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Roberto Nicholas Noensie

Business Enablement Lead
Portland,OR

Summary

Business-facing product manager with over a decade in diverse planning experiences with various retail companies

Overview

2
2
Languages
11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Enablement Lead

DSM-ISO - Nike
Beaverton, OR
06.2019 - Current
  • Collaborate with Nike Tech, DSM PM, and vendor teams to deliver Just Enough Pricing to NA NDDC+.
  • Defined MVP end-user requirements and translated them into specific product features for Nike and JE developers.
  • Partner with SLIM and Price Optimization teams to identify current and future pricing capabilities gaps.
  • Lead system’s User Acceptance Testing, end-user training and post go-live stabilization.
  • Maintain continuous communication with stakeholders to align on product enhancements and vision.
  • Assisted in EMEA’s Just Enough Pricing User Acceptance Testing, training and April 2020 go-live.

Business Enablement Lead

Digital Demand Sensing, DSM - Nike
Beaverton, OR
11.2018 - 06.2019
  • Collaborated with Nike Tech, DSM CoE and vendor consultants to deliver the DDS-SAS pilot to NA NDDC Merch Planning.
  • Collected MVP end-user requirements and translated them into specific product features for Nike and SAS developers.
  • Led system’s User Acceptance Testing, end-user training and post go-live stabilization.
  • Managed continuous communication with stakeholders to align on product enhancements and vision.

NA Direct Merchandise Planner – Young Athletes Apparel - Nike
Beaverton, OR
06.2017 - 11.2018
  • Manage in-season business by leading weekly discussions and collaborations on optimizing sales, markdown and inventory.
  • Lead pre-seasonal assortment planning process by advising merchants on CC productivity, key sales and inventory strategies.
  • Influence third-party vendor (Haddad) to streamline seasonal buy order entry, weekly chase and bi-quarterly cancel processes.
  • Grow the Littles (Infant/Toddler) Apparel business 102% over LY on top of already triple-digit growth during the previous year.
  • Collaborate with the Open-to-Buy Honey Badger team on creating the OTB process for Nike Direct digital and stores.
  • Lead the NA DSM Ambassador’s DSM University committee on creating learning and development events for the org.

Senior Planner

Omni Merchandise, J.Crew, Inc
New York, NY
10.2015 - 05.2017
  • Manage the Men’s Footwear and Suiting P&L of $80 million sales and $25 million inventory for US and International divisions.
  • Advise merchants and leadership on assortment, SKU count, promotional and inventory strategies to achieve financial targets.
  • Create the quarterly merchandise strategy and financial plans.
  • Drive and present the weekly and monthly financial forecast and Open-to-Buy to merchants and planning leadership.
  • Collaborate with merchants, distribution and operations to modify allocation strategies to achieve turn target.
  • Reduce 15% of the SKU count to improve assortment productivity and return-on-investment.

Finance/Business Planner

Dining - Macys, Inc
New York, NY
02.2015 - 10.2015
  • Manage P&L of a $75 million in Omni-Channel sales and $30 million in inventory.
  • Create seasonal division-, department- and vendor-level financial plans.
  • Drive and improve the monthly financial forecast process in collaboration with merchants and corporate finance.
  • Develop 3-year merchandise strategy and vendor plans.
  • Advise merchants and senior leadership on business decisions through financial modeling, presentations and ad-hoc analyses.

Merchandise & Inventory Planner

Macys.com
New York, NY
07.2012 - 01.2015
  • Manage P&L of a $95 million in online sales and $20 million in inventory.
  • Prepare and present seasonal strategies to accomplish financial plans in front of executive management audience.
  • Drive and improve monthly forecast process through streamlining and modifying standards of procedure.
  • Manage an assistant planner to support and drive the business.
  • Launched a new initiative in ready-to-assemble and drop-ship furniture as well as created its associated business processes.

Finance/Business Planner

Walmart Stores, Inc
Bentonville, AR
08.2010 - 04.2012
  • Provided sales, profit and inventory official guidance for the $15 billion Rx Division’s leadership through key financial reports.
  • Decreased the cost of over 400 drugs by $200 million through designing and leading Request for Proposal events.
  • Manage an annual $2.7 billion sales plan on over 2500 items in the Seasonal Pharmaceuticals Category Group.
  • Advise merchants and senior leadership on business decisions through financial modeling, presentations and ad-hoc analyses.

Merchant Leadership Trainee - Over-the-Counter Drugs - Walmart Stores, Inc
Bentonville, AR
10.2009 - 07.2010
  • Completed the 42-week Merchant Leadership Program covering critical facets of merchandising.

Education

Bachelor of Science - International Finance and Economics

University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business

Software Product Management Certification - undefined

University of Alberta

Software

Just Enough Pricing

JIRA

Excel

PowerPoint

Timeline

Business Enablement Lead

DSM-ISO - Nike
06.2019 - Current

Business Enablement Lead

Digital Demand Sensing, DSM - Nike
11.2018 - 06.2019

NA Direct Merchandise Planner – Young Athletes Apparel - Nike
06.2017 - 11.2018

Senior Planner

Omni Merchandise, J.Crew, Inc
10.2015 - 05.2017

Finance/Business Planner

Dining - Macys, Inc
02.2015 - 10.2015

Merchandise & Inventory Planner

Macys.com
07.2012 - 01.2015

Finance/Business Planner

Walmart Stores, Inc
08.2010 - 04.2012

Merchant Leadership Trainee - Over-the-Counter Drugs - Walmart Stores, Inc
10.2009 - 07.2010

Software Product Management Certification - undefined

University of Alberta

Bachelor of Science - International Finance and Economics

University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business
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