Kimberly Meier-Dehr

Global Planning & Allocation Sr. Manager – Retail at Mars

Role
Global Planning & Allocation Sr Manager Retail at Mars
Location
Buffalo, NY, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Kimberly Meier-Dehr

Specialties: business plans, communication skills, competitive analysis, customer/vendor relations, market research, marketing, microsoft access, microsoft excel, microsoft outlook, microsoft powerpoint, microsoft word, packaging, relationship management, research, sales, sap, scheduling, spss

Experience

  1. Global Planning & Allocation Sr Manager Retail

    Mars

    Jul 2022 — Present

    Lead a Global team of 10 Category Planning, Allocation & Master Data associates across the M & Ms global branded retail stores and mms.com digital channel.• Guide top line, margin, and inventory forecasting efforts for the M & Ms Retail Group (Stores and Digital Channel). Oversee monthly OTB process and ensure internal alignment with our merchant counterparts.• Own, coordinate, and facilitate monthly S & OP Step 2 meeting forum (Demand Management Review) in order to form consensus between Planning, Merchandising, Supply and Finance in reference to our NSV$, margin & inventory plans. • Engage, mentor and provide development feedback to Planning, Allocation, & Master Data associates in order to become more successful and fulfilled members of the M & Ms Retail Group. • Manage $25M annual inventory across SKUs within the product categories of Chocolate, Apparel, and Hardlines. • Lead the development and continuous evolution of retail processes and key insights reporting related to assortment planning, pricing, promotions, and category planning.

Education

  • University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York

    Master, Business Administration; Marketing and Consulting Concentrations

    2008 — 2010

  • University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York

    Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration; Marketing; Dance, 2007

    2003 — 2007

Skills

  • Marketing
  • Customer Service
  • Forecasting
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Market Research
  • Microsoft Word
  • Training
  • Product Development
  • Analysis
  • Time Management
  • Access
  • Word
  • Teamwork
  • Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Sales
  • Process Improvement
  • Allocation
  • Retail
  • Planning
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Merchandising
  • Excel
  • Business Planning
  • Management

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