Justine Christian: Planning Analyst in Santa Monica

Los Angeles, California Lucky Brand creates great fitting, good quality jeans and fashion that works with the American lifestyle. Planning Analyst February 2020 - Present • Assists Omni Planning team in managing OTB to ensure inventory and gross margin targets are met • Creates seasonal hindsight sales reports to identify style/department risks and opportunities to optimize the business • Partners with Ecommerce Marketing team to ensure new styles are activated and featured online

Rosemont, Illinois Randa is one of the world's largest accessories companies, supplying products for a portfolio of 50 brands. Merchandiser January 2018 - January 2020 • Served as sole merchandiser and developed product lines for Costco, JCPenney, Sam's Club, and Walmart • Developed four new SKUs for Walmart's private label belt brand that contributed to $1M in revenue growth • Oversaw Columbia, Dickies, and Levi's product lines by leveraging trend direction briefs to create bi-annual line plans for internal design team, ordered samples, and presented product lines to licensing and internal sales teams • Led negotiations with 12-15 international belt and buckle factories, ensuring 30-45% gross margin goals were met without sacrificing aesthetics; worked with sourcing team to shift production from China to higher-margin countries • Analyzed category sales metrics for retail partners such as Kohl's, Macy's, and Target to drive seasonal product strategy development and ensure product availability (sell through, season-to-date/YOY sales, color penetration)

Westchester, Illinois Follett provides branded collegiate merchandise including apparel, accessories, and gifts to campus stores. Merchandise Planner July 2015 - September 2016 • Exceeded annual sales plan goal by 110K (12%) by analyzing seasonal profitability by style and size and strategically selecting new items for 40 campus retail stores; developed sales, inventory, and markdown goals • Prepared and managed open-to-buy plans for individual stores to ensure adequate inventory supply • Analyzed merchandise turnover and in-stock rates on SKU level, ran reports, and placed replenishment orders