Inventory & Planning Business Development Analyst 2018-2020 Collaborated with industry buyers and category managers to plan inventory placement and movement, boosting B2B sales. Assortment and Item Planner 2011-2018 Direct the pre-season item analysis, in-season item analysis and pre-season assortment plans. Manage the product life cycle for all special buy product. Manage inventory while maintaining profitability within budget parameters. Coordinate and review assortment planning at the category level. Validate lift quantities for promotions for both retail and direct business units. Manage the vendor inventory projection process. Support the merchandise planner to achieve category goals

Location Planning 2008-2011 Direct daily operations of location planning for each store based on direct sales analyses Orchestrate transfers and recalls. Manage inventory while maintaining profitability within budget parameters. Coordinate and review assortment planning at the store level. Laison for 22 store locations with combined annual retail sales of $179,000,000 for 2010 (2011 is up by 3.2%). Space Planning 2007-2008 Directed daily operations of space planning based on individual store rankings within the company. Coordinated and reviewed assortment planning. Built "Planograms" for each individual store location. Conducted in-stock meetings with staff. Tracked initial product set-ups for the Planograms up to a 95% in-stock rating. Planning, Allocation & Replenishment 1999-2007 Directed the daily operations of planning and allocation. Managed merchandise transfers. Developed store rankings through business analysis to determine product placement. Conducted assortment planning and merchandise transfers, when necessary

Directed daily operations of the store. Recruited, hired, trained and supervised all staff. Controlled all costs within budget parameters: payroll, inventory, etc.. Marketed and promoted store through various media. Maintained the Asset Protection Program.