Manages inventory to best meet or exceed inventory and sales KPI's across multiple channels with the goal of improving turn and margin.
Delivers demand-related business insights to the Product and Planning teams to ensure optimal buying decisions.
Manages flow of warehouse inventory to 180 retail stores and ensures adequate in-stock levels to support sales demand.
Partners with vendors to understand product availability and stock outages.
Utilizes Blue Yonder demand forecasting system to place weekly orders for replenishment items.
Replenishment Analyst
Snipes
Philadelphia, PA
10.2020 - 02.2022
Created a regional sales performance report to support company initiative and presented it to the executive leadership team within six months of employment.
Reviewed DC inventory and distributed product to stores based on sales metrics.
Conducted ad hoc reporting and extracted raw data to provide insight into business performance.
Attended weekly Sales Performance Meeting and shared sales to stock metrics, regional opportunities/risks and product findings
Partnered with the Director and direct teammates to discuss inefficiencies within workload and propose changes to create a smoother, efficient process
Distribution Analyst
Ralph Lauren
Nutley, NJ
03.2020 - 04.2020
Evaluated inventory levels on a regular basis, verifying supply adequacy against expected sales.
Partnered with buyers and planners to identify growth opportunities, minimize down trending business, and evaluate assortment plans to ensure proper vision execution.
Ran reports in Business Intelligence and prepared weekly performance recaps for direct manager and buying team.
Location Planning Analyst
Burlington Stores
Burlington, NJ
02.2019 - 03.2020
Reviewed business performance in preparation for quarterly strategy meetings and proposed strategy changes to leadership team as well as cross functional partners.
Created and exported ad hoc reports from MicroStrategy for manipulation and analysis in Excel and communicated findings to Planning Manager, Director, VP and cross functional teams.
Prepared pre-season and in-season regional sales plans by evaluating sales trends, markdown rate, stock-to-sales ratios, turn and sell-through rate.
Recipient of CEO Award for Q1 and Q2 2019 as a result of beating sales plan and gross margin.
Allocation Analyst
Burlington Stores
Burlington, NJ
06.2017 - 02.2019
Ensured timely allocation of purchase orders in the correct quantities to the right stores.
Effectively prioritized and escalated issues that required immediate attention to ensure a smooth allocation process.
Generated reports in MicroStrategy to review recent sales, inventory levels, sales history and products on order.
Partnered with Planning and Merchandising teams to educate on the allocation system in order to optimize buys.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science & Sport Studies, Applied Kinesiology
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Skills
Five years of brick-and-mortar customer service experience which included addressing inquiries over the phone as well as in person
Eight years of experience in sales and inventory analysis
Utilize key performance indicators to analyze the business and drive results
Ability to collaborate and work effectively within a team as well as work cross functionally with other departments
Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast paced work environment and meet deadlines
Proficient in Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
Excel skills include xlookup, pivot tables, formulas and formatting
Timeline
Replenishment Analyst
REI
02.2022 - Current
Replenishment Analyst
Snipes
10.2020 - 02.2022
Distribution Analyst
Ralph Lauren
03.2020 - 04.2020
Location Planning Analyst
Burlington Stores
02.2019 - 03.2020
Allocation Analyst
Burlington Stores
06.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science & Sport Studies, Applied Kinesiology