RACHEL MELCHIOR
NOVATO
Summary
Dynamic Senior Inventory Planner with a proven track record at RH Restoration Hardware, excelling in demand forecasting and vendor negotiation. Expert in supply chain optimization, I drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance inventory efficiency and support strategic decision-making, ensuring alignment with market trends and operational goals.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SENIOR INVENTORY PLANNER
RH Restoration Hardware
11.2024 - Current
- Analyze historical data and current trends to identify opportunities and risks by department, and SKU and make informed decisions on stock replenishment and reduction opportunities.
- Newness planning aligning expected demand with forecasting while considering historical data information. Ensuring the collection and supporting items, such as swatches and touch-up kits, are available on time to support the launching.
- Conduct demand forecasting at the department, collection, and SKU levels in accordance with company goals, historical performance and trend analysis.
- Calculate receipt needs based on inventories and rate of sale and present buying strategies and inventory investments to the senior leadership team.
- Manage the on order pipeline of goods and negotiate flow requirements with vendors.
- Work closely with Merchandising to support product strategies, vision, MD and pricing opportunities to drive sales and margin.
- Identify opportunities for process enhancements within existing inventory and implement best practices to improve fulfilling orders efficiency.
INVENTORY PLANNER
RH Restoration Hardware
11.2022 - 10.2024
PLANNER
ASUS
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Monitoring Sales out and forecast to produce buffer planning for models and parts. Generate usage analysis to produce board level planning.
- Weekly models and parts analysis to order swap models and parts for operations, and legal cases.
- Responsible for the headquarters' negotiation of shortage cases, monitoring ongoing projects and negotiation to get needed parts, improving Brazil's fulfillment. NPI follow ups and insertion in all process involved. Developed strong fundamental skills in forecast of sales.
- CHUB planning schedule review, KPIs of part's usage, efficiency and tool's availability.
- Accomplished confidence in the planning process that assumed the annual worldwide planning meeting presentation, strategically presenting the results and improvements of the department.
- Successfully implemented new KPI's like Part's Buffer Accuracy, and Pending Shortage cases which helped to improve the planning process.
SENIOR PLANNING ANALYST
Atento
01.2017 - 05.2018
- Strategic Planning - Forecast, dimensioning, sinkage, capacity, performance presentations, KPIs follow up (TPH, ABS, TO), actions to achieve operational targets like atypical moves between operations.
- Tactic Planning - Reforecast, management of OT and trainings, adversities situations plan, allocation, projects and opportunities studies. Definition of targets ensuring the results, reallocation of volume.
- Successfully implemented the Goiania's brand-new site overseeing the dimensioning of headcount and guidance to the achievement of the best KPI Results.
- Successfully implemented the outflow of daily reports assuring accurate information to support operations.
Education
Certified Forecaster and Demand Planner -
INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EDUCATION ALLIANCE
01.2023
Professional Certificate in Business Strategy -
FUNDACAO BRADESCO
Brazil01.2014
Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain -
METODISTA UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO
Brazil01.2013
Skills
- Demand Forecasting
- Supply chain optimization
- Vendor negotiation
- Forecasting methodologies
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Continuous improvement
- Market trend analysis
- Attention to detail
- Inventory Planning
Languages
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
Forecaster and Demand Planner - ISCEA International Supply Chain Education Alliance
Timeline
SENIOR INVENTORY PLANNER
RH Restoration Hardware
11.2024 - Current
INVENTORY PLANNER
RH Restoration Hardware
11.2022 - 10.2024
PLANNER
ASUS
06.2018 - 08.2019
SENIOR PLANNING ANALYST
Atento
01.2017 - 05.2018
Certified Forecaster and Demand Planner -
INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN EDUCATION ALLIANCE
Professional Certificate in Business Strategy -
FUNDACAO BRADESCO
Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain -
METODISTA UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO