Monique Arco's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

VP Planning @ From September 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) Director Merchandise Planning @ From July 2012 to September 2013 (1 year 3 months) Planner @ Plan and analyze bottoms up merchandise sales and inventory plans by department and category in dollars and units to achieve sales, gross margin and inventory, contributing 22% of total Torrid retail sales penetration Manage 3 departments and 9 categories, planning over $37 million in net sales annually (2011) for 165 store chain and E-commerce Reforecast department plans monthly based on current trend, identify opportunity and liability to maximize sales and margin within the OTB parameters for stores and internet Pre-season tops down and bottoms up budget planning as well as in-season management through OTB process and promotional recommendations Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly business reporting to cross-functional business partners as well as executives Simplify buying process through assortment planning, tier strategy and buy quantities that tie back to receipt targets Partner and mentor buyers and allocation to develop strategic vision and maintain constant communication to improve overall business and help drive net sales Partner with Director daily to review KPI's and previous day sales performance, such as transaction, ADT, AUR and UPT performance Lead and managed Global promotions for Total Torrid division strategy and weekly results From March 2011 to August 2012 (1 year 6 months) Senior Planner @ Develop and manage bottoms up merchandise plans by department and category in dollars and units to achieve sales plans, contributing 51% of total women's sales penetration and 26% of total Lucky Brand retail penetration Manage 9 departments, planning over $40 million in net sales annually with 67% GM in 2010 for 179 stores Reforecast department plans monthly based on current trend, identify opportunity and liability to maximize sales and margin within the OTB parameters Manage the entire life cycle of inventory and receipt management Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly business reporting to cross-functional business partners as well as executives Simplify buying process through assortment planning, tier strategy, and buy quantities that tie back to receipt targets Partner currently with 6 buyers to develop strategic vision with constant communication with allocations From March 2010 to February 2011 (1 year) Retail Accessories Planner @ Developed and managed bottoms up merchandise plans by department /category in dollars/units to achieve sales plans, contributing 10% of total Lucky Brand retail sales penetration Managed 12 departments, achieved $18 million in net sales with 69% GM in 2009 within 180 stores Reforecast department plans monthly based on current trend, identify opportunity and liability to maximize sales and margin within the OTB parameters Manage the entire life cycle of inventory and receipt management Provide ongoing analysis and reporting to support the departments forecast and strategy Simplify buying process through assortment planning, tier strategy, and buy quantities From November 2005 to March 2010 (4 years 5 months) Wholesale Accessories Planner @ Responsible for merchandise planning of entire Accessories wholesale division, and all special accounts Managed entire division inventory, shipping plan and financial goals Managed one direct report responsible for all systems set-up and maintenance Identified business trends, opportunities, liabilities to maximize sales and margin Assist merchandising team in development of the product line and direction Developed and maintained new methods of reporting weekly, monthly to analyze business and key strategies In partnership with production, customer service, merchandising, sales reps and management From 1999 to 2005 (6 years) Merchandising Assistant @ Provide support for the Merchandiser for major accounts (Guess & Limited Group) Originate styles; enter sales orders, purchase orders and cost sheets From 1997 to 1999 (2 years) AA Degree, Fashion Merchandising @ Brooks College From 1996 to 1998 Monique Arco is skilled in: Merchandising, Analysis, Cross-functional Team Leadership, E-commerce, Inventory Management, Management, Merchandise Planning, Retail, Trend