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Shafeeqah Mamun

Brampton,Canada

Summary

Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with strengths in communication, team leadership and cultivating business partnerships to successfully develop and execute strategies that achieve organizational goals. A driven and strategic thinker able to manage several tasks and preform under pressure in fast-paced, deadline focused environments. Experience with many luxury retail and ecommerce brands

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Planner

Reebok
10.2022 - Current
  • Provides thorough merchant and financial analysis on a weekly basis: keying on the performance of brands by channel, store type and business unit with a specific focus on sales, margin, inventory productivity and contribution.
  • Works closely with finance to execute on all inventory control projects
  • Builds strong budgets, forecasts and reports with analyses and recommendations.
  • Drives results by translating knowledge of size selling, geographic and store-attribute performance and trends into allocation action plans
  • Initiates the development of allocation plans and budgets by department and store.
  • Guides and supports planning team and other cross-functional partners through the seasonal buying cycles, utilizing historical data and current trends to capitalize on new opportunities and identify risks.
  • Delivers analysis at a store and market level to inform and guide decision making, including weekly analysis and insights into product and store sales performance
  • Prepare month end market insight reports outlining sales results and developments in the market
  • Analyzed weekly and monthly patterns to forecast business needs and consolidated financial data and materials for key leadership meetings

Assistant Sales Planning Manager

Adidas
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Contributed to pre-season planning within the market for the Brand's owned E-commerce and Retail channels and managed in season OTB process
  • OTB process to meet sales, margin, inventory turn targets, category-level demand planning and markdown plans
  • Maintained project schedules by managing timelines and making proactive adjustments
  • Contributed to development of annual channel sales, margin and receipt plans for annual budgeting process
  • Prepared financial presentations and reports daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly that include forecast and performance updates
  • Provided input to monthly financial guidance and forecasts to DTC Finance and for in-season forecasting, analyzes sales results to plan, making recommendations to influence business decisions.
  • Provide thorough merchant and financial analysis on a weekly basis keying on performance of brands by channel, store type and business unit with specific focus on sales, margin, inventory productivity and contribution
  • Managed business trends to identify sales and gross margin performance and to capitalize on profit-driving opportunities
  • Worked on opportunities for new business processes and drove analytical needs to increase productivity and profitability
  • Prepared comprehensive financial reports by collecting, formatting and analyzing key data points
  • Supported in market seasonal stock position assuring right volumes are available on Ecom, B&M and distribution centers, and inform of changes to Allocation teams
  • Worked with global/local colleagues to define and implement best in class eCom practices and KPI tracking mechanisms focused on optimization of experience through in season trading best practices
  • Strengthened brand communication with in-depth analyses of competitors, market and economic changes.
  • Created customized marketing materials to increase product awareness.

Merchandising & Allocation Analyst

Hudson's Bay Company, HBC
08.2019 - 01.2022
  • Offered expertise in inventory management and current stock levels to internal teams and stores to facilitate accuracy and product availability
  • Identified risks and opportunities by SKU and worked with teams to develop strategies that optimize the business
  • Recommended performance improvements based on KPI analysis
  • Developed and retained strong rapport with multiple high-value clients including Shiseido Canada Inc & Beaute Prestige Int. and owned brands such as NARS, Laura Mercier, Shiseido, Dolce&Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Issey Miyake, Serge Lutens, etc.
  • Collaborated with Buyers to manage and maintain rolling operating financial forecast (OTB) to secure business performance
  • Created and managed pre-season plans and inventory budgets and looked after receipt forecasts.
  • Maintained strong vendor partnerships with effective negotiation and communication to maximize profitability and achieve success
  • Analyzed vendor performance, SKU productivity, and key-item performance to drive sales, and proposed actions to address opportunities
  • Provided trend analysis on assortment including pricing, commodity, and brands to include recommendation in-season as well as future buys.
  • Researched latest market trends and key business metrics to identify best-fit products for organization.
  • Maximized inventory productivity by accurately developing sales and inventory forecasts based on current trends and historical data.
  • Allocated and ordered merchandise based on inventory risks and opportunities
  • Produced and maintained financial departmental reporting, including weekly open-to-buy, margin planning, and inventory budgets and processed RTV's
  • Drove sales and increased profitability in E-commerce by 50% and forecasted and reported on inventory and reaching monthly sales targets
  • Provided weekly updates on digital marketing campaigns to clients, discussing strategic initiatives and methods for improvement

Administrative Assistant

TJX
08.2017 - 07.2018
  • Managed calendars and files/documents
  • Identified and communicated employee-staffing issues to management and consulted with leadership teams to manage resources
  • Maintained in-depth knowledge of Salesforce, Oracle PeopleSoft, and other billing and tracking software.
  • Fostered cross-functional relationships to connect managers and employees and improve overall efficiency
  • Monitored and handled all employee claims, including performance-based and harassment incidents.
  • Coordinated work activities for HR managers, specialists and recruiting agents
  • Processed employee payroll and benefits enrollment information
  • Coordinated and engaged with leadership in planning and organizing calendars, events and activities
  • Evaluated human resources structure and plan for continual improvement and offered individuals professional and personal growth opportunities

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Community Safety & Criminal Justice

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Oakville, ON
04.2022

Skills

  • ERP and Supply Chain Software Trained in Oracle, SAP, Tableau, AS400, BIS/Micro-Strategy, JDA, RLM, Shopify, PeopleSoft & Google/Adobe Analytics
  • Operations Management
  • Merchandising Strategies
  • Relationship building and Process development
  • Advanced at Microsoft Suite & Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Timeline

Planner

Reebok
10.2022 - Current

Assistant Sales Planning Manager

Adidas
01.2022 - 09.2022

Merchandising & Allocation Analyst

Hudson's Bay Company, HBC
08.2019 - 01.2022

Administrative Assistant

TJX
08.2017 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Community Safety & Criminal Justice

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Shafeeqah Mamun