Adam Brod

Senior Retail Inventory Analyst @Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Supply and Demand planner for Restaurant & Retail Division, encompassing 20 Fountain and Retail Shops across the US and eCommerce • Designed and implemented new forecasting process to go from buying excess, aging product at a discount to fully planning stores and eCommerce inventory • Project Lead for Retail Seasonal Readiness increasing XMAS sales by 110% with 92+% service level despite pandemic conditions • Increased service levels to stores 20pts in first year and 7 additional points in year 2, despite 21% increase in shipments • Reduced warehouse and store destructions by 71% in year 2 from $930K to $271K with appropriate planning