Shawny Greenstein

• Jupiter, FL

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Shawny Greenstein's Bio:

Shawny Greenstein's Experience:

• Senior Inventory Planner at Boston Proper

  October 2013 - Present | Boca Raton, FL

  Develop, present, & execute seasonal category financial plans that align with historical performance, merchant strategies, & company financial goals. Partner with merchant during pre-season planning to ensure assortment supports merchandise plans. Create & distribute monthly business recaps vs plan & LY, with emphasis on performance drivers & areas of opportunity, offering actionable insights to apply to the future. Communicate & collaborate with sourcing team in order to align on demand & receipt forecasts to ensure vendors can support monthly forecasted receipt flow. Re-forecast in season through utilization of Forecast 21. Identify risks; Maximize opportunities. Manage seasonal inventory. Recommend promotional pricing and/or markdowns that maximizes sales & margin. Maintain flexibility through opportunities of chase. Lead best-seller team, reading & reacting to each catalog & chasing best-sellers, not only by buying more of top-selling items, but also by adding top-ranked items to future catalogs to further maximize volume.

• Senior Account Executive at Perry Ellis International

  January 2009 - June 2013 | Florida, Texas

  Manage sales for PGA Tour Golf brand and Havanera, a Latin-inspired Men's brand, for one of Perry Ellis' largest Mid-Tier accounts, JCPenney. Present product releases to buyers and management on continuous basis and sell to achieve set budgets. Develop and foster strong relationships with Account in order to drive growth and ensure premium brand presence at retail. Build, manage, and deliver annual budgets and monthly sales forecasts. Partner with planning team on a consistent basis to ensure gross margin forecasts are attained. Manage inventory; proactively move available-to-sell inventory though alternate channels as necessary.

• Wholesale Planning Manager at Perry Ellis International

  March 2002 - January 2009 | Miami, Florida

  Managed inventory and production planning for multiple divisions and brands. Worked with account executives to set and achieve internal and external sales, margin, and inventory goals. Placed and adjusted production orders on a monthly basis based upon past selling and projected future demand. Identified trends, sales opportunities, and liabilities by analyzing weekly sales and inventories at style, color, and size level. Ensured planned-inventory levels were achieved and maintained; optimized inventory turns by eliminating underperforming stock via various inventory movement methods.

• Planner - Women's Swimwear and Sweaters at Charming Shoppes, Inc.

  2001 - 2002 | Bensalem, Pennsylvania

  Built and implemented pre-season financial plans across multiple categories; reforecasted financial plans weekly based upon current business conditions. Managed open-to-buy on weekly basis through utilization of financial forms. Projected and executed class-level markdowns. Developed and empowered allocation analyst to properly flow merchandise to chain's 1,250 doors. Identified groups of doors to target for special purchases; worked with buyer to build appropriate assortments at door level based upon past performance. Utilized various systems on daily basis including Arthur Planning System, Data Warehouse, Excel, and Word.

• Planner - Housewares at Bloomingdales

  2000 - 2001 | New York, New York

  Built financial plans by vendor, class, and location to arrive at departmental plans. Provided focused assortments by door through analysis and communication with stores. Achieved in stock standards for basic merchandise through management of Inforem replenishment system. Ensured adequate inventory levels on all featured and advertised items. Identified opportunities based upon location/region analysis in order to maximize sales by location.

• Associate Buyer - Furniture, Housewares at Burdines

  1997 - 2000 | Miami, Florida

  Developed and executed strategies for merchandise assortments, vendor relations management, and marketing cadence management. Utilized strong leadership skills and communication skills to negotiate costs, vendor margin support and wholesale pricing. Trained, supervised, and developed new hire assistant buyers and interns, ensuring optimal performance and compliance with company goals and objectives.

Shawny Greenstein's Education:

• Indiana University

  1993 – 1997
  Bachelor of Science
  Concentration: Merchandising; Minor, Business

Shawny Greenstein's Interests & Activities:

• Shawny Greenstein
• Jupiter, FL