Sales Microsoft Office
Resume:
Deborah L. Huffman
***** ****** ***** **** ****, TX 77449
***************@*****.***
SUMMARY
I am a skilled communicator; able to maintain cultural sensitivity, establish rapport with members of diverse groups, and promote team cohesiveness.
I am highly organized and independent and am able to effectively coordinate tasks to accomplish projects with timeliness and creativity.
I am a detail-oriented, and conscientious self-starter, able to strategize and prioritize effectively to accomplish multiple tasks and stay calm under pressure.
I am flexible and analytical with a keen eye for details; skilled at synthesizing and editing information to achieve overall objectives.
EXPERIENCE
Academy Sports + Outdoors May 2014 – June 2016
Merchandise Planner
Assist the Buying department to achieve sales, profit, and inventory related objectives through efficient planning and analysis
Utilize planning and analysis procedures throughout the financial and assortment planning process
Provide class/sub class insights in weekly Category Management Team meetings
Complete item level planning, item attributing, and analysis
Create quarterly/seasonal assortment business plan and reconcile with financial plan
Evaluate proposed actions and timelines to meet all deadlines for internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with Replenishment team on weekly needs
Build financial plans and collaborate with Buyers and Planning Managers to maintain them
Manage Open To Buy and stay abreast of trends
Observe industry trends to apply best-in-class practices to Academy
Utilize planning system for data analysis and report generation
Attend vendor meetings to provide updated projections, as needed
Proficiently utilize SAS and Microsoft Office for streamlined workflow
Fred's Inc. August 2010 – May 2014
Merchandise Planner
Plan and Manage Food, Beverage and Candy ($150 M annual Sales (2012-2014)
Plan and Manage All Apparel Departments ($75 M annual sales) through 2012
Responsible for planning Sales, GM, Turn, MD, PMU, etc.
Make Min/Max recommendations for product on Auto Replenishment.
Provide detailed sales analysis and make business recommendations to Buyers.
Create Division Financial Plans, Assortment Plans and Buy Plans at the Class/Subclass level.
Partner with Merchant in all business decisions.
Sears Holdings Corporation March 2008 – May 2009
Inventory Manager
Complete responsibility for ALL Inventory aspects for Home Décor for all K-Mart Stores.
$100 million sales volume, managing approximately $25 mil in inventory monthly.
Inventory planning for entire department and approve all allocations submitted to me by Allocation Analyst who reports to me.
Management of new plan-o-grams/floor sets, ordering the product, communicating delivery with Vendors through weekly conference calls and tracking the orders as well as creating a ladder plan for the seasonal sets.
Manage markdowns, cadences, gross margin, OTB, freight rates and turn.
Started a Family / Stay at home Mom
Hot Topic, Inc. (Torrid) November 2002 – August 2005
Planning and Allocation Analyst
Responsible for planning and allocating Women's Bottoms for 450 stores; $31.3M sales volume.
Analyzed sales trends and made purchasing recommendations. Provided detailed size analysis so all future buys were purchased size proportionately.
Partnered with Buyers to insure proper presentation/distribution in stores.
Developed proficiency with the Arthur allocation system as well as trained all incoming analysts.
Maintained OTB, markdowns, turn, inventory and gross margin.
Speedo-Authentic Fitness Corp April 1997 – November 2002 Planner/Buyer/Allocator
Swim/Women's and Kid's Department Responsible for planning, purchasing and allocating Women's Fitness, Kid's and all swim products for up to 140 stores; $27M sales volume.
Worked directly with designers to develop exclusive products for the stores.
Proficient with Excel spreadsheet analysis by department/class/item, OTB, gross margin, turn and inventory control.
Responsible for Canadian stores; allocations, purchasing, promotions, etc.
SKILLS
Utilize planning and analysis procedures throughout the financial and assortment planning process.
Proficiently utilize SAS and Microsoft Office for streamlined workflow.
Proficient with Excel spreadsheet analysis by department/class/item, OTB, gross margin, turn and inventory control.
Graduated from Advanced Excel Instruction in 2013.
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University Family Relations and Human Development 1985 – 1990
Revere High School Richfield, OH 1980 – 1985
*References are available upon request.
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