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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateOver 19 years of multi-functional expertise in Retail planning functions keeping theorganization ahead of competitors. Boosting business performance and profitability through high-impact business strategies, merchandise planning, Effective Demand / Supply planning & inventory management. Identify opportunities to increase sales, maximize profits, and exceed rigorous expectations. Excellent team management, strong interpersonal and communication skills have helped me develop a flexible personality that thrives on challenges and adaptation to changing circumstances. Bhakti Bilas Parajuli,Manager (Business Ops.)(Finance& Retail)- Planning &ForecastingCandidate's Name
- Budgeting &Margin Management- Personal Management- Promotional & liquidation strategy- Exceptions Report Creator &Analytical Skills- Big-Data Management- E-com management- Assortment Planning- Category Management- Inventory / Supply Management- Diploma In Advance MS Office- Oracle Enterprise Reporting- Merchandise Financial Planning- Product Life Cycle Management- Location & Assortment Planning- SQL, BI Tools & Java Basics- IBM Planning AnalyticsEducational Attainment- Master In Business Operation(MBA in 2016 from BanasthaliUniversity, India WES Evaluated)- Bachelor In Business Admin.(BBA in 2014 from BanasthaliUniversity, India)- Intermediate in Commerce (I.Com In2000)Reward / Achievement- Employee of the Month on BestCustomer Service in Retail- English- Nepali- Hindi- Urdu10798 Edgepine LN, NC 28027 Experience:PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLELinkedIn: bhaktibparajuliEMAIL AVAILABLESkillsContactTrainingLanguagesDepartment Manager(H&M - Waldorf, Maryland MD 20603, USA)Driving annual sales of $7.3M and profit goals by delivering the best instore customer experienceResponsible for team succession planning, talent development and structured performance management (recruitment, training, coaching, feedback etc...)Carrying H&M policies, procedures and legal requirements to exceed the expectations of customersCarrying commercial activities in partnership with Visual MerchandiserSet hourly plan in line with the sales budget, maximizing the conversion. Ensure Store Operations and Best Practices are followed throughout the storeHolding overall store responsibility of store in absence of Store Manager June 2020 - Jan 2022July 2014 - Dec 2019Sr. Financial Analyst (FP&A)(LOWES Inc.Headquarter, Mooresville, NC 28117)Building a planning and forecasting process that includes monthly and quarterly updates highlighting risks and opportunities for 4 major subdivisions supporting +$6.5B in annual sales turnoverWork closely with 6 merchants and other cross functional teams (supply chain, pricing, demand management, online, and product development) to ensure operational decisions optimize sales, margin, and inventoryHeavily involved in product line reviews focusing on category and vendor changes to optimize sales, margin, and inventory and present financial expectations to the Merchandise VP and General Merchandising ManagerPartner with the Bangalore team to build dashboards to help measure and analyze business decisionsDevelops business cases for key initiatives / projects by creating robust financial models narrative; identifying risks to the organization and engaging the business owner in risk mitigation and trade-offs; identifying and measuring key metrics that provide insight into an initiatives success (leading and final indicators)FEB 2022 PresentHead of Merchandise Planning(Splash Gulf LLC, Landmark Group, Dubai, UAEControlled over financial impact ($3.5B turnover): Created Buying Budgets, OTB, Margin, and inflow plan, Maintained Healthy Inventory, Omni Channel Customer Focus, Cost and Term Negotiation. Controlled complete Buying process to increase the contribution and profitability at category level. Developed and made recommendations on category/subcategory/fine-line financial targetsDeveloped financial roll ups. Presents key financials metrics at weekly reviews. Conducts analysis to support strategic initiatives and provides input on actionable insights stemming from analysis to the teamDeveloped Strategic Initiative for better Decision making: Leveraged data analysis tools to explore complex dataComplied policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrityDemand Planning Manager July 2011 - June 2014(Splash Gulf LLC, Landmark Group, Dubai, UAE)Developed Brand Budget: (OTB, Margin, Cost, Inflow) driving 4.5B of salesDriven Demand forecast Preseason and in season for 12 months in advanceProvided data driven insights to developed business tactics, strategies, and impact business decisionReduced Markdown and effectively utilized promotions across territoriesMaintained Inventory health / Maintained healthy Aging stocksAdopted, and maintained all the planning systems / tools by partnering with strategy and data science teamsCommunicating effectively to achieve leadership support and cross-functional stakeholders and competing KPIsJuly 2007 - June 2011Retail Store Manager Nov 2003 - June 2007(Splash Gulf LLC, Landmark Group, Dubai, UAE)Declaration:I hereby affirm that the above inscribed informations are accurate and true to the best of my knowledge.Inventory Planning Manager(Iconic International LLC, Landmark Group, Dubai,UAE)Implemented Tools (Product Life Cycle Management, Oracle ERP, E- commerce), created dynamic reports for better analysis and decision making. Defined KPIs and drive with the teamDriven promotions & events planning; Supports financial forecasts and makes recommendations for a moderately complex category, effective liquidation plans, and drive seasonal markdown |
