CHRIS DAVIS
Wantirna,Australia
Summary
Inventory professional with an extensive background in large FMCG companies and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Finance). Advanced inventory and allocations knowledge with a strong desire to progress into a Demand Planner or Merchandise Planner position. Vastly interested in retail forecasting and statistical analysis of retail market trends.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Controller
WS Audiology
Port Melbourne, Australia
06.2023 - Current
- Responsible for the efficient organisation of over 10,000 SKUs across Australia and New Zealand
- Manage and coordinate the end-to-end stocktake processes for the ANZ network
- Organise and administer full Stocktakes bi-annually for 100+ clinics and ensure that adjustments are made to match system counts with actual counts
- Build inventory management strategies that are in line with overall business strategies and goals
- Maintain Inventory Masterfile to ensure integrity of data and records
- Formulate process and control improvements to minimize loss and maximise efficiency
- Reduced inventory write-off from 13% of stock holdings in 2023 Q4 to 1.5% in 2025 Q2
- Designed, managed and successfully implemented the Inventory Storage Playbook to ensure that all clinics store their inventory items in the same way
Inventory Analyst
KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED
Mulgrave, Australia
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Undertake proactive analysis of merchandise performance to maximise the department’s financial outcomes
- Ensure system parameters and capabilities are analysed and managed effectively to drive optimal state and store inventory levels
- Build inventory management strategies that are in line with overall business strategies and goals
- Review and maintain forward stock projections to execute weekly ordering demand needs
- Collaborate and build strong working relationships with key stakeholders including suppliers, planners, buyers and international supply teams
- Drive suppliers to improve their DIFOT positions
- Continuously review inventory at a product level to identify issues such as lost sales, high WOS, overtrade and order frequency
- Position made redundant as of 31/03/2023 due to a department restructure review that commenced early 2022
Merchandise Allocator
MUNRO FOOTWEAR GROUP
Abbotsford, Australia
11.2021 - 12.2022
- Ensure that the right stock is in the right place at the right time to optimize inventory productivity
- Complete allocations for direct to store replenishment as well as maintaining strategies for replenishment via local warehouse
- Use MI9 software to complete allocations and ensure that strategies are frequently recalculated to maintain data accuracy
- Responsible for Shoe Care orders and sales maximization; check inventory levels and placed merchandise orders for restocking purposes
- Maintain store inventory levels by examining store data on a regular basis, verifying supply adequacy against expected sales
- Analyzed market trends and business performance metrics to discern optimal merchandise choices
Assistant Store Manager
RITCHIES SUPERMARKET
Emerald, Australia
11.2019 - 10.2021
- Drive store sales and achieve KPIs by controlling costs such as payroll and inventory losses, as well as meeting productivity targets
- Warehouse and stock management such as inventory control, monitoring of stock levels, date sensitive product management
- Register operations, cash handling and end of day reconciliation procedures
- Provide support to the Store Manager in the daily running of the supermarket
- Supervise, motivate, coach and support employees to ensure they are working as effectively and efficiently as possible
- Ensure compliance with all company and external policies including OH&S, food safety and first aid as well as maintaining the company's COVID safe plan
- Take over the store manager role for 3 weeks while the store manager was on leave and consistently achieve wage and sales budgets in line with business expectations
Client Services Analyst
MYOB
Glen Waverley, Australia
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Provide information and advice to customers regarding software and/or new requirements compliant with current tax legislation changes
- Deliver excellent customer service and use problem-solving skills to effectively resolve client difficulties in a timely manner
- Assist with customer enquiries about Australian Taxation
Store Manager
ALDI STORES
Melbourne, Australia
05.2013 - 03.2017
- Sales planning including visual merchandising, sales performance, predictions and application and adherence of corporate marketing strategies
- Loss minimisation through identification of slow-moving lines and making adjustments to pricing or merchandising
- Warehouse and stock management such as inventory control, monitoring of stock levels, date sensitive produce management
- Register operations, cash handling and end of day procedures
- Implement merchandising changes to the store as required by head office
- Drive store sales and achieve KPIs by controlling costs such as payroll and inventory losses, as well as meeting productivity targets
- Supervise the daily operations of the store, ensuring that all aspects are running as efficiently and effectively as possible
- Oversee the training and development of employees, including recommending staff for promotion, staff appraisals and regular training refreshers
- Effective rostering and staff management to maximise cost efficiency
- Ensure compliance with Aldi policies including OH&S, first aid, RSA and workplace equality practices as legally required
- Promoted from Trainee Store Manager to Store Manager after 2 years of a 3-year program
- Increased store sales by 3% while Store Manager
- Achieved the third highest sales in Victoria on 'Ski Day'
- Consistently achieved KPI targets
- Received recognition for successful 'mystery shopper' results of above 95
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Monash University
01.2008
Skills
- Inventory and Allocations analysis
- Inventory control
- Achieving periodic KPIs
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Stakeholder engagement
- Adaptability
- Team player
- Initiative
- Power BI
- Strategic planning
- Inventory management
- Optimization
- Stocktaking processes
- Process improvement
- Problem solving
- Inventory optimization
Websites
Timeline
Inventory Controller
WS Audiology
06.2023 - Current
Inventory Analyst
KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED
01.2023 - 03.2023
Merchandise Allocator
MUNRO FOOTWEAR GROUP
11.2021 - 12.2022
Assistant Store Manager
RITCHIES SUPERMARKET
11.2019 - 10.2021
Client Services Analyst
MYOB
03.2017 - 08.2017
Store Manager
ALDI STORES
05.2013 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Monash University