Brian Behrenbrinker

Experience

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  Kmart Corporation

  Jan 1995 - Jul 2002

  Multiple Corporate and Store Positions

  Director, International Process Development Manager, Merchandise Process IntegrationSystems Analysis and Development, Merchandise Planner ResourceMerchandise PlannerCo-Buyer, LadieswearAssistant Store Manager, Western Region Softlines and Operations

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  Limited Brands

  Jul 2002 - Jul 2005

  • Area Lead, Event Lift Forecasting MP&A

    Jul 2004 - Jul 2005

  • Manager, Merchandise Control, Analysis and Testing

    Jul 2002 - Jul 2004
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  Bath & Body Works

  Jul 2005 - Jul 2007

  Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis
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  Kohl's Department Stores

  Jul 2010 - Sept 2018

  • Managed planning, development and execution of strategic data analytics and business intelligence roadmap for Product Development.• Oversaw implementation of digital product testing utilizing First Insight platform for 900 tests (targeted 500) while ensuring strategic utilization, smooth internal process execution, and positive ROI. • Strategic thought partner with leaders across the organization to guide data analytics and business intelligence tool development while simultaneously defining best practice approaches to solve common business problems. Show less • Created all new data analytics team and services model with 100% internal user satisfaction. Responsible for defining teams’ scope, assessing opportunities, developing processes, and training for Product Development’s analytic needs.• Leveraged existing relevant corporate analytics tools while also implementing rapid prototyping of new internal tools with comprehensive requirements gathering with in eight internal dashboards introduced.• Evaluated 3rd party analytics providers to meet unmet analytics needs. Partnered with internal IT, Finance, and Business partners to successfully on-board five new external applications. Show less • Developed demand forecasting tools and processes to launch full scale implementation of Import Replenishment initiative of over 1,500 SKUs built from 200K units to 9M and generating $5M of Margin.• Owned flow of goods from overseas vendors into third party warehouse facilities and stores. Scope included forecasting by SKU 6-9 months from delivery, generating recommended order quantities for PO creation 12 weeks from delivery, and managing flow of goods into and out of warehouse facilities.• Primary contact for Import Replenishment including evaluating potential programs for sales and margin viability, working with cross-functional partners daily to refine SKU and total program level forecasts, owning trouble shooting any issues and generating ROI analysis for leadership. Show less

  • Manager, Business Intelligence & Data Analytics

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Manager, Data Analytics & Import Replenishment

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Planner, Import Replenishment

    Jul 2010 - May 2015
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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020

  Director, Finance. Inventory and Replenishment

  • Balanced the business need to drive sales, in-stock and productivity KPI’s with stewardship of over $11.6B average inventory across Merchandise Planning, FP&A, Replenishment and Supply Chain teams.• Established foundational inventory forecasting processes and reporting for both business execution and financial evaluation of productivity risks and opportunities.• Managed Annual Operating Plan from establishment of corporate financial inventory targets to the operational business plan and forecast.• Balanced execution of short-term operational processes to support run-the-business activities while influencing parallel development of longer-term transformational initiatives.• Leveraged broad background to ensure quantitative analysis incorporated a holistic view of costs and potential benefits while also ensuring that qualitative impacts are discussed and understood.• Added value to finance and business partners allowing the team to grow from one person to five through subject matter expertise and honest value driving analysis. Show less

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  Experienced Recruiting Partners, LLC.

  Mar 2021 - May 2021

  Business Analyst

  • C-Suite presentation of current-state ordering and product flow processes for hardware manufacturer to serve as foundation for organizational strategy.• Recommended potential solutions to address gaps and pain-points based on Supply Chain best practices and personal experience.

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  Corning Incorporated

  Aug 2021 - now

  Project Manager, Supply Chain Solutions

  • Across numerous multi-month projects, lead SAP/MES Supply Chain Plant system design, testing and deployment through coordination of business and technical experts while leveraging internal and external project management paradigms and tools.• Managed enhancement request prioritization processes for the Cable/Fiber business.