Experience

icebreaker, a VF Company

• New Zealand
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  -Manage retail store inventory in a multichannel business to drive year over year revenue growth and increased inventory turn -Forecast sales for inventory shifts and demand planning -Analyze promotion performance and enhance sales -Manage retail store inventory in a multichannel business to drive year over year revenue growth and increased inventory turn -Forecast sales for inventory shifts and demand planning -Analyze promotion performance and enhance sales



Craftsy

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Inventory Planner

  • Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

  -Managed $12M in cost receipts across multiple product categories including private label and branded products; Total company revenue was $24M -Forecasted revenue to optimize inventory buys in order to meet financial targets -Developed and reported on price elasticity testing to build a strategy for more compelling price point messaging while maintaining gross margin rates -Created excel based models and analytical tools

• Inventory Planner

  • Dec 2017 - Jul 2020

  -Owned demand planning process for inventory re-orders that resulted in an average of 96% in-stock rate in 5 product categories -Rebuilt bottoms up and re-order tools to increase accuracy and efficiency -Managed the pricing process for daily and promotional timeframes



Western Paper Distributors

• Buyer

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  Planned and executed purchasing strategies to minimize dead stock Purchased for promotions and marketing events for grocery stores and catering companies Managed warehouse inventory in 3 regions and transfers between all regions to minimize supply chain costs. Planned and executed purchasing strategies to minimize dead stock Purchased for promotions and marketing events for grocery stores and catering companies Managed warehouse inventory in 3 regions and transfers between all regions to minimize supply chain costs.



Sports Authority

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Allocator

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Currently the men's and women's Product Allocator for Asics, Soffe, Puma, Brooks and Capezio Apparel; managing allocations and 160 SKUs for 465 stores Utilize various systems (AS400, JDA, Arthur, Retail Ideas, Scoreboard, Office) to analyze inventory and sales trend Partner with buyers, advertising, operations, logistics and vendors to effectively drive sales Manage inventory for special events to drive sales on an event by event basis and developed template to assist in… Show more Currently the men's and women's Product Allocator for Asics, Soffe, Puma, Brooks and Capezio Apparel; managing allocations and 160 SKUs for 465 stores Utilize various systems (AS400, JDA, Arthur, Retail Ideas, Scoreboard, Office) to analyze inventory and sales trend Partner with buyers, advertising, operations, logistics and vendors to effectively drive sales Manage inventory for special events to drive sales on an event by event basis and developed template to assist in monitoring and maintaining inventory levels Communicate with all internal and external partners on inventory issues, and stock levels that could affect sales

• Assistant Buyer

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2014

  Worked as an Assistant Buyer in men’s women’s and kids’ active apparel, buying the Athletics, Fleece, Cold Weather, Performance, Fitness, Basketball, Tennis and Soccer categories Collaborated with training department to develop training classes for to be used for all new assistant buyers at Sport Authority Created and analyzed reports to be used at the divisional level for all active apparel categories Assisted planners and allocators to maintain budget expectations and… Show more Worked as an Assistant Buyer in men’s women’s and kids’ active apparel, buying the Athletics, Fleece, Cold Weather, Performance, Fitness, Basketball, Tennis and Soccer categories Collaborated with training department to develop training classes for to be used for all new assistant buyers at Sport Authority Created and analyzed reports to be used at the divisional level for all active apparel categories Assisted planners and allocators to maintain budget expectations and inventory levels Analyzed business on a weekly basis to understand sales and assist in the growth of business as well as on a daily basis for business understanding Managed all advertising promotions and strategies on a weekly basis including projection forecasting with budget constraints Created purchase orders and assortment plans for over 7 for all Sports Authority formats including SA Elite, small format, resort and elevated shops Managed relationships with vendors to ensure accurate and timely processing and shipping of orders