Eric Bernard

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About Eric Bernard

Passionate, results-oriented executive that leverages operational experience, solid market knowledge, accurate forecasting abilities and creative business strategies to maximize company profitability. Loyal and thrives in a team-oriented environment, effective at monitoring inventory/supply levels and predicting product demand, and product marketing for optimal sales and customer satisfaction. Employed by Liquidation World Inc/Big Lots for 13 years, 10 years by Liquidation World until it was purchased by Big Lots, was retained as the 80 Store, 2 Distribution Center chain was converted into Big Lots Canada during 2011-2014. Merchandise Planning Manager with over 10 years Operations Experience. Highly seasoned in Planning & Allocation, strong replenishment background. Strong forecasting skills, budget creation, creating/managing OTB. Excellent deal tracking skills and product performance analysis/ vendor analysis. Development of all KPI reporting. Ensuring proper investment and deployment of capital resources. Monitoring inventory performance and ensuring proper turns and WOS are maintained. Specialties: Forecasting, Merchandise Planning,OTB Management, Inventory Management, Data Analysis and Report Developing, Advanced MS Excel skills, DC split/flow analysis, Qty to Buy Analysis. Replenishment analysis. Markdown optimization and MD cadence creation, analysis and forecasting.