Saskia Vos

Experience

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  Involvation

  Jan 2003 - Nov 2003

  Graduation project - Factory Gate Pricing in supply chain perspective

  KLICT-project :Joint venture between Dutch retailers, Involvation, Erasmus University, NDL and the University of Tilburg. Research subject: application of this distribution concept in the Netherlands. Literature research and taking interviews with retailers, suppliers and logistic service providers and analyzing the results. Publications in Praktijkboek Magazijnen en Distributiecentra and Tijdschrift voor Inkoop en Logistiek.

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  PostNL

  Feb 2004 - Mar 2005

  Interim Productchain Manager

  Supply chain optimalization of direct mail products. Link between Marketing Product Development and Operations. Involved in Product Development Projects and responsible for Projectmanagement.

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  Ahold Delhaize

  Mar 2005 - Dec 2005

  Logistics Planner

  Forecasting incoming goods for personnel planning for the order picking process. Vehicle routing from the national distribution centre to the regional distribution centers.

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  WE Fashion

  Jan 2006 - Aug 2007

  Retail Merchandise Planner

  Assortments- and financial planning of the Men Business Collection. Inseason management of sales/intake/markdown/stock to optimize trading. Preseason management of buying budget and composition of business- and assortment plans. Quantitative analysis and reporting.

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  Mexx

  Sept 2007 - Nov 2009

  Retail Merchandise Planner

  Assortments- and financial planning of Mexx Accessories and Licensing products in Mexx stores worldwide. International working environment.Inseason management of sales/intake/markdown/stock to optimize trading. Preseason management of buying budget and composition of business- and assortment plans. Quantitative analysis and reporting.

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  Hunkemöller

  Dec 2009 - Mar 2015

  Store planning and Stock management. Works together with Sales and Merchandising to optimize salespotential by store.Stock availability and coordination of allocation. Determine optimal space-and product mix by store and is involved in grading process.Management of old stock via outlets.Determine stockpackages of new stores and monitor performance. Projectmanagement of implementation new Merchandise Planning System (Torex/Micros) interfacing with SAP. Analysis of current processes and functionality new system. Training of Buying and Merchandising department.Implemented:WSSI, Preseason budgetplan and Storespace-plan, Grading/Optionplan and Assortment plan.Participated in Supply Chain Project to align processes for implementation of next phase. Implemented: Sizing and Packing modules. Manager of Merchandise team Nightwear. Coordination of merchandise planning and allocation to meet sales, margin and stocktargets. Setting buying budgets, inseasonal trading and assortment planning. Initiate proces improvements to ensure effective and efficient merchandising. Managing and coaching of Planner and Allocator.

  • Branch Merchandiser

    Feb 2013 - Mar 2015

  • Projectmanager/ Business Analyst

    Sept 2010 - Aug 2014

  • Merchandiser

    Dec 2009 - Sept 2010
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  HEMA

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2016

  Senior Planner

  Manager supply chain team.Responsible for the categories Bed-, Bath and Household textiles, Camping/outdoor, Clocks, Photoframes and Travel accessoires.Optimizing assortment within guidelines of Formula management. Coordination of supply chain and allocation to meet sales, margin and stocktargets. Financial management and commercial analysis.Managing and coaching of two Stockplanners.

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  Foot Locker EMEA

  Aug 2016 - now

  Enhance productivity of product teams via merchandise systems. Leads operational team to ensure current systems are up to date, operational and data integrity is secured. Develops and supports roadmaps for new system implementations in EMEA.Partners with US peers and EMEA department leads to understand current and future system needs.Leads and maximizes EMEA Inventory Partner Program by collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners.EMEA representative for Syndigo PIM, contributes to quality and continuous delivery, process optimalization & documentation and track & classify requirements.EMEA representative in Global design Oracle ERP – core merchandising track. Show less Initiate, plan organize, direct and control strategic and high priority initiatives.Works together with product team (buying, planning, allocation), marketing, store operations, real estate and IT to identify, coordinate and lead cross-functional initiatives.*Initiative owner global PIM solution and co owner to ERP implementation during transformation program of McKinsey.*Organize and lead off-sites with sr management to develop strategy.*Improved cross functional partnership and reduce workload within marketing by aligning campaign process.*Advised in design and strategy of GTM process. Worked closely together with buying, marketing and digital teams to align and document process, roles & responsibilities and timelines. Show less Project Lead - Supply Chain Productivity Program.Facilitate the review and analysis of the end-to-end processes from a Buying, Planning and Allocation perspective according to the Lean philosophy. Improve the productivity and efficiency of the combined teams by identifying the end-to-end value stream and eliminating waste. Cooperation and communication with Marketing, Franchise, Customer Experience, Logistics and Ecommerce teams included. Project manager - 2Y and Seasonal Strategy FLECoordination and development of Strategic and Seasonal decks for 2020-2022. Worked closely together with senior management. Supported on content with additional research and analysis. Project lead - Store reopening after COVID 19Coordination of the reopening of all stores in Europe. Worked closely together with Customer Experience, Health & Safety, Supplies& Procurement. Logistics, Allocation, Finance and Marketing teams. Taking into account national and regional regulations and company policies. Reporting into senior management. Business Analysis - Peoplesoft PO implementationDocument European requirements and share with development team by using flowcharts and use cases. Engage and inform stakeholders within FLE and FL Asia. Guard upside and efficiency of PO creation process from a business perspective. Business Analysis - inhouse MDM solutionCreated an overview of attributes and its definitions by division (multiple geo's) working closely together with different stakeholders. Defined flowcharts and process descriptions including opportunities on optimization. Worked closely together with development team and advise on next steps of implementation at FLE and other divisions. Show less

  • Director, Merchandise Services

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Senior manager, Business Transformation

    Feb 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Senior manager, Strategic planning & Optimization

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2021

  • Senior manager, Regional Planning

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2018