Dawn Keenan
Hasbrouck Hts., NJ 07604
Cell: 201-***-****
Email:********@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS: Seasoned planner in Cost and Retail method planning in Wholesale, Retail, Catalog, & Web.
Proficient in JDA Arthur, Microsoft Office Suite, Oracle,SAP, BI, & MMS.
EXPERIENCE:
March 2021-Present Ballet Makers Inc- (Capezio) Global Supply Planning Manager
-Responsible for planning sales and the purchasing of the inventory for both the B2B and B2C
business models.
-Created and implemented an excel based Open to Buy, Ladder Plans, & PO Tracker to better
analyze and react to business needs.
-Built sales plan by channel (Comp vs Non Comp) utilizing historical data and current trends.
-Since 2021, we have Year over Year Growth in sales to being InStock with the right inventory.
-Amazon Fill Rates went from less than 30% to now 70- 80% week over week even with
supply chain issues,
-Manage a Planner, Asst Planner, and a mentor to the planner in our European office.
-Collaborate with Sales, DC, Sourcing, Merchandising, Marketing, & Retail.
March 2020-March 2021 Barnes and Noble College- Senior Planner
-Responsible for the Financial, Merchandise, and Store planning in the Licensed Hard Goods
area for 700+ stores that generated $75mil in volume pre-covid.
-Assisted in the onboarding of an excel based Open to Buy for the Company.
-Continued to improve on inventory turn by working closely with the Buying and Store
team to ensure the breadth and depth of the assortment is right while adhering to vendor mins.
-Trained and currently Manage a Merchandise Analyst and an Allocator.
-Worked with the IT team on testing and implementation on updates to the
Demand Planning Replenishment system.
June 2018-March 2020 Connekt Media, Inc.- Director of Operations and Planning
-Created marketing plans and budgets, along with merchandising and inventory plans,
so that the company had realistic goals that could be measured against and met.
-Fixed negative margins and improved customer service on the logistical part of the business.
-Worked with numerous shipping carriers and vendors on selecting best methods to
maximize cost savings.
-Updated manuals for vendor compliance for both dropship and inventory vendors,
along with processes for our 3rd party fulfillment center.
-Managed a team of four, along with the day to day responsibilities when the VP position
was eliminated.
August 2015-May 2018 Nine West Holdings/Easy Spirit & Nine West Division- Senior Financial/Assortment Planner
-Managed the Financial OTB on a monthly basis through JDA Arthur system.
-Assorted product and forecasted unit needs based on end use and current trends.
-Created and managed weekly ladder plans for all core product.
-Recommended promotions and markdowns to ensure profitability and inventory goal
was being met.
August 2015-prior G.H. Bass-Senior Planner
EFashionsolutions.com- Senior Planner
Liz Claiborne, Inc.(Outlet)- Merchandise Planner
Footstar/Just for Feet Division(Retail)-Senior Analyst / Planning & Allocation Manager
Proteam.Com\Genesis Direct(Catalog and Online)- Inventory Manager/Control Buyer
EDUCATION: A.A. in Fashion Merchandising. Bauder College, Fl.
REFERENCES: Excellent references furnished upon request