Franca Dattilo

About Franca Dattilo

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSSenior Planning/Merchandise Leader who optimizes inventory and improves sales fulfillment by using established and new forecasting systems. Action-oriented partner to internal and external stakeholders with strong follow-through to help identify needs and resolve problems in a timely and efficient manner for retailers, E-commerce and major consumer product manufacturing organizations.CORE COMPETENCIESForecastingCompetitive Trends/Market Insights Vendor/Customer FocusedCost Benefit AnalysisProblem SolvingInventory/Product Mix OptimizationCross-functional Collaboration AdaptabilityTraining/Team Building

Experience

1. Wholsale Planner

   Delta Galil Industries

   Jul 2017 — Present · Secaucus, NJ, US

   Wholesale Planner (2017-PresentCreated and maintained 13 month rolling forecast for ladies and girls product categories between private label and national brand accounts by utilizing product performance information.• Served as the team lead for reporting, including weekly top-line selling performance reports to upper management.• Partnered cross functionally with retailers planning teams, account managers, production and warehouse team members as required for proper execution of seasonal plans.• Created monthly reporting for management to analyze forecast performance vs. budget metrics.• Developed a training manual for new forecasting system for all planning team to stream line the forecasting process.

Education

• Montclair State University

  BA, Political Science

Skills

• Sap
• Forecasting
• Customer Service
• Training
• Logistics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Sales Trend Analysis
• Project Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Assortment
• Merchandise Planning
• Management
• Team Building
• Sales
• Merchandising
• Microsoft Excel
• Time Management
• Trend Analysis
• Cpfr
• Visual Merchandising
• Apparel
• Store Management
• Leadership
• E-Commerce
• Purchasing
• Retail