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Dot Com Business Advocate

Posted on: 2008-04-11

Louisa E. Mullane

 

 

3 Store Road

Tuxedo, NY  10987

845-915-3056 (h)  914-523-3416  (c)                                                     [email protected] 

 

 

I am a motivated, confident, and poised professional with exceptional analytical and interpersonal skills.  I am skilled at multi tasking, work extremely well under pressure, and quickly adapt to change. 

 

 

 

 

Experience

 

Toys R Us, Inc.

One Geoffrey Way

Wayne, NJ  07470                                                               7/2006 - Present

 

Dot Com Business Advocate

 

  • Development of all processes as they relate to the shared dot com and brick and mortar business.
  • Development of Access queries for reporting sales and inventory levels.
  • Overall management of inventory for dot com locations.
  • Balancing of inventory between all dot com DC locations.
  • Interaction with forecasting team to input sales forecasts for promotional items, and pre sell items.
  • Assistance in forecasting items with high percentage of sell through in dot com as they relate to TRU brick and mortar.
  • Continued development of the reserved product process.
  • Interaction with the inbound logistics team.
  • Interaction with the DC Ops team.
  • Management of the dot com pre sell program.
  • Collaborate with the forecast team to ensure post launch forecasts are in line.
  • Ensure adequate product is purchased and allocated to cover pre sell and Ad quantities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning and Allocation Analyst

 

  • Develop chain item and allocation plans to support the sales forecast.
  • Establish tailored flow programs to support seasonal and promotional timing.
  • Work with vendors to exchange information regarding projected sales and availability of product.
  • Partner with Sales to communicate allocation strategies that support financial objectives.
  • Work with the Forecasting team to ensure proper alignment of RDF system to item flow plans. 
  • Attend weekly and monthly Business Review meeting to discuss wins and losses, availability, and any other issues that may hinder meeting the financial target.
  • Work with the Logistics team to prioritize Hot inbound shipments.
  • Report all issues and update management regularly.

 

 

 

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

One Claiborne Avenue

North Bergen, NJ  07047                                                        3/1998 – 7/2006

 

Manager, Corporate Allocations/Distribution

 

  • Managed the Allocation team of 21 associates for both apparel and non-apparel divisions.
  • Responsible for the transition of corporate acquisitions with regard to allocations.
  • Select member of the Corporate Task Force for all new acquisitions to discuss and resolve (troubleshoot) all pending issues.
  • Continually worked with the VP/GM of sales to develop regional shipping strategies to decrease transit costs while increasing profitability on the sales floor.
  • Worked with Business Analyst, IS, and Field Distribution management to test new warehouse systems.  Continually solve problems with orders and product availability.
  • Reviewed upcoming month unit forecast and potential product shifts to ensure proper product placement.
  • Analyze Corporate and Distribution measurements, percent-received assessments, and start date analysis.
  • Provide all shipping, backorder, receipt and special requests to and from all DCs.
  • Built partnerships with the DC teams to help improve efficiency across the back-end of the Supply Chain.
  • Calculate weekly/monthly balance to allocate/process units for each DC to help plan staffing.
  • Organized and distributed weekly, monthly, and quarterly spreadsheets and reports to determine Distribution shipping projections.
  • Worked with DC inventory and shipping teams to review picking and shipping backlogs.
  • Provided updates at divisional Operation meetings of DC and allocation and shipping backlogs.
  • Prioritized inbound receipts of goods based on monthly forecasts and shipping deadlines.
  • Key liaison between Distribution Centers and all corporate functions.
  • Examined order cycle times from creation, allocation, through shipment.
  • Worked with the Logistics team to track inbound product flow from overseas factories, through customs, until final delivery to the Distribution Centers.
  • Participate in all corporate Production and Sales Operations meetings.
  • Developed and maintained collaborative relationships with the Distribution Centers, Production, Business Planning, Sales, and Customer Service teams to achieve departmental and corporate strategic plans.

 

 

Corporate Training

 

Frontline Leadership, BAS Computer Training, Time Management, Dale Carnegie, and Civil Treatment for Management