Cherryl Ligsay
Santee
Summary
Detail-oriented and proactive professional in Inventory Management and Merchandising, seeking a role to leverage my robust analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Specialist
Milton’s Craft Bakers
05.2023 - Current
- Create accurate purchase order entries and resolve pricing and purchase order discrepancies
- Generate and present daily, weekly, and monthly reports using established metrics for on-time delivery and fill rates
- Collaborate closely with manufacturing partners to ensure timely production activities and plans
- Track received invoices and outstanding expenses to assist with month-end accruals
- Provide order status updates to customers and the sales team using established metrics
Supply Chain Planner
City Furniture
05.2021 - 10.2022
- Released/revised POs based on demand, sales, and forecast
- Optimized order flow by strategically spacing out shipments
- Created weekly inventory audits to locate in stock/shipping root-causes and applies countermeasures
- Maintained stock level through filling stock outs from import and domestic factories
- Planned season demand changes and works around holiday factory shutdowns
- Produced promotional buy plans and balancing buy plans
- Reviewed monthly damage reports and provides problem solving strategies
- Adjusted lock rates to align with sales rates
- Worked consistently with cross-functional teams: Logistics, Merchandising, Operations, Sales and Marketing to ensure our customers are getting the right product at the right time
Supply Planner
Office Depot
10.2019 - 05.2021
- Reviewed sales and forecasts to determine needs and the amount of Purchase Orders to be released
- Tracked purchase orders to ensure product are on schedule; took proper protocol when shipments were delayed
- Supported Inventory Management team on key functions around reporting for business performance analytics
- Assisted the Inventory Management team members on driving financial results through service and quality inventory management
- Analyzed historical data, productivity, and current trends to identify risks and opportunities
- Worked with vendors to gain recovery dates from outs and backorder items
Category Assistant
Office Depot
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Software and Gift Cards
- Provided the Category Merchant support in planning, analyzing, forecasting processes to achieve sales and margin goals
- Supported Category Manager with promotional strategies and building assortment
- Prepared weekly, monthly, and quarterly SOX reviews; developed ad-hoc reporting to provide initiatives and opportunities
- Collaborated with vendors: securing promotions, updating content and images, and performing miscellaneous item maintenance
- Assisted with planogram changes, met deadlines for SKU setups, deliveries and RTVs
- Proofed marketing advertisements: hard-copy weekly inserts and digital ads
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to align with quarterly/monthly strategies or identify potential enhancements to exceed sales goals
Merchandising Operations Assistant
Office Depot
11.2017 - 08.2018
- Managed and executed new item setup by gathering, analyzing, and validating information from vendors, Inventory Management, and Merchants
- Managed item maintenance processes across multiple systems and processes
- Gathered approvals from cross-functional teams to ensure new item is created according to target cycle times and quality levels
- Identified and resolved new item setup issues through data collection and thorough analysis
- Established and maintained relationships with all process stakeholders, merchants, vendors, and support teams
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Analytics
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
Boca Raton, FLB.A. - Fashion Merchandising
California State University, Beach (CSULB)
Long, Long Beach, CASkills
- Intermediate in MS Office Suite (with focus on Excel), Google Doc
- Experience in Sage, Cognos, AS400, SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Power BI, Tableau, Data Mining and Analysis, XLMiner, and Smartsheet
- Knowledge of Retail Math
- Ability to work under pressure while simultaneously managing other tasks
- Excellent time management with strong sense of accountability
Timeline
Supply Chain Specialist
Milton’s Craft Bakers
05.2023 - Current
Supply Chain Planner
City Furniture
05.2021 - 10.2022
Supply Planner
Office Depot
10.2019 - 05.2021
Category Assistant
Office Depot
08.2018 - 10.2019
Merchandising Operations Assistant
Office Depot
11.2017 - 08.2018
Master of Business Administration - Business Analytics
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
B.A. - Fashion Merchandising
California State University, Beach (CSULB)
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