Fashion

Lifestyle

Tech

Expert in Creating Product Category Advantage, Optimizing Sales Performance & Enhancing Revenue


RETAIL PLANNING, ALLOCATION AND PROCESS SPECIALIST attuned to marketplace with on-the-mark instincts and timing. Idea originator and problem solver blending analytics with practical action; understanding and capitalizing on emerging trends, assortments, and exit strategies; identifying risk and leveraging surfacing opportunities; and creating long-term organizational value. Trusted C-level advisor; successful and respected manager and mentor with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities. 

Highly skilled and advanced knowledge with JDA Enterprise Planning, Microstrategy, RMS (Retek), SQL query-writing, and MS Office suite products including Access, Excel and Word.

Financial Supply Chain Planning / Inventory Management / Retail & Merchandise Planning (Cost and Retail methods) / Omni-Channel Planning and Forecasting/ Sales & Markdown Forecasting/ New Concept Start-Up / Business Reporting & Analysis / Retail Systems Development & Project Management/ Team Training & Leadership / New Store Development


Promoted to newly created position within the Merchandise Planning and Allocation department in May 2014. Position responsibilities include development of top division level planning, including sales (comp and non-comp), inventory, receipts, and margin by month tying out to corporate objectives and merchandising initiatives. Other duties include development and enhancement of planning processes related to eCommerce and store/product performance. Oversee all new and relocated store development planning activities with focus to drive results and maximize profitability.

Director - Merchandise Planning & Allocation Business Development

Promoted to position within the Planning and Allocation department in June 2002. Major responsibilities include development of quarterly sales, inventory and margin financial targets at department level tying out to corporate objectives and merchandising initiatives. Responsible for the quarterly review of monthly financial class-level plans identifying opportunities or risks providing feedback to planning staff to ensure the financial plans mirror the merchandising strategies. Other duties include development of merchandise plans to support newly startup eCommerce channel, size performance evaluation and optimization and streamlining of existing processes to improve store/product performance reviews with emphasis to identify recommendations for missed opportunities.

Manager - Merchandise Planning & Control

•	Supervised, developed, and mentored a planning and allocation team of 4.
•	Managed OTB by reforecasting sales, inventory, receipts and margin based on current trends (weekly, monthly and quarterly). Identified inventory needs and pricing actions.
•	Developed and managed month/class level financial plans aligned to divisional targets for sales, margin, and inventory turn.
•	Developed improved store level process to update a manual inventory count process utilizing only existing resources.


Sr Merchandise Planner

Find out detailed information about Allan Chabon,  in Fort Mill, SC

Allan Chabon: in Fort Mill, SC

Allan Chabon

The Cato Corporation - Charlotte, NC

The Cato Corporation - Charlotte, NC

The Cato Corporation - Charlotte, NC

The Ohio State University