory excess manangement with Excess team, highlighting risks before Non saleable and expiration. - Assist in ad hoc staff shop responsibilities- compiling Non saleable items to be sent to staff shop on a monthly basis. Show less

• Demand Planning Specialist

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  - Manage the Demand Planning process within the Fashion and Home Category.- Provide Demand Forceast based on Current trends across the category for monthly campaigns.- Continously improving demand forecast through analysis and trend adjustments therefore supporting the Sales, Marketing and Supply Planning teams. - Colloaborate with Category Managers and provide input on product range.- Assist in the management and exit strategy of Excess stock items with key stakeholders.- Consistently improving the Demand planning process by analysis of past performance and conduct root cause analysis when needed.- Developed an assumptions list to use on an ongoing basis for estimation and forecasting purposes.- Good communication and relationships within the Supply chain, Marketing and Finance teams. Show less

• Campaign Planner

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2018

  Ensure monthly campaigns are planned correctly and on schedule so that brochures have the right mixes of products to reach the optimum sales mix and direct profit margin.Meet profit plan requirement - Support overall growth target by analysis of previous launches, promotions and sales in order to maximise all opportunities in all Campaigns. - Setting up and running of brochure pagination reviews, brochure margin reviews - Establish strong relationships with, operations, creative and finance. Communicate with category managers & Demand Planners frequently to get input and accurate product & promotional information for campaign planning. - Ongoing interaction with the creative department to facilitate efficient communication between the marketing department and the creative department and to ensure a creative and accurate brochure execution. - Contribute to all planning conferences by presenting campaign history and outcomes, and future plans. After conferences, consolidate all promotional and new product information in a campaign energy grid. Show less



Cotton On Group

• Australia
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Allocations analyst

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  - Compile and review weekly Best seller and trade reports for trade analysis and product target reviews. Sales reporting on sell throughs, inventory levels and product performance. - Manage store targets and grading according to store size, demographics and sales mix. - Contribution to weekly trade meeting actions – Using stock and data analysis, I am able to make contributions to optimise sales for the brand by exploring product opportunities and areas to uplift sales. -Category analysis – weekly analysis into top and bottom performing categories, and providing calculated solutions to uplift bottom performers and maintain top sellers by way of promotions, markdowns, new releases,etc -Top/Bottom store performance – Weekly store performance analysis to ensure that top performing stores are optimised and investigating bottom store opportunities by individual in depth category performance. Also developed a weekly snapshot of stores KPI’s and margin perfomance. -Frequent visits and communication with the Distribution Centre (DC) – Liasing with the DC manager daily to ensure that all store deliveries and allocations are prompt. -New store openings allocations – Ensuring that new stores are allocated the correct product for each unique store fixtures, gradings and demographics. -Monthly VM campaign allocations – Analyse risk and opportunities for new monthly campaign stock list and plan product allocations in conjunction with Visual merchandise team and retail team. -Bi-weekly outlet review – Analyse sale opportunities for markdown items and investigate solutions on driving high volume and slow moving products, whilst mainting a strong gross profit. -Managing and reviewing weekly problem line report – highlight high volume and aged stock product lines and providing solutions to move through the identified aged product by way of promotions, markdowns, etc. -Attend yearly trainings and Global retail conference held at the Typo head office in Austrailia. Show less



JTI (Japan Tobacco International)

• Switzerland
• Tobacco Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Associate

  • Mar 2014 - Sep 2014



Hilton Weiner, Platinum Group

• Durban

• Product Specialist

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2013

  - Setup systems to monitor and analyse product supply/demand data. - Lead product team. - Interface between visual merchandising and trade teams to optimise sales. - Ensure optimal levels of product is available to meet consumer demands. - Report to brand team on product analysis and product movement. - Setup systems to monitor and analyse product supply/demand data. - Lead product team. - Interface between visual merchandising and trade teams to optimise sales. - Ensure optimal levels of product is available to meet consumer demands. - Report to brand team on product analysis and product movement.



KZN Aquatics

• Accountant and Office Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2013

  Processing payments (Salaries, SARS - VAT, PAYE, UIF, suppliers) Basic accounting functions. Prepare Vat returns and pay according to due date Responsible for managing office staff Reconciliation of bank accounts including Call Account Recording of all cash book receipts and payment Preparation of invoices for registration Preparation and control of budgets Manage income and expenditure control for the Organization Preparation of year-end financial reports for external Auditors and other stake-holders. Preparation of tax returns and liaison with SARS Managed financial aspects of national swimming events Show less



Transnet SOC Ltd

• South Africa
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vacation Work experience

  • Oct 2008 - Oct 2008

  Key Responsibilities: Assisted with preparation of documents for tender adjudication. Evaluated tender proposals against company evaluation criteria General journal entries on SAP (accounting software package) VAT assessments, including calculations for the various port terminals (e.g., Durban, Richards bay, Cape Town) Benefits: Gained a general knowledge of the SAP software Exposure to the finance head office Ability to work under pressure; Contact Number: 031 308 8333 Show less



uMngeni-uThukela Water

• South Africa
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vacation work

  • Dec 2005 - Jan 2006

  Data Capturer Data Capturer