Bakers Footwear Group Work Values

Daily Duties at Bakers Footwear Group:

Served as the “CFO” of a merchandising team that included 3 Buyers, 1 Allocation Analyst, 1 Liaison and myself. Prepare monthly pre-season bottom-up merchandise plans including sales, inventory and gross margin. Allocate approved monthly plans to a weekly level. Forecast departmental merchandise performance based on actual results. Propose promotional and clearance markdowns with appropriate margin analysis on out-of –stock and turnover goals. Propose other defensive in-season promotional strategies. Manage open-to-buy. Perform GMROI analysis Make order cancellation/modification/placement recommendations. Analyze merchandise selling at appropriate planning level. Approve purchase orders insuring proper initial markup and adherence to open-to-buy plan. Execute price control. Prepare hindsight analysis. Coordinated with Mrketing to ensure weekly promo messages were correct. Conducted monthly plan review meetings to analyze business. Partnered with Buyers to insure initialmark up goals were meet. Performed promotional analysis and new item analysis on the impact they had to business. Because of my past experience in Planning and Allocation management I was part of the interview process, I conducted interviews and reported my findings to upper management on all potentional planning or allocation candidates.

What they like about Bakers Footwear Group:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

planning, allocation, analysis, purchasing, merchandising, inventory, leadership, replenishment, communication, prioritize, quantitative, excel, JDA, Decision, Arthur, training

Skills

Leadership , Excel at pre-season budget analysis and development, Actual vs budget analysis , Financial,analytical and problem-solving skills., Excellent at using data to make strategic business decisions.

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