John Donigian

Experience

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  Sears Holdings Corporation

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Planned inventory strategies for $176.0M home appliance, lawn and garden, electronics and hardware inventory to support $1.5B in annual category sales at 750 dealer stores nationwide. Managed team of nine inventory analysts and three systems specialists. Developed inventory/turnover plans, monthly receipt and sales forecasts, inactive inventory liquidation process. Devised replenishment system establishing controls for inventory expense, improving responsiveness to consumer needs and maintaining store assortment integrity throughout all retail formats. Established promotional in-stock program to maximize effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Show less Formulated merchandising strategy for $600M annual category sales in dealer stores nationwide. Built market-focused assortment plans to support dealer store business goals. Partnered with vendors and buying teams to ensure optimal customer support. Introduced brand-name merchandise to home appliance category. Negotiated vendor-funded store fixture upgrade, improving quality while saving $150K. Transitioned from fixed-rate to variable-rate commission structure to drive dealers' profit-improvement initiatives. Show less

  • Inventory Manager, Sears Electronics Business

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  • Inventory Planning Manager, Sears Electronics Business

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  • National Inventory Manager, Dealer Stores

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  • National Merchandising Manager, Home Appliances

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
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  Sears Holdings Corporation

  Jul 2005 - Jul 2007

  Director-Inventory Management

  Managed inventory initiatives for $400.0K inventory, including electronics hardware, movies, music, video-gaming, digital imaging and film processing to support $1.6B in annual category sales. Recruited, trained, directed and evaluated performance of three inventory managers and five inventory analysts. Orchestrated store and distribution center merchandise and placement plans, aligning with corporate revenue and profit strategies. Partnered with Vice President and General Merchandise Manager and Business Finance Manager to ensure attainment of in-stock, inventory productivity and assortment productivity business goals.• Built new inventory management team, recruiting five out of eight associates.• Initiated non-traditional criteria to recruit high-performance, customer-centric professionals.• Established processes to integrate two different Sears and Kmart formats.• Functioned as first company director-level individual chosen to transition to Kmart format. Show less

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  True Value Company

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2014

  Divisional Vice President-Inventory Management

  Led five direct reports at director and manager levels and total planning team of 40 in providing world-class customer service to members while optimizing management of inventory assets and delivering merchandising sales and margin plans. Developed vision, mission and core values for inventory management organization aligning and supporting corporate vision and mission. Guided planning team in leveraging synergies across supply chain through collaboration with vendors, members, merchants and logistics. Oversaw inventory management, business systems and data management functional areas. Honored with two prestigious company President’s Awards, one for leadership and one for reducing unproductive inventory. Served as core member of corporate strategy project that charted company’s future to provide sustainable competitive advantage. Functioned as key member of strategic team formulating and implementing new corporate values. Sponsored and led multiple cross-functional strategic projects. Acted as business sponsor and strategic partner for talent acquisition through college recruiting. Acted as regular business lecturer at Northern Illinois University and University of Wisconsin-Madison to promote recruiting initiatives and corporate brand. Led development of planning associates through effective performance evaluation, training, job and project experience, and talent management. Show less

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  Henry Schein

  Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

  Vice President Inventory Management

  Provided strategic direction, implemented best practices and coached for superior performance and KPI achievement. Dedicated significant time and passion for ongoing management team development for director and manager level professionals within the U.S. and Canada. Core member of the supply chain organization responsible for ensuring end to end collaboration within distribution center operations, transportation, global sourcing and marketing teams. Responsible for leading the inventory budgeting process and corporate initiatives to reduce supply chain expense and improve operational efficiencies. Show less

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  Gärtner

  Dec 2017 - Aug 2022

  Supply Chain Leadership Partner

  Acted as a trusted advisor by assisting clients with developing supply chain strategy, providing guidance with organizational development and establishing priorities and planning requirements for implementation of key Supply Chain initiatives. Served as a valued member of the clients extended Supply Chain Team and was leveraged to review and provide advice on key strategic initiatives prior to advancing to senior leadership. Supported clients to achieve their goals more quickly, more cost effectively and with a higher assurance of success. • Managed thirty client relationships with Supply Chain executives from Global 1000 organizations and large government agencies • Maintained over $1.8M in contract value based on retention, growth from satisfied clients and requests by internal leadership to manage new accounts • Defined and delivered over 150 innovative solutions by assessing client’s needs and developing customized roadmaps which provide tangible assistance and evidence in achieving progress(ROI and/or cost savings) on identified key Supply Chain initiatives• Maintained above target client retention rate based on satisfaction with value delivery • Facilitated workshops to assist clients with achieving various outcomes including:• Gaining executive level/BOD alignment and approval for key initiatives• Defining Supply Chain strategies and linkage to corporate initiatives • Creating Supply Chain digital roadmaps• Creation of Supply Chain Centers of Excellence• S&OE / S&OP Maturity• Master Data Management • Logistics Maturity • E-commerce/Unified commerce enablement• Inventory management excellence• Supplier performance improvement • Retail fill rate excellence• Established and maintaining strong working relationship with clients by providing fact based, unbiased advice and recommendations to help them achieve their Supply Chain key initiatives Show less

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  Moody's Analytics

  Aug 2022 - now

  Senior Director - Market Strategy