Director of Inventory & Demand Planning
CADDIS
Dec 2019 - Nov 2024 (5 years)
- Managed the Operations team to enable rapid growth, developing strategies and processes to improve demand, reduce inventory stock-outs and increase gross margin.
- Developed and implemented strategic demand planning initiatives, driving inventory management improvements and reducing stock-outs to less than 0.5% of annual sales across four warehouses.
- Led cross-functional projects to enhance gross margin by 23%, streamlining packaging and reengineering core products.
- Created data-driven tools that generated insights for Inventory, Marketing, and Wholesale teams, optimizing product launch demand forecasting and retailer performance trends.
- Spear headed the launch of two flagship retail locations in NYC and LA, aligning inventory strat