Jessica C.

About Jessica C.

Over 20 years experience in luxury brand merchandising and supply chain.Worked in various departments: Demand Planning, Category Management, Assortment Planning, Supply Chain Planning, and Inventory Planning.In my current role I lead and support a team of demand planners and oversee various Tiffany Jewelry Collections, Pharrell Williams, Home & Accessories, Fragrance and Eyewear.

Experience

1. Demand Planning Manager

   Tiffany & Co.

   Sep 2022 — Present · NY, US

   Manages the development of 18-month worldwide sales, inventory and purchase forecasts for specific product families ensuring that financial sales, margin, turn and ending inventory objectives are achieved for the fiscal year; Ensure inventory growth is less than rate of sales• Maximize sales of new products and support the success of key collections, while minimizing inventory liabilities; Monitor trends closely in order to adjust inventory levels in a timely manner• Oversees the development of consensus sales, inventory and purchase plans in accordance with the financial objectives and strategic goals for specific product families• Partner with Global Assortment Planning and Category Management to maximize assortment productivity and develop life cycle planning strategies• Partner with Replenishment Planning to maximize global inventory effectiveness across the regions for new and existing products• Develop strong relationships with Internal Manufacturing, Jewelry Supply Planning, Global Procurement, Diamond and Gem Supply; Communicate changing business needs and their impact on manufacturing and procurement• Collaborate with Product Development on all aspects of new product launch, from initial sales projections to timely inventory support to meet in-market deliverables• Champion process change to improve efficiencies and add value to the business; Identify non value-added activities as well as propose innovative and creative solutions to conquer business challenges• Responsible for the growth and development of Planners within Demand Planning

Education

• Rutgers University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication and Media Studies

  2000 — 2004

• Rutgers University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics

  2000 — 2004