Experience

Element Electronics

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Line Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Best Buy

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager - Exclusive Brands

  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

  - Develop and maintain private label assortment for computer and tablet accessories - Build category strategy and product roadmaps based on gap analysis, sourcing intelligence and customer insights - Lead global team across sourcing, engineering, supply chain and packaging in product commercialization process - Build monthly financial forecasts

• US Operations Lead - Exclusive Brands

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2019

  - Manage receipt and production planning for ~400 private label SKUs between US-based demand planning partners and Asia-based supply chain analysts - Coordinate action planning across international teams to meet targeted shipment timelines and receipt quantities despite complications including forecast fluctuations, production delays, changing merchandising strategies, etc. - Optimize transportation costs through cost-benefit analysis of multiple product fulfillment types - Analyze… Show more - Manage receipt and production planning for ~400 private label SKUs between US-based demand planning partners and Asia-based supply chain analysts - Coordinate action planning across international teams to meet targeted shipment timelines and receipt quantities despite complications including forecast fluctuations, production delays, changing merchandising strategies, etc. - Optimize transportation costs through cost-benefit analysis of multiple product fulfillment types - Analyze inventory position at both a SKU and category level to help business teams optimize inventory turn and manage successful product transitions, avoiding owned and at-risk inventory burdens

• Senior Demand Forecast Analyst - Portable Audio

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2015

  - Managed sales forecasts of ~300 headphones and Bluetooth speaker SKUs for entire BBY chain to provide vendor partners and demand planning partners line of sight to future inventory needs - Provided team with forecasts based on "what-if" scenarios to help merchants and demand planning partners make educated decisions to capture incremental sales volume while minimizing inventory risk - Determined future sales lift from planned promotional activity - Developed forecasts for new SKUs… Show more - Managed sales forecasts of ~300 headphones and Bluetooth speaker SKUs for entire BBY chain to provide vendor partners and demand planning partners line of sight to future inventory needs - Provided team with forecasts based on "what-if" scenarios to help merchants and demand planning partners make educated decisions to capture incremental sales volume while minimizing inventory risk - Determined future sales lift from planned promotional activity - Developed forecasts for new SKUs entering the assortment - Collaborated with merchant partners to determine overall category level unit forecasts for financial planning and budgeting

• Demand Forecast Analyst - Computer Accessories

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Managed POS sales forecasts for ~300 computer accessories and peripherals SKUs for all BBY locations - Determined future sales lift from planned promotional activity - Developed forecasts for new SKUs entering the assortment - Collaborated with merchant partners to determine overall category level unit forecasts for financial planning and budgeting - Developed strong understanding of Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting

• Demand Planning Analyst - Networking

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2014

  - Managed receipt planning and replenishment of ~100 home networking SKUs at both a warehouse and store level for total chain - Analyzed current and historical sales trends at SKU level to determine appropriate receipt plans relative to inventory goals and Open to Buy expectations - Collaborated with merchant, forecasting and vendor partners to align inventory with upcoming promotions, seasonal variability and product transitions - Maintained high in-stock targets while decreasing… Show more - Managed receipt planning and replenishment of ~100 home networking SKUs at both a warehouse and store level for total chain - Analyzed current and historical sales trends at SKU level to determine appropriate receipt plans relative to inventory goals and Open to Buy expectations - Collaborated with merchant, forecasting and vendor partners to align inventory with upcoming promotions, seasonal variability and product transitions - Maintained high in-stock targets while decreasing overall inventory levels substantially, subsequently decreasing owned and at-risk inventory - Developed strong understanding of Oracle Retail Advanced Inventory Planning



Music Go Round

• United States
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Associate / Buyer

  • Nov 2006 - Aug 2011