Josh Lieberman

Josh Lieberman

Planning and Inventory Manager
Reply rate:
40.0%
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Age:
44 years old
Location:
Maple, On, Canada
Experience:
15 years
JOSH LIEBERMAN PHONE - • E-MAIL-73 CARRIER CRESCENT • VAUGHAN, ONTARIO • L6A 0T6 SKILLS & ABILITIES EXPERIENCE ▪ ▪ ▪ Advanced Excel – Pivot Tables, Vlookups, Complex Formulas, Macros Proficient user of Microsoft Powerpoint and Access Systems - SAP, BI Reporting, 7th Online, Anaplan, IBP, ERP and MRP, APO, Logility, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics GP SENIOR MANAGER, DEMAND PLANNING SPIN MASTER APRIL 2020 - PRESENT ▪ Leading a large team of 10 Senior Demand Planners through E2E forecasting cycle and process improvements ▪ Prepare and present monthly S&OP to executive team, detailing risk and opportunities within customer and brand forecast ▪ Work with CPFR and Supply team to review Customer Replenishment requirements ▪ Transforming E2E forecast through process enhancements and business partner collaboration. ▪ Facilitate monthly Pacing meetings with Sales Team Leads to address gaps to forecasts and drive accountability ▪ Organizational re-defining of R&R of Demand Planner to ensure core deliverables are met ▪ Drive team accountability towards Forecast Accuracy and corrective action plans to improve results SENIOR MANAGER, DEMAND PLANNING ADIDAS GROUP CANADA JUNE 2016 – APRIL 2020 ▪ Led a team of 8 Demand Planners that focus on category planning for wholesale business ▪ Manage seasonal volume forecasts and inventory plans to align with Financial and Sales LE targets ▪ Work collaboratively with business partners in product, sales, retail, supply chain and finance ▪ Monitor and report on holistic market inventory availability across Wholesale and Direct to Consumer stock categories. ▪ Project stock outs on key items and communicate earliest material availability dates to business partners ▪ Facilitate and align Direct to Consumer forecasts to ensure timely availability while managing inventory against the OTB for the Channel ▪ Deliver on inventory KPI’s – Inventory % of Sales, Forecast Accuracy, SKU Productivity and Consumption to Forecast WHOLESALE PLANNER CANADA GOOSE MAY 2015 – MAY 2016 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Tracking of inventory at a detailed category level and working with sales managers on replenishment opportunities Collaborate with product development and marketing teams to execute assortment plans and meet category revenue projections Analyze sell-through of core and seasonal items by retail door Participate in market meetings to review assortment plans with buyers Conduct Open-to-Buy review with sales managers to assess stock position and project future retail receipt requirements for accounts SALES PLANNER UNDER ARMOUR CANADA SEPTEMBER 2011-APRIL 2015 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Develop product assortment plans and sales forecasts for key retail accounts to drive profitability Analyze sell-through and conversion rates for key Canadian retailers and ecommerce channel Monitor and track inventory levels across all regions of company for additional sales opportunities Collaborate with Supply Chain members on planned buys to assess incoming product and availability dates Align sales plan on monthly basis with financial targets outlined for business and work with sales manager to ensure proper alignment is reached Analyze forecasting accuracy on a monthly basis to determine root causes for variances DEMAND ANALYST JOE FRESH APPAREL OCTOBER 2010-SEPTEMBER 2011 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Analyze and plan stock levels for all product categories of brand Assign store allocation based on performance of all Loblaw doors across Canada Collaborate with category sales managers to develop merchandising plans Responsible for weekly sales reporting to senior sales managers and executive teams PLANNING MANAGER MAPLE LEAF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LTD. JULY 2006-SEPTEMBER 2010 ▪ ▪ ▪ Plan and schedule inventory deliveries for game day retail operations Track point of sale sell-through by sku to ensure optimal product availability Supervised and coached team of 20+ full and part-time sales associates to ensure customer service excellence PAGE 2 EDUCATION CERTIFICATE IN SPORTS MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS SPORTS MANAGEMENT WORLD WIDE PORTLAND, OREGON 2015 BACHELOR OF HONOURS, MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY, SPORTS ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM YORK UNIVERSITY TORONTO, ONTARIO- SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA THORNLEA SECONDARY SCHOOL THORNHILL, ONTARIO- PAGE 3
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