Sun & Ski Sports

Merchandise planning function- planning/managing the product planning process for the entire company.  Integrating new planning system into current planning/buying process.
Logistics-partner with cross functional teams company wide via the EDI process to insure smooth receipts into the warehouse and timely invoice payments.
Buyer-Responsible for baselayer category of product- narrowed and focused the assortment and drove 55% improvement in inventory productivity, 1st in the company for 2023.

Director Of Merchandise Planning

Coleman County State Bank

Mortgage Loan Officer

Stage Stores

Director and relationship manager for the private label credit card program at Stage Stores.  Responsible for $500mm credit portfolio, delivering $60mm in profit to the organization.  The role required interaction with all levels and departments within Stage:
* Relationship manager with ADS, tasked with communicating with them as well as looking for opportunities to leverage their capabilities to drive tender usage
*Responsible for financial planning and forecasting- partnered with finance to help them understand the receivables and impact to the company.  Responsible for closing the month as well as properly allocating profitability at a unit level.
*Operated within the store management group to engage stores, encourage account solicitation and operate the associate rewards program.  Responsible for $2mm incentive budget to motivate/drive store behavior.
*Partnered with marketing and the Chief Merchant to get exposures to marketing offers utilizing the PLCC tender option as well as utilize company promotional markdowns to increase the portfolio
*Presented to the C Suite quarterly an update of current business, existing challenges, and present strategic and tactical decisions for approval

Director, Private Label Credit Card

Director Of Planning And Allocation, Childrens Division 

Director, Planning and Allocation, Men's & Young Men's

Director of Planning and Allocation, Young Men's

Director of Planning & Allocation, Home

Merchandise Planner

JCPenney

Drive sales and profit and mitigate risk by creating assortments which delight the customer while at the same time aligning with the new company direction.  Achieve sales and profit plans by relentless assortment planning, negotiating with key national brand vendors, and directing store execution to make enticing and exciting store environments for customers.

Associate Buyer, Men's Athletic and Young Men's Footwear

Strategically built assortment plans by partnering with the buyer to understand the vision while at the same time conforming to financial goals.  Drove inventories into top performing brands and items to maximize GPROI, while relentlessly editing the assortment to fund newness and growth by eliminating bottom quartile performers.

Senior Assortment Planner, Men's Basics

Manage athletic sock and sleepwear business.  Partner with vendors to maximize profitability and turn on assortment while giving customers access to quality and style at smart prices.  Work with internal customers to protect and grow JCP private labels.  Plan and implement strategies to achieve or exceed sales and profit plans.  Top quartile performing buying office for both Fiscal 2007 and 2008.

Senior Assistant Buyer, Men's Sleepwear and Hosiery

Managed the open to buy and all aspects of retail fiscal performance for the Men's Knit Sportswear team.  Managed and forecasted sales, receipts and markdowns to ensure top line sales were met while at the same time minimizing markdown liabilities.  Worked with divisional vice president and buyer to recognize buying opportunities and accelerate markdowns to liquidate problem merchandise early in the selling cycle.

Senior Merchandise Planner, Men's Knits/ Young Men's Tops

Wal-Mart

Managed $980M+ women's hosiery business.  Partnered with external brands and category captains to maximize sales per square foot in a planogram/modular driven area.  Focused assortment while driving key items.   Negotiated costing with suppliers and communicated daily with stores, giving them leadership as well as handling issues in a prompt manner

Senior Assistant Buyer/Planner

Bayou Beverage

Covered multiple territories of increasing importance for the Gallo Winery in Houston.  Charged with growing business in existing grocery accounts, while also introducing new products as well as educating the consumer and the store management on the features and benefits of a wine-centric store environment.

District Sales Representative

Foley's Department Stores

Successive roles of increasing importance involving increased assortment planning, vendor negotiation, and accurate OTB management.  Received Assistant Buyer of the 3rd Quarter for 1998.

Assistant Buyer, Boys 4-7/Children's Accessories/Junior Denim

Apparently you can take the person out of planning but you can’t take planning out of the person. Guess whose back in #planning?  And as a planning professional I want to share the following rules for planning ANYTHING in business or life: 
1) Everyone has a plan until you are punched in the face-Mike Tyson. 2) your REAL plan doesn’t reveal itself UNTIL you are punched in the face  

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