Planner

CHASTA MCFADDEN

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SUMMARY

Highly versatile professional with experience in building and growing businesses through financial management, analysis, and best practice business process improvement. Consistent top performer excelling in cross-functional collaboration and communication.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Assortment Planning

Proficient Microsoft Excel/Word

SAP-MM, SD, PP, Master Data

Forecast Planning

Inventory Management

Microstrategy/Logility

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tuesday Morning, Dallas, Texas 2016 – 2020

Store Planner – Planning and Allocation

Partnered with Merchant and CAD teams to develop and execute merchandise strategy and flow plan for 240 stores based on store’s sales forecast and size of store.

Performed store’s sales and inventory performance analysis at 1 year anniversary to ensure optimal performance is achieved to their projected forecast goals.

Implemented company initiative to analyze Top 50 High Volume/Space challenged stores to identify opportunities to drive sales, increase inventory turn, and shrink underperforming areas through assortment edits.

Merchandise Analyst – Store Development

Developed and executed appropriate merchandise assortment and product levels to 108 stores including new, relocation, and expansions.

Monitored sales performance and product levels post store’s opening to ensure optimal product levels and to drive sales.

Supported Store Planning and Allocation by effectively maintaining store specific data, develop seasonal plans based on sales forecast, and communicating store specific needs to Allocation.

Led weekly call with transportation teams to facilitate outbound truck schedule strategy for project stores.

Fossil Group, Richardson, Texas

Planner – Non Product Inventory 1996 – 2015

Responsible for forecasting, buying, and receipting $4M fixture displays for 11 licensed watch/jewelry brands.

Facilitated quarterly meetings with brand and visual teams to develop, execute, and communicate fixture assortment then partnered with Europe and Asia regions to place global buys with vendors.

Partnered with brand and regional planners to utilize unused fixtures to reduce fixture write off by $186K.

Managed support staff for purchase order entry and presenting accurate reporting to cross-functional teams.

Planner – Fossil Womens Leathers

Partnered with Merchants and Account Executives to develop, execute, and communicate replenishment assortment to sku level for handbag, small leather goods, and belt programs. Effectively managed $140M within first year of promotion.

Performed post season analysis to identify trends, opportunities, liabilities, and to develop strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize opportunities in order to achieve key metric goals such as sales, weeks of supply, and turn.

Assisted Divisional Merchandise Manager with OTB and P&L Financial Budgets to drive sales and profitability.

Built relationships with cross-functional teams including sales, merchants, global planners, off price vendors, IT, logistics, and DC. Recognized by senior management as subject matter expert.

Product Coordinator – Fossil Womens Leathers

Provided operational support to merchant team with purchase order entry/maintenance, SKU data integrity, and reporting.

Managed $120M of leather goods inventory across all North America distribution channels.

Obtained sales projections from account executives to successfully build out ladder plans for $36M in core replenishment leather goods.

EDUCATION

Eastfield Community College, Mesquite, Texas 1993 – 1994

Business Management Certificate, American Institute of Commerce, Dallas, Texas 1989 – 1990

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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