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