Levina McNally

‍‍Levina McNally Geelong,-Objective An energetic and passionate merchandise planning professional with over 6 years of international planning experience looking for a role within a contemporary and balanced work place. As a results orientated individual, I thrive in situations where team work is fundamental and collaboration is expected in order to produce the best outcome. Education bachelor of Business | 2005 | monash university Major: Retail Management Marketing Internship – Nike Pacific high school certificate | 2001 | maroochydore state high school Experience MERCHANDISE plannerCOTTON ON GROUpNOVEMBER 2016 – PRESENT Departments = Rubi Accessories SENIOR MERCHANDISE plannerTHE JUST GROUP january 2016 – jULY 2016 Departments = Women’s Jeanswear for Just Jeans Climatic shorts – Partnered with the Buyer to develop and execute assortment plans targeting northern stores during winter months. Delivered +300% in profit yr. on yr. and provided early reactions for the coming summer. Denim Jackets – Quick reaction on key lines after the late start to winter saw closing stocks manageable with impact on profit minimal as there was no need for heavy promotions/discounting Launched Super Denim – New price point for denim bottoms – achieved +70% on expectation in the first 3 weeks. Managed stock levels effectively with a 60% swing into production locations with an additional 2 months of lead time – no out of stocks on key items and only 5% on basic lines. Ensured proper inventory levels and allocation for all key items and coordinated timely flow of merchandise with Allocation Specialists – focus on TV commercials and sale events. Closely monitored competitors to ensure we were differentiated in our strategy Pre-season planning / Strategic Planning including price and margin strategy, supplier strategy, assortment planning Challenged current practices to produce a more efficient way to get to an end result Weekly Key Lines analysis against original plan, forecast and last year Presented to the GM financial direction of the Women's Jeanswear business during seasonal range meetings. TM1 and SQL experience MERCHANDISE plannerCOTTON ON GROUpjanuary 2014 – january 2016 Departments = Babywear, Free Brand (9yr-14yr) Assisted the planning manager in rolling, collating and review the monthly replans. Involved in the review process with each of the other departments and provided feedback Worked with another Senior Planner to develop the FY16 financial budget while we were without a planning manager Responsible for the system process of locking the FY16 budget Implemented a new option plan to allow for system integration – along with training on use. Drove 15 new store openings for Free brand including shop-in-shops within other Brands. Involved setting sales budgets, deciding on fixture requirements, managing OTB, working with in country teams to ensure a smooth opening Implemented a graded allocation and VM approach for the Free brand to optimize sales across the large assortment of store sizes Managed the option plan and working with the Buying team on the range review process for an on time delivery and execution Pre-season planning process – planning budgets, option planning, key item forecasts Created top-down financial plans that reconciled with bottom-up merchandising plans to support growth objectives.  Designated as super user for Qlikview reporting system, and provided assistance to other planners regularly Automated Post-Seasonal reporting and cut set-up time by 70% - allowed more time spent analysing Developed and conducted training in Retail Math and other basic planning tasks for 6 planning analysts Successfully trained and mentored a Planning Analyst into a Junior Planner position Work with cross functional partners – Merchandise Managers, VM Team, Retail Team, Marketing Team, Online Team Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines Member of Health and Wellbeing team Maple Lake, Qlikview and Sales Cube experience MERCHANDISE plannerFRENCH cONNECTIONAPRIL 2013 – January 2014 Head Planner for French Connection covering all departments and $75m OTB. Developed strong relationships with buying (4 members) and production teams (2 members). Implemented new merchandise plans which allowed for GP% management and weekly visibility, previously monthly Markdown reduced by 30% in one season across the total business which provided $2m in additional stock margin. Lead OTB meetings with buying manager, general manager, and finance director. Provided full supplier analysis to assist with cost negotiations Implemented a new buy plan (excel) to allow deeper analysis, improve ease of use, allow for option analysis and snapshot price point, colour and grade option/value counts. Management of a team of two Merchandise Controllers – re-structured the department to allow better succession planning for both roles. MERCHANDISE plannerblue illusionOCT 2012 – APRIL 2013 OTB management of $15m. Departments were: Accessories, Shoes and Homewares Weekly update and reforecasting of categories Providing analysis and OTB requirements (seasonally, monthly and ad hoc updates) Introduced core item flow plans for Accessories and Homewares Price architecture and analysis, pre and post promotional analysis and post seasonal analysis Strategic plans for pre seasonal briefing to buying team Markdown management and end of season strategies Maple Lake and SQL experience assistant merchandsierlipsy londonmarch 2011 – july 2012 OTB management of ~$2m for the Nightwear department. Assisted the Merchandise Manager on Dresses (60% of business) OTB of ~$25m Daily trading of all departments with proposed actions discussed with Merchandise Manager Store gridding for allocation purposes (by store size, sales expectations and demographic) Post seasonal analysis including colour, trend, shape, attribute and size ratio analysis Weekly reviews with the design, buying and production teams on current trade performance Preparation and maintenance of range plans and OTB roll up information Producing weekly department results including sales, cover, stock commitment and profit information Implemented a commitment tracking process and report which the Merchandising Director used weekly Implemented a line report for Topshop concession with sales, stock, cover, profit information Management of one Allocator senior allocatornew look retailersapril 2010 – MARCH 2011 Allocated seasonal footwear department and managed Franchisee OTB of $2.2m AUD Maximized profit by extending/decreasing ranging, reviewing initial quantities, and size allocation opportunities across 700+ stores in 5 countries. Ensured merchandise is allocated to stores based on demographics, size and store sales potential Analysing good, better and best price points, size ratios and colour reports Liaise with the distribution centre, logistics and branch merchandising departments on a daily basis. Colour, size, attribute analysis for post-seasonal and pre-seasonal/strategic meetings. Build stock packages for new stores and relocations, highlighting any issues to branch merchandising team. Arthur and Quantum experience travellingAugust 2008 – april 2010 junior plannernike pacificaugust 2007 – august 2008 OTB management of Employee Store: ~$1m Assortment planning including initial opening package Stock management and exit strategies for the Factory Outlet Stores Reporting of weekly KPI’s, sell through, margin % and stock on hand to the Nike Asia Pacific team Sourcing product from different regions to fill our OTB for the factory stores Dealing with third parties in regards to stock movement (returns, intercompany transfers, factory diverts) Sales, margin and cost analysis with the finance team SAP, RMS and Sales Cube experience VARIOUS RETAIL & management ROLES nike pacific june 2005 – march 2007 References available upon request