Demand Planning Manager
Resume:
John J. Henson
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Objective
To utilize my Demand Planning, Analysis, & Forecasting skills in a dynamic organization that will offer me challenging work along with professional advancement and growth opportunities. Strengths
I offer you great potential in being a dedicated partner in reaching the company’s financial goals by enterprising and implementing initiatives. I am a team oriented individual who takes pride in building team relationships. I have been an effective strategist with strong communication skills that maintains a positive attitude while remaining flexible in a fast paced environment. I can provide excellent business and personal references from various stages of my career.
Experience
Demand Planning Manager- Twinhill Corporate Apparel (a subsidiary of Tailored Brands) (5/2015-11/2019)
Responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the demand plan for all businesses.
Heavy emphasis on data mining, management, and reporting in order to facilitate the transition of product to end consumer.
Total responsibility for achieving company target goals for inventory turn and margin.
Budgeted (with recommendations) for improving efficiencies along with improving productivity.
Project Manager for new accounts and new business cases for developing custom product for clients (RFP’s)
Department head for cross functional projects involving executive, finance, and outside clients along with merchandising team
Responsible for coordinating all logistics within the aspects of the supply chain along with managing 4 direct reports. Senior Demand Plan/Buyer - Twinhill Corporate Apparel (a subsidiary of Tailored Brands) (11//2012 - 4/2015)
Responsible for all projections, reorders, and buys for catalogue apparel business along with national accounts. Developed and maintained the demand plan for over 2,000 sku’s, $150 million dollar revenue. Produced and implemented production orders to support the demand plan along with providing accurate time tables within the dynamic shipping environment for both domestic and international sources. Responsible for implementing the domestic procurement processes for all businesses along with supervising and coordinating supply flow into distribution centers and drop ship locations. Two direct reports. Manager of Retail Planning/Analysis/Allocation/Replenishment - Landry’s Restaurants Inc. (9/2005-10/2012)
Responsible for the development, management and implementation of corporate planning, analysis, and allocation processes supporting 175 million dollar annual revenue.
Recruit, train and manage staff of 6 Analysts and Allocators.
Successfully transitioned Fashion businesses into the Allocation and Reorder system. Also set vendor/store parameters for Allocation and EDI from several distribution points.
Work directly with the Vice President of Retail and the Chief Financial Officer to provide top level financial objectives by division and rolling up class projections to meet the objectives.
Incorporated 6 new business concepts..
Total responsibility for the Open to Buy including recommendations and implementing changes.
Developed the procurement policies and procedures that are being used uniformly throughout the retail division.
Total responsibility for the procurement of all non-merchandise goods and services for over 100 locations throughout United States and Canada.
Worked with auditing firms in 2002 to develop and institute uniform policies and procedures for procurement in accordance with Sarbanes Oxley Act. Development of flow charts with auditing firms to support the procedures. Senior Merchandise Analyst/Planner/Allocator - Landry’s Restaurants Inc. (12/2002-8/2005)
Work with Buyers and Vice President of Retail with the development and implementation of seasonal plans at the class level
Recommend and implement changes to plans based upon weekly analysis of all Departments.
Implemented the NSB Stock Replenishment module for all Apparel, Non-Apparel, Accessories, and Fashion businesses.
Trained all of Allocation on the Stock Replenishment module.
Introduced the concept of Min/Max, Seasonal Trends, and Base Indices to the Stock Replenishment module and implemented these changes along with training the entire merchandising department on these methods.
Helped train office, field, and Distribution Center staff concerning the Stock Replenishment method.
Managed and implemented vendor serviced programs.
Responsible for the set-up, reorder, and replenishment of merchandise in all Landry’s concepts which included Rainforest Café, Golden Nugget, TREX, Aquarium, Kemah, Joe’s Crab Shack, Tower of America’s, Yak & Yeti, and various gift shops within 6 hotels.
Director of Restructuring - Weiner’s Stores Inc. (6/2001-12/2002)
Reported to the Chief Restructuring Officer to facilitate the orderly wind down processes.
Worked directly with lawyers and the Chief Officer to support the resolution and dissolution of business with vendors.
Managed the benefits of previous employee’s retirement plans and COBRA insurance payments.
Managed remaining Human Resource functions as needed.
Investigated and provided evidence for the courts concerning existing suits and all claims against the company.
Provided the court and lawyers with weekly audits concerning the outgoing payments authorized by the Chief Restructuring Officer to continue normal processes.
Destroyed sensitive documents as approved by the courts at the end of wind down. Managing Director of Planning and Allocation - Weiner’s stores Inc. (12/1999-5/2001)
Work with Senior Management to implement top-down financial plans into the merchandising environment. Once approved, work with Merchandise Managers and Buyers to balance the plans throughout the varying categories. Once agreed upon, worked with Planners and Allocators to validate the plans from a bottom-up assortment planning process.
Worked with Merchandise Managers, Buyers and Planners on a bi-weekly basis to analyze and change plans based upon results and business trends.
Process daily reports for merchandise managers and Chief Financial Officer.
Managed the EDI and Stock Replenishment processes and personnel.
Managed the Allocation and Planning staff of 12 people.
Managed and implemented the creation of Seasonal Plans in the MMS Planning System for all of merchandising.
Resolve Accounting and Distribution issues.
Build relations through vendor negotiations concerning best shipping methods. Merchandise Planner/Analyst - Weiner’s Stores Inc. (8/1998-11/1999)
Processed daily reports for Buyers, Merchandise Mangers, Chief Financial Officer, and General Merchandise Manager.
Participated in bi-weekly planning meetings with analysis to both validate and challenge business trends and opportunities.
Directly responsible for Home and Accessories plans.
Worked with 4 Allocators on assortment plans to meet the financial objectives of their areas.
Assisted and implemented the Stock Replenishment and EDI systems to several new businesses. Skills
Expertise in the following software: MS Office (Access, (Excel-advanced-pivot tables, visual basic, etc.), Word, PowerPoint), Admin, WordPerfect, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat. Strong 10 Key skills. Experience with MMS, Oracle, and Arthur Planning software along with NSB Stock Replenishment. Implemented and proficient with TXT Demand Planning Modules. Experienced Power BI and Tableau user. SAP/ERP experienced.
Education
Sam Houston State University
BBA/Economics
Navarro College
Accounting
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