Dave Sholtis
North Royalton,OH
Summary
Results-driven Replenishment Manager with demonstrated record of running teams. Successful at managing inventory, forecasting and allocation. Offering 15 years of experience strengthening processes, realigning teams and overhauling structures/processes to keep operations responsive to changing industry and company demands.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Replenishment Manager
Joann Stores
Hudson, OH
10.2018 - 09.2023
- Lead teams between 3 and 8 Replenishment Analysts in Craft and Sewing Divisions responsible for approx. $250M in Sales volume and 15,000 individual SKUs
- Developed reporting and strategy to evolve fashion buys to optimize how inventory was bought and allocated to stores. Implemented utilization of 9 tiers of stores.
- Strategized processes and reporting to simplify management of basics, such as exception reporting and forecast alignment with Planning.
- Conducted bi-annual individual team reviews and proactively provided necessary feedback to team to maintain proper performance
Global Procurement and Planning Analyst
Darice, Inc.
Strongsville, OH
12.2015 - 10.2018
- Managed item forecasts for specific Business Areas in replenishment system that help drive new purchase orders- Approx 6500 SKUs
- Managed specific customers active assortments to ensure wholesale orders are filled and providing feedback to customers
- Developed monthly Inventory Management Tool that tracked Customer Fill Rate, Forecast Accuracy, Lost Sales and Vendor Fill Rate for all items assigned to individuals that tracked Customer Fill Rate, Forecast Accuracy, Lost Sales and Vendor Fill Rate for all items. Approx. 30,000 items.
- Worked with customer centric focus, developed and maintained internal and external reports and create buy plans for their new program sets.
Sr. Replenishment Analyst
Joann Stores
Hudson, OH
07.2012 - 12.2015
- Managed Replenishment for Papercrafting and Celebration(Foodcrafting) Shops. Responsible for demand and fulfillment for approx. 8500 basic SKUs and another 1000 in fashion program
- Forecasted individual items to help maintain company standard of accuracy and store in stock. As well as to ensure promos were added far enough in advance to be able to react and provide with inventory.
- Developed canned Supply Efficiency report that measures store in stock and vendor performance by Category and SKU level. Was adopted by Analysts in other areas due to ease of use.
- Organized monthly forecast meetings with biggest vendors to help maintain the business. We discussed upcoming promos, possible out of stocks, and future programs
Merchandise Planner
Follett Higher Education Group
Oak Brook, IL
06.2010 - 07.2012
- Managed assortments for the Midwest segment of 44 stores which consists of $4.8 million of apparel and $1.5 million gift business
- Controlled Open to Buy for each store’s sales plan that rolled up for the entire segment. Responsible for forecasting, maintaining planned receipts, markdown %, turn and gross margin.
- Executed assortments for each store from pre-determined volume rank set forth from the Sourcing Team. Had freedom to deviate to meet specific store needs and trends.
- Communicated with stores via email and phone on to make sure store needs were met.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
Kent State University
Kent, OHSkills
- Legacy Inventory Management System
- Cross Functional Worker
- Coaching and Team Management
- Supply Chain Replenishment
- Forecasting and Allocation
- Excel and Pivot Tables
- Report Creation
- Culture and Engagement Strategist
Timeline
Replenishment Manager
Joann Stores
10.2018 - 09.2023
Global Procurement and Planning Analyst
Darice, Inc.
12.2015 - 10.2018
Sr. Replenishment Analyst
Joann Stores
07.2012 - 12.2015
Merchandise Planner
Follett Higher Education Group
06.2010 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Arts - History
Kent State University