Daniel Fitzpatrick

Skill Set Analysis

Skill Set Experience Benefit

Demand Planning Lead demand planning program for Stanley at

Home Depot; drove collaborative program to

better align sales with planned production.

Understand how to drive efficiency in planning

seasonal products with major account, and using

collaboration to drive accountability and

improved performance.

Forecasting Used and taught CPFR program for Wal Mart

vendors and associates; used TeraData DCM

forecasting at Home Depot; also used Demand

Solutions at another company.

Significant experience in theory and application

of forecasting tools and methods across a wide

variety of SKU classes.

POS analysis Sales planning, tracking and analysis for a variety

of classes of products for Wal Mart and Home

Depot; measures included in stock, turns, fill rate,

inventory $$ & units.

Familiar with tools and processes used (Excel and

Access) as well as with KPI. Will be able to

quickly learn about the business and apply these

skills.

Trend analysis SKU performance tracking; product life cycle &

end-of-season logic; event planning and tracking;

assortment analysis.

Skilled in tracking product performance vs.

metrics; in-season/end-of-season/out-of-season

planning and execution; disposition of

discontinued product.

Inventory management

/ order management

Order cycle; ordering parameters (min/max, order-

up-to-level, counter and committed stock); impact

of case pack size on orders; product allocation.

Familiar with ERP systems (INFOREM, CAR);

ordering logic and parameters such as lead time,

review time and safety stock.

Vendor management Trained and led vendor teams consisting of 25 to

100+ suppliers across multiple SKU categories;

responsible for in stock, turn, fill rate and

inventory levels as well as forecast accuracy.

Able to develop positive relationships with key

players and to help them set goals and milestones

for continuous improvement. Use of tracking

tools to maintain accountability.

Training & facilitating Trained 450+ users in effective use of Wal Mart's

forecasting and ordering systems; also trained

users in Home Depot's CAR application.

Able to design and teach users navigation and

use of complex replenishment & forecasting

systems for high volume retail order

management.

Relationship building Worked closely with management and merchants

in planning and executing merchandising plans

for large volume retailers; open to buy and KPI

tracking; event planning and assortment analysis.

Comfortable working with all levels of leadership

and providing accurate and concise data that can

be used for decision-making.

Organization Organized and detail-oriented; comfortable

handling multiple priorities.

Flexible and willing to work under constantly

changing conditions.

Creative & resourceful Used creative methods for stratifying business

segments and sku performance to find ways to

increase performance or reduce costs; A-F

ranking, % contribution, top 10/bottom 10.

Always looking for new ways to look at a

business and find areas to improve.

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