François REYDON

● Manage Open-To-Buy budgets, ensuring that Stores have the right inventory to achieve
sales growth & financial targets. Identify risk and opportunity related to Retailer Inventory
Level
● Collaborate with Order management team on approving orders and provide adjustments as
needed for any shortages or allocations (newness & promos)
● Lead inventory meetings with retailers
● Prepare and analyze reports to track inventory and purchasing trends.
● Develop and maintain a… Show more

● Manage Open-To-Buy budgets, ensuring that Stores have the right inventory to achieve
sales growth & financial targets. Identify risk and opportunity related to Retailer Inventory
Level
● Collaborate with Order management team on approving orders and provide adjustments as
needed for any shortages or allocations (newness & promos)
● Lead inventory meetings with retailers
● Prepare and analyze reports to track inventory and purchasing trends.
● Develop and maintain a 12months horizon forecast by families, SKUs and account level.
● Develop Forecast for New Products & Transitions Show less

• Develop and Maintain an 18-months operational forecasts by families and SKU to achieve continuous improvement in the accuracy of the demand forecasts.
• Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions) and produce ad hoc analysis using pivot tables and building charts to support business needs.
• Lead Monthly Forecast meetings with Product Managers, reviewing recommended sales forecasts (emphasis on brand… Show more

• Develop and Maintain an 18-months operational forecasts by families and SKU to achieve continuous improvement in the accuracy of the demand forecasts.
• Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions) and produce ad hoc analysis using pivot tables and building charts to support business needs.
• Lead Monthly Forecast meetings with Product Managers, reviewing recommended sales forecasts (emphasis on brand transitions, new product introduction, and promotions).
• Participate in Sales and Operations meetings to assess performance and forecast and formulate any necessary corrective actions.
• Prepare, report, and communicate forecast measurements to management (forecast accuracy, Demand plan vs. targets, Promotions, NPI Launches).
• Support cross-functional activities with Field, Sales, Finance and Supply Chain to reconcile significant forecast and consumption variances and articulate to business partners root causes. Show less

• Studied movement of goods to identify gaps in efficiency and other areas needing improvement.
• Developed new Business Process to ensure the alignment of the Planning Horizons in SAP APO.
• Built and maintained detailed reporting to measure Capacity availability and Capacity consumption.
• Drove Key Performance Indicators to improve the overall effectiveness of the supply chain.
• Developed project management tool for Supply Risk Analysis.

• Scheduled production plans according to customer needs and supply availability.
• Planned and supervised shipments from Production to end users.
• Monitored inventory and kept sales team up to date with changes in current daily
inventory at each USA warehouse.
• Communicated with a diverse set of clients to ensure a positive client relationship regarding orders, deliveries, repair services, and invoicing.
• Improved, standardized, and documented planning and scheduling… Show more

• Scheduled production plans according to customer needs and supply availability.
• Planned and supervised shipments from Production to end users.
• Monitored inventory and kept sales team up to date with changes in current daily
inventory at each USA warehouse.
• Communicated with a diverse set of clients to ensure a positive client relationship regarding orders, deliveries, repair services, and invoicing.
• Improved, standardized, and documented planning and scheduling processes. Show less

• Responsible for End-to-End planning families of products
• Managed material readiness for New Product Launches. Worked along NPI team, Engineering and Marketing to launch new products from planning perspective
• Led collaboration with Sales and Marketing to improve customer metrics and resolve availability issues and support sales events
• Key contributor in EOL and transition to limit excess and obsolescence
• Optimized inventory to ensure good trade-off between inventory turns… Show more

• Responsible for End-to-End planning families of products
• Managed material readiness for New Product Launches. Worked along NPI team, Engineering and Marketing to launch new products from planning perspective
• Led collaboration with Sales and Marketing to improve customer metrics and resolve availability issues and support sales events
• Key contributor in EOL and transition to limit excess and obsolescence
• Optimized inventory to ensure good trade-off between inventory turns, product availability and period cost (low air freight)
• Reviewed forecasting and escalate forecast issues
• Coordinated with other Operation group (warehouse, purchasing, logistics) to ensure proper handoff from planning to execution and end to end delivery
• Maintained planning parameters in system and assist in data quality management
• Developed close relationships with ODMs and key vendors to be very responsive to change despite Leadtime and other challenges Show less

• Created and maintained a rolling 18 month forecast across 4 product categories (kitchen scales, bathroom scales, water filtration and healthcare), 2 brands (Terraillon and Hanson) and 400 references.
• Ensured effective flow of products from Factories (China) to warehouses (average 80 pal /day in reception, 7 000 pal/day in warehouse).
• Led monthly collaboration meetings with key account managers to discuss prior month's forecast accuracy and asses upcoming forecasts.
• Drove… Show more

• Created and maintained a rolling 18 month forecast across 4 product categories (kitchen scales, bathroom scales, water filtration and healthcare), 2 brands (Terraillon and Hanson) and 400 references.
• Ensured effective flow of products from Factories (China) to warehouses (average 80 pal /day in reception, 7 000 pal/day in warehouse).
• Led monthly collaboration meetings with key account managers to discuss prior month's forecast accuracy and asses upcoming forecasts.
• Drove monthly Demand and Supply Planning reconciliation meetings.
• Managed product life cycle and obsolete stock.
• Owned and Published Demand planning KPIs (Customer Service Level, Stock Level, Transport costs, Obsolescence costs)
• Monitored Third party’s logistics (warehouses, ocean freight forwarders, trucks companies)
• Organized bi-annual physical inventory in all stores.
• Reduced by 10% the expenses on storage, packing and preparation by optimizing the warehouse's organization and improving the stock management.
• Reorganized the After Sales service process and reduced by 50% the stock of defective products in the warehouse. Show less

• Utilized historical data, statistical software and marketing intelligence to develop and maintain forecast for 400 references and two product families
• Ensured effective flow of products from factories in Germany, UK, Holland to warehouses in France.
• Ran weekly fill rate reports to highlight potential issues and corresponding solutions.
• Provided weekly/monthly reports on service level, inventory, forecast exception.
• Achieved the agreed Supply Chain KPI's (Service Level… Show more

• Utilized historical data, statistical software and marketing intelligence to develop and maintain forecast for 400 references and two product families
• Ensured effective flow of products from factories in Germany, UK, Holland to warehouses in France.
• Ran weekly fill rate reports to highlight potential issues and corresponding solutions.
• Provided weekly/monthly reports on service level, inventory, forecast exception.
• Achieved the agreed Supply Chain KPI's (Service Level, Forecast Accuracy, DIO).
• Participated in monthly Sales and Operations meetings to assess performance and forecast and formulate any necessary corrective actions.
• Monitored new product introduction and obsolete stock. Show less

• Managed replenishment system for several clients of large retail stores. Followed daily the incoming orders from promotional operations. Analyzed the results and adjusted forecast figures.
• Acted as focal point for child and infant care products. Assisted team in preparing the monthly business operation meetings with Finance & Sales departments.
• Worked as interface between the Sales department, the factories & the warehouses.