Lizanne Baker

Experience

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  Woolworths

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  - Develop and implement merchandise strategy and assortment plan.- Develop financial plan. - Manage KPI’s and financial objectives.- Produce a markdown strategy and control stock.- Forecast sales and stock levels.- Optimizing availability of products throughout various selling channels.- Analyse regional sales performance across multiple geographies.- Manage range structure, price architecture and product flows.- Ensure adherence to critical path (local & off shore suppliers).- Maintain strong working relationships with suppliers.- Planning and placement of orders as well as in-season capacity with suppliers.- Supplier production management.- Maintain and optimize data in ERP/ planning systems.- Business reporting: sales, departmental analysis and KPI reporting.- Produce in-depth weekly, seasonal, post seasonal and ad hoc analysis. Show less - Geographical sales planning (country, division, store) - Forecasting sales, stock and markdown levels - Clustering of stores (geographically, customer profile, store format)- Store and category performance analysis - manage end to end new store opening process (sales forecasting, assortment planning, customer profiling) - Allocation to stores- Manage stores', warehouse and supplier inventory levels - Supplier contract management - Optimise availability of key and NOOS lines - In Depth sizing analysis- Providing rigorous analysis to assist in departmental buying and planning processes - Produce in depth weekly, seasonal, post seasonal as well as post- seasonal analysis. Show less

  • Merchandise Planner

    Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Retail Planner

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2016
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  PVH Corp.

  Nov 2016 - now

  • Senior Demand and Supply Planning Manager

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Demand & Supply Planning Manager

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Demand & Supply Planner

    Nov 2016 - Dec 2017