Marcus Booth
Brooklyn, NY
*************@*****.*** - 770-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Merchandise Information Analyst
Macys.com - New York, NY - March 2012 to Present
• Collaborate with planners and allocators to identify purchase order discrepancies that inflate open-to-buy
budgets.
• Maintain and publish daily log of changes to open purchase orders and dollars added to OTB.
• Utilize daily reports to identify key issues, problem departments and vendors, and prepare recommended
plans of action.
• Analyze fill rates of vendors by reviewing on hand stock, expected and back orders.
• Partner with buyers to determine if un-ordered merchandise should be added to website or returned to
vendors.
• Work with replenishment planners to identify top over shipped items and balance inventory levels by allocation
to proper distribution centers.
• Forecast over shipment issues utilizing last year receipts and historical data.
• Ensure that advanced shipping notices are congruent with purchase orders and make corrections in Fed Buy
prior to merchandise being received at distribution centers.
• Partner with merchandise assistants to obtain cost, UPC information, and product descriptions make new
product live on the website.
• Attend weekly PO Tracking meetings with allocators and planners in each family of business (Men’s, Kids,
RTW, Center Core, Home and Beauty).
• Monthly presentation to planners and allocators of issues and vendors that have inflated open to buy by
division.
Inventory Planner
Coca-Cola Refreshments - Maspeth, NY - December 2009 to March 2012
• Purchased and scheduled daily shipments of promotional and marketing items and raw materials (via SAP
and AS400.)
• Counted and reconciled all raw and finished goods inventory.
• Coordinated return to vendor transactions for breakage, damage, and loss to receive credit from vendors.
• Collaborated with Point-of-Sales team to launch new products and promotions, and ensure that all artwork
codes, promotions and graphics have been allocated correctly.
• Calculated weekly forecast of material usage with supply chain planner for weekly ordering and allocation.
• Facilitated shipment of finished goods to sales centers in the Metro New York/New Jersey Market.
• Ran weekly open to buy report to insure that purchases are expensed from the proper capital accounts.
• Supervised a warehouse team of 8 production workers.
Procurement Analyst
Coca-Cola Refreshments - Atlanta, GA - June 2006 to December 2009
• Placed Enterprise Buyer Professional purchase orders via SAP (R/3, Fico) for sales and marketing
equipment.
• Reported daily open to buy budget and goods receipts.
• Researched and approved accounts payable invoices via J.D. Edwards Xign online.
• Coordinated with field offices and suppliers to minimize shipping cost by ordering in full truckload quantities,
provide lead times, and resolve shipping/invoice issues.
• Updated and processed inter-market transfers of sales and marketing equipment in AS400.
• Maintained e-catalog (SAP) by adding and deleting SKU's, updated pricing, and edited delivery locations.
• Performed supplier-pricing audits to ensure that purchases aligned with yearly contract rates.
• Assisted vendors with EDI transactions. (810, 832, 846, 850, 856)
Merchant Assistant
The Home Depot - Atlanta, GA - February 2004 to May 2006
• Provided information on product information, price, availability, new rollouts, and delivery of goods.
• Created merchandise maps for the stores.
• Informed merchants and regional merchandise managers of consistent and/or excessive vendor/product
problems.
• Processed request for SKUs / UPCs to be added or deleted to markets based on consumer/location demand.
• Placed purchase orders for stock at distribution centers for specific territorial SKU demands.
EDUCATION
Communications
The Art Institute of Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
1998 to 2011
SKILLS
Microsoft Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access); SAP R/3 Business Warehouse; SAP-esourcing;
Contract Management; AS400; Crystal Reports; Maximo; Crystal Reports; J.D. Edwards Xign; Lotus Notes.
Pivot Link. Mac Proficient.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Emory School of Professional Studies: 2005
• Time Management
• Diversity in the Workplace • Advanced Excel