Susan S.

- Drive sales forecasting and SKU-level inventory strategies to ensure optimal stock availability. - Manage inventory levels for new product launches and discontinued items to support seamless transitions. - Partner with Woolworths and Big W, to optimise ordering processes and track inventory levels. - Analyse sales data and generate daily and weekly reports, to identify threats, trends and opportunities - Provide data-driven insights to Sales, Marketing, and Category teams to support decision-making on forecasts, budgets, and new product launches. - Review and raise purchase orders through SAP.

- Run weekly and daily trade performance reports, and present results back to the wider team. - Monthly reforecasting of brand WSSIs. - Setup new reports and streamlined existing reports, to review brand performance, SKU performance, and promotional activity. - Forecast replenishment orders to meet cover targets and maintain high core availability. - Weekly review of forward promotional plans. - Setup vendor promotions on in-house marketplace platform.

- Analyse and present department performance in trade meetings and SWOT meetings. - Manage department WSSI through regular reviews full price and markdown forecasts, and through OTB management. - Coordinate promotional activities with marketing and e-commerce teams, to ensure the right mix of product is included. - Weekly markdown review across all departments. - Built automated reports to analyse past performance and provide recommendations for new product development. Utilising historical data and Google Big Query. - Size curve analysis on new product launches and core replenishment.

- Raised purchase orders and modified existing orders when necessary - Liased with logistics to keep track of deliveries and vendor compliance for UK, Canada, USA, Europe and Australian markets - Quarterly product and vendor performance reporting - Ran performance reports as needed - Organised and maintained merchandise samples and sample space

- Drove incremental revenue through curated product listings - Managed business plans for 8 brands, leading to double digit growth - Awarded "Coolest under Pressure" in 2021, for remaining focused and calm during peak periods - Assisted buyers in the management of over 250+ brands - Oversaw lead times for new product launches and brands

- Managed SKU listings to maintain accuracy of product imagery, content and pricing - Assisted in managing over 200+ brands, across 4 sites - Presented competitor reports to ensure pricing and assortment is best in market - Daily site checks

Delivered Santa photos in David Jones' flagship Sydney store. Utilised my prior experience, to assist in training the 28-person team. Responsibilities included queue management, client photography, photo editing using in-house software, and working the cash register. Also, worked at the QVB set during busier periods.

Utilised keyword optimisation to organise photo database; working through over 5000 images per week. Focusing on celebrities, public figures and pop culture.

Delivered Santa photos in a bustling Inner West shopping centre. Managed and trained a team of 5. Team training included up-selling techniques, equipment handling, photo editing through in-house software, and customer service expectations. Other responsibilities included equipment setup and closing, daily cash reconcilitation, weekly stocktakes and monitoring performance (in terms of revenue and employee performance).