William Lanning
Hilliard
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Allocation Analyst / Senior Allocation Analyst
Big Lots
01.2001 - 01.2025
- Analyzes individual store performance in relation to sales, presentation, and inventory to support the development of future store inventory levels by product category/sku.
- Develops and maintain store forecasts which include the appropriate sales basis, the level at which to develop the forecast (class, subclass), and assortment factors.
- Uses sales, presentation, and inventory information to develop the correct release of merchandise to the stores. Manages multiple and one time distributions.
- Develops optimal stores inventory, by product, to maximize sales and minimize markdowns.
- Reviews individual store performance and tailors inventory to support sales potential.
- Builds new store inventory based on volume opportunity and store characteristics.
Store Replenishment Analyst / Planning
Big Lots
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Analyzes historical performance of each never out sku to develop and maintain the min/max inventory parameters to achieve a 95%+ in stock level.
- Develops and maintains cross functional communication across all areas of the business involved in the auto replenishment process.
- Maintains the proper inventory for auto replenishment Ad skus to support the incremental ad sales and come out at the proper inventory level to maintain in-stocks.
- Prepares ad-hoc analysis and reporting at the sku level as needed.
- Planning forecasts- access historical trends & incorporate trends with pricing/promotions.
Education
Bachelors of Arts - Communications
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OHSkills
- Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Microstrategy, SAP
Timeline
Store Replenishment Analyst / Planning
Big Lots
01.2015 - 01.2018
Allocation Analyst / Senior Allocation Analyst
Big Lots
01.2001 - 01.2025
Bachelors of Arts - Communications
The Ohio State University