Skills and Experience Summary
- 1. Daniel Fitzpatrick Skill Set Analysis Skill Set Experience Benefit Demand Planning Lead demand planning program for Stanley at Home Depot; drove collaborative program to better align sales with planned production. Understand how to drive efficiency in planning seasonal products with major account, and using collaboration to drive accountability and improved performance. Forecasting Used and taught CPFR program for Wal Mart vendors and associates; used TeraData DCM forecasting at Home Depot; also used Demand Solutions at another company. Significant experience in theory and application of forecasting tools and methods across a wide variety of SKU classes. POS analysis Sales planning, tracking and analysis for a variety of classes of products for Wal Mart and Home Depot; measures included in stock, turns, fill rate, inventory $$ & units. Familiar with tools and processes used (Excel and Access) as well as with KPI. Will be able to quickly learn about the business and apply these skills. Trend analysis SKU performance tracking; product life cycle & end-of-season logic; event planning and tracking; assortment analysis. Skilled in tracking product performance vs. metrics; in-season/end-of-season/out-of-season planning and execution; disposition of discontinued product. Inventory management / order management Order cycle; ordering parameters (min/max, order- up-to-level, counter and committed stock); impact of case pack size on orders; product allocation. Familiar with ERP systems (INFOREM, CAR); ordering logic and parameters such as lead time, review time and safety stock. Vendor management Trained and led vendor teams consisting of 25 to 100+ suppliers across multiple SKU categories; responsible for in stock, turn, fill rate and inventory levels as well as forecast accuracy. Able to develop positive relationships with key players and to help them set goals and milestones for continuous improvement. Use of tracking tools to maintain accountability. Training & facilitating Trained 450+ users in effective use of Wal Mart's forecasting and ordering systems; also trained users in Home Depot's CAR application. Able to design and teach users navigation and use of complex replenishment & forecasting systems for high volume retail order management. Relationship building Worked closely with management and merchants in planning and executing merchandising plans for large volume retailers; open to buy and KPI tracking; event planning and assortment analysis. Comfortable working with all levels of leadership and providing accurate and concise data that can be used for decision-making. Organization Organized and detail-oriented; comfortable handling multiple priorities. Flexible and willing to work under constantly changing conditions. Creative & resourceful Used creative methods for stratifying business segments and sku performance to find ways to increase performance or reduce costs; A-F ranking, % contribution, top 10/bottom 10. Always looking for new ways to look at a business and find areas to improve. C:DanielDaniel TempJob CampaignMarketingFeatures and Benefits Worksheet.xls Page 1