Just Enough Pricing
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
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