Scott Williams
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Connie Smith
Scott was my Forecast Analyst at Academy Sports and Outdoors for approximately 2 years. Scott was responsible for departments in the Field area. Scott came to forecasting during a restricting of responsibilities. Even though he didn’t chose this area, he adapted very quickly. Scott was able to learn the complex functions of the forecasting in a short amount of time. He did not hesitate to inquire about the different functionality or processes. His background in replenishment was helpful to him in understanding the role forecasting played in the supply chain. He would often offer his knowledge of replenishment to other people in the forecasting area which was very helpful. He created a report to help the replenishment team to determine if an item should be considered a forecastable item. This was beneficial because all the information needed was compiled into an easy to view screen shot. Scott was very dependable, hardworking, punctual, and dedicated analyst while I was his manager. I think he would be a great asset to any organization. Connie Smith Forecast Manager Academy Sports and Outdoors
Connie Smith
Scott was my Forecast Analyst at Academy Sports and Outdoors for approximately 2 years. Scott was responsible for departments in the Field area. Scott came to forecasting during a restricting of responsibilities. Even though he didn’t chose this area, he adapted very quickly. Scott was able to learn the complex functions of the forecasting in a short amount of time. He did not hesitate to inquire about the different functionality or processes. His background in replenishment was helpful to him in understanding the role forecasting played in the supply chain. He would often offer his knowledge of replenishment to other people in the forecasting area which was very helpful. He created a report to help the replenishment team to determine if an item should be considered a forecastable item. This was beneficial because all the information needed was compiled into an easy to view screen shot. Scott was very dependable, hardworking, punctual, and dedicated analyst while I was his manager. I think he would be a great asset to any organization. Connie Smith Forecast Manager Academy Sports and Outdoors
Connie Smith
Scott was my Forecast Analyst at Academy Sports and Outdoors for approximately 2 years. Scott was responsible for departments in the Field area. Scott came to forecasting during a restricting of responsibilities. Even though he didn’t chose this area, he adapted very quickly. Scott was able to learn the complex functions of the forecasting in a short amount of time. He did not hesitate to inquire about the different functionality or processes. His background in replenishment was helpful to him in understanding the role forecasting played in the supply chain. He would often offer his knowledge of replenishment to other people in the forecasting area which was very helpful. He created a report to help the replenishment team to determine if an item should be considered a forecastable item. This was beneficial because all the information needed was compiled into an easy to view screen shot. Scott was very dependable, hardworking, punctual, and dedicated analyst while I was his manager. I think he would be a great asset to any organization. Connie Smith Forecast Manager Academy Sports and Outdoors
Connie Smith
Scott was my Forecast Analyst at Academy Sports and Outdoors for approximately 2 years. Scott was responsible for departments in the Field area. Scott came to forecasting during a restricting of responsibilities. Even though he didn’t chose this area, he adapted very quickly. Scott was able to learn the complex functions of the forecasting in a short amount of time. He did not hesitate to inquire about the different functionality or processes. His background in replenishment was helpful to him in understanding the role forecasting played in the supply chain. He would often offer his knowledge of replenishment to other people in the forecasting area which was very helpful. He created a report to help the replenishment team to determine if an item should be considered a forecastable item. This was beneficial because all the information needed was compiled into an easy to view screen shot. Scott was very dependable, hardworking, punctual, and dedicated analyst while I was his manager. I think he would be a great asset to any organization. Connie Smith Forecast Manager Academy Sports and Outdoors
Experience
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REV Foodservice
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Canada
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Manager, Strategic Category Planning and Technical Lead
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Jan 2021 - Present
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Strategic Category Planning Manager
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Jul 2018 - Jan 2021
Manage category analysis, planning and reporting for REV clients across multiple Sysco Grocery categories including: Soups & Frozen Entree's. Develop analysis and insights that highlight category opportunities, emerging product trends, risks, and assortment opportunities utilizing a variety of data sources to provide deeper category understanding to the Sysco category teams and REV supported clients. Responsible for leading category reviews, quarterly business reviews, and strategy planning sessions with internal and external stakeholder Provide REV clients with actionable sales targets, quarterly lead reports, and insights to drive category and client growth. Partner with Sysco category directors to help build category business plans, strategies, key initiatives, and growth targets. Generate bi-weekly and monthly scorecards to track overall category progress, initiatives, and growth targets.
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Academy Sports + Outdoors
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Merchandise Planner
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Nov 2017 - Jul 2018
Responsible for developing and re-forecasting merchandise financial plans to achieve sales and gross profit goals for $100M business Develop strategies, analyze and identify opportunities and risks to drive the business to its highest potential and presented recommendations to senior management Achieve sales, profit, and inventory related objectives through efficient planning and analysis Utilize planning and analysis procedures throughout the financial and assortment planning process Create pricing strategies to maximize sales trends and opportunities Identify core customers by brand and product category utilizing consumer intelligence data to maximize sales Evaluate proposed actions and timelines to meet all deadlines for internal and external stakeholders Utilize planning system for data analysis and report generation Monitor purchases monthly through analyses to determine the impact on inventory position
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Forecast Analyst
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Aug 2016 - Nov 2017
Created a Forecast Eligibility Report which evaluates PSA throughout the year to recommend distribution methods to the Forecast & Replenishment teams. Used by over 50 employees monthly to improve distribution methodology Facilitated monthly meetings with the Field Division merchant teams to review current forecast in collaboration with the Merchandise Planners future forecasts Analyzed systems, tools and metrics identifying with internal customers opportunities of improvement Completed ad-hoc analyses, on a regular basis, for senior management and various teams including Risk, Finance, and Marketing Developed new metrics and Reports for improving quality and accuracy of forecast
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Replenishment Analyst
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2016
Received the coveted PLANNING EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER Q2 2016. Reasons for the award: Created an Open to Buy Review, mentorship to newer Replenishment Analysts and individual training on replenishment responsibilities Created an Open to Buy Review which helped merchant teams evaluate their business at multiple levels ranging from a total Department level down to an individual SKU level. Used throughout the Sports merchant teams to provide OTB order tracking, sub-class analysis at the cluster & individual store level and highlights assortment inefficiencies Responsible for ordering and replenishing to over 200 stores in the following categories Baseball: $64 Million yearly revenue and Team Sports: $43 Million yearly revenue
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Purchasing Agent
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Jan 2013 - Jun 2014
Created and supervised purchasing budgets ranging from $100,000 to $2 Million per project Managed diversified accounts payable and receivables, billing, invoicing, and purchase orders Successfully negotiated contracts in total cost reduction efforts, establishing master purchase agreements and strategic alliances with domestic and international suppliers Order and Track deliverables from purchase order creation to delivery to installation Created and supervised purchasing budgets ranging from $100,000 to $2 Million per project Managed diversified accounts payable and receivables, billing, invoicing, and purchase orders Successfully negotiated contracts in total cost reduction efforts, establishing master purchase agreements and strategic alliances with domestic and international suppliers Order and Track deliverables from purchase order creation to delivery to installation
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Education
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2011 - 2012
University of Houston-Downtown
Bachelor's Degree, Marketing -
2006 - 2010
University of Houston
Marketing
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