Senior Merchandise Planner

Randall M. Wagner

Columbus, OH ***** 614-***-**** *********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Experienced Senior Merchandise Planner with an excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Consistently saved costs while increasing profits. Diverse skills include merchandise planning, merchandise buyer and retail store management through e-Commerce, catalog and store channels.

Skills

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

MicroStrategy

MapleLeaf Software Planning

Oracle Essbase inventory management systems

Ecommerce Analytics

Merchandising plan creation & budgeting

Inventory Management

Seasonal Campaigns

Brand Alignment

Direct Planning

Work History

Senior Merchandise Planner, 08/2011 to 02/2020

Thirty-One Gifts – New Albany, OH

Collaborated with vendors by negotiating costs, shipping, production levels, lead times and component materials. Consistently delivering company financial goals and process improvements

Executed sourcing print strategies with paper mills and collateral suppliers

Planned and oversaw field events and special projects by working cross-functionally with merchant and marketing partners to provide consultants with the tools they need to maximize their personal businesses

Built forecast for financial sales, profitability, and productivity plans seasonally and annually at SKU level for product categories.

Minimized risk of excess inventory by forecast accuracy with less than 5% obsolete goods EOS by adjusting plans in-season while exceeding margin budgets

Led testing initiatives providing proper balance of inventory while collaborating with financial partners and shared actionable results with executive cross-functional team.

Senior Merchandise/Inventory Planner, 04/1999 to 08/2011

Victoria's Secret – Reynoldsburg, OH

Planned Omni channel inventory flows and sales for $130 million in sleepwear annual sales.

Analyze business performance and make recommendations that will maximize sale, profitability, and inventory and mitigate risk of backorders through product life-cycle

Built close relationships and negotiated with Mast, Vanity Fair and other factories to optimize sku productivity. Reduced risk utilizing Oracle based purchase order system

Collaborated & tested web enhancements to ensure the best client shopping experience.

Planned the new launch of brand initiative Pink and the Pink Collegiate line across ecommerce and catalog channels

Improve capabilities around analytics, conclusions, recommendations, to assist in driving key milestone meetings to conclusion with improved communication and influence

Manage greige/fabric positioning and liability in conjunction with Production team

Strong communication and presentation skills: concisely presents complex information/recommendations in terms meaningful to various audiences

Analytical thinker - problem solver with strong collaboration skills

Education

James A Rhodes State College

Business Associates Degree

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