Sage Boyle

Background

About Sage Boyle

As an experienced retail business partner with merchandise planning expertise, I have a solid foundation with optimizing inventory levels to meet changing demands, driving margin, and reducing liability to achieve financial targets. I am a results-driven team player who is recognized for outstanding analytical, retail math and negotiating skills with proven success implementing short-term and long-term strategies and delivering on critical business objectives. Adaptable, self-directed collaborator with particular depth adhering to strict budgets, managing OTB forecasts of sales and inventory needs and utilizing replenishment systems to ensure forecasted quantities align with seasonal trends, events and expected changes in selling patterns. My core competencies lie within inventory allocation to both stores and distribution/fulfillment centers, receipt flow, open-to-buy management, style/SKU level buys, lifecycle planning, data analysis, core program management, as well as top down and bottom up planning. I take pride in being a detail-oriented, solution-focused active listener who consistently fosters cross-functional collaboration and communication to achieve measurable results. Key Contributions • Develop assortment strategies, inventory by sku needs, and order flow set ups for launch timeframe • Partner with Merchandising team to create bottoms up forecasts for items required for budgetary planning. • Create and facilitate best practice inventory processes, identify in-season key trends and recommending recut opportunities • Pilot the execution and distribution of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting for Merchandising departments • Formalize inventory transfer processes between warehouses to strategically leverage total company stock • Perform ad-hoc analysis based on historical performance, product attributes, and customer behavior When I am not supporting organizational initiatives, I am a nature enthusiast who enjoys long hikes with my dogs, and runs with my local running group."Looking up.that's the secret of Life"- Snoopy