Bobbi Been, MSc

Tasks & Responsibilities • Develop pre-season assortment plans to support the merchandise strategy. • Supports the Assortment Planner on: o Analysis of assortment productivity and highlight trends and opportunities. o Setting up store clusters factoring in Space / Productivity, Consumer profile and Store attributes. o Space option planning by vendor / franchise resulting in a shopping list for the Buying team o Flow of Product to Foot Locker DC o Order writing • Partner with Allocation, Buying and GTM/VM to ensure alignment on door and distribution. • Develop sku count and inventory strategies in season (sku life cycle management). • Supports the buying team on product line level planning and forecasting in line with space assortment plan and OTB being given by Financial Planner. • Manage responsive and seasonal business through linecards. • Ensure the monthly sku count flow fits within space capacity (intake management). • Review product distribution plans prior to intake, adapting to trend shifts and new opportunities factoring in Associate Assortment Planner GEO’s input (in-season Trade). • Maintain and enhance best business practices across the merchandising group by partnering closely with all Assortment Planners, your director and seeking input from respective subject matter experts. • Support test and learn environment by making initiatives manageable and recognizing scalability fast.

Responsibilities • Across the Geographical Region (Geo) a Merchandiser is responsible for analyzing store and SKU (item) performance daily/weekly to optimize distribution, replenishment, and therefore sales and NPS. • Together with the Allocation Manager place buys using the Order Planning tool, utilizing your knowledge of sizing requirements. • Collaborate with the Allocation Manager to identify and execute Store to Store Transfers. • Provide input to Allocation Manager on adjustments to merchandise distribution plans based on current trends, store performance, and feedback from our sales associates in the field. • Take actions by updating any required changes to SKU attributes, ensuring data integrity of our SKU attributes which are fed into Quantum. • Communicate with the Allocation Manager and CX&Sales to capture and action on opportunities and drive the business at a Geo level. • Maintain & update sizing analysis in our database. • Check and amend PO discrepancies.

Currently working for the following clients: • Fashion Retail 010 B.V. • Cracks Management B.V. • Rotterdam Boxing

During my work at TLS I worked on the following projects: • Internal Sales - supporting and creating new procedures for our internal sales team in Dubai (4 FTEs). • Commercial Sales Benelux - responsible for all sales and aftersales within the Benelux. • Stock management - reviewing the stock positions of the following locations NL, UK and USA. • United Kingdom Commercial Sales (holiday leave) - responsible for sales and order fulfillment of this region while the general manager was on leave. • Service Contract Manager Benelux and United Kingdom - manage, review and update all service contracts for these areas.

Responsible for the following projects: • Across the Geographical Region (Geo) analyzing store and SKU (item) performance daily/weekly to optimize distribution, replenishment, and therefore sales and NPS. • Together with the planner place buys using the Order Planning tool, utilizing my knowledge of sizing requirements. • Collaborating with the planners and replenishment analysts of other Geo’s to identify and execute Store to Store Transfers. • Provide input to planner on adjustments to merchandise distribution plans based on current trends, store performance, and feedback from sales associates in the field. • Updating any required changes to SKU attributes, ensuring data integrity of SKU attributes which are fed into Quantum. • Communicating with the planner and CX&Sales to capture and action on opportunities and drive the business at a Geo level. • Maintain & update sizing analysis in the database. • Check and amend PO discrepancies.

Responsible for the following projects: • Across the Geographical Region (Geo) analyzing store and SKU (item) performance daily/weekly to optimize distribution, replenishment, and therefore sales and NPS. • Together with the planner place buys using the Order Planning tool, utilizing my knowledge of sizing requirements. • Collaborating with the planners and replenishment analysts of other Geo’s to identify and execute Store to Store Transfers. • Provide input to planner on adjustments to merchandise distribution plans based on current trends, store performance, and feedback from sales associates in the field. • Updating any required changes to SKU attributes, ensuring data integrity of SKU attributes which are fed into Quantum. • Communicating with the planner and CX&Sales to capture and action on opportunities and drive the business at a Geo level. • Maintain & update sizing analysis in the database. • Check and amend PO discrepancies.

Responsible for: • Rental support (field service) • Administrative processing

Responsible for the following projects: • First contact between the company, suppliers, and customers (B2B). • Processes orders for both internal and external customers in the Unit4-Wholesale system. • Working closely with the warehouse and contribute to the correct dispatch of orders. • Tracking orders to their final destination. • Providing customer service to customers and to foreign offices • Stock management, purchase order processing and invoicing.

Responsible for the following projects: • Creating the marketing calendar for the DACH region to anticipate allocation on. • Creation of initial allocation orders in co-operation with the buying department • Allocation for all Full Price and Outlet stores within the DACH region. • Flag potential stock-outs towards planner/buyers so they can adapt their future buys accordingly • In-depth analysis per store of historical sales on size level

Responsible for the following projects: • Buying new collections • Managing the webshop • Managing all social media channels • Sales business to consumer • Administration

Cracks Monobrand B.V. consisted of four G-Star stores. Rotterdam Lijnbaan (The most successful G-star store in the world), Rotterdam Meent, Rotterdam Alexandrium, The Hague. Responsible for: • Administration; billing, collections • Maintain Social Media channels • Purchase • Head cashier

Block 1 • Technology & Innovation in Supply Chain 1 • Current Trends in Supply Chain Management • Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing • Leading & Managing Supply Chains • Research Methods & Academic Writing 1 • Personal Leadership • International Project • Critical Thinking Block 2 • Technology & Innovation in Supply Chain 2 • Warehouse Management, Physical Distribution & Transportation • Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing • Supply Chain Strategy & Sustainability • Research Methods & Academic Writing 2 • Personal Leadership • International Project Block 3 • Port & Maritime Management • Operations Management & Manufacturing • Supply Chain Management Simulation • Research Methodology • Personal Leadership Development Block 4 • Thesis for TLS – Boca Systems on Trade-offs between centralizing or decentralizing an international organization.

Year 1 • Started my own company • Propedeuse achieved Year 2 • Internship in New York for G-Star Raw C.V. • Conducted research into the optimization of sales for the G-Star SoHo store based on KPIs • Completed with a 7.5 Year 3 • Followed the International Exchange Program (IBEX) • Followed Minor “Concepting and Retail-Formats” Year 4 • Thesis for Staffing Management Services • Conducted research into conversion optimization and Agile working • Graduation assignment completed with a 7.1 • Presentation graduation assignment completed with an 8.0