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LOUKAS KALANTZIS
Commercial Assortment & Demand Planning Supervisor
Athens,GR
Summary
Results-driven Commercial Assortment Supervisor with extensive experience in demand planning, inventory management, and data-driven decision-making. Adept at optimizing product assortments, ensuring planogram compliance, and leveraging analytics for strategic stock allocation. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Power BI, and SAP, with a strong understanding of supply chain operations and business intelligence reporting
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Commercial Assortment Supervisor
Public Stores
Athens, Attica
10.2024 - Current
- Assortment Strategy & Planogram Compliance: Oversaw the commercial assortment, ensuring compliance with planogram guidelines and optimizing product placement to enhance store performance.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Utilized Excel and Power BI to extract, analyze, and visualize data regarding product availability across stores and warehouses.
- Planogram & Inventory Alignment: Managed a digital space and stock management platform to ensure accurate product allocation, optimizing replenishment processes and store compliance.
- Collaboration & Cross-Department Communication: Worked closely with Commercial Operations , Reporting , and Supply Chain teams to enhance data accuracy and optimize assortment efficiency.
- Inventory & Stock Monitoring: Monitored inventory flow and product availability, providing insights to support stock optimization and replenishment strategies
- Process Improvement: Implemented structured assortment tracking methods, ensuring better forecasting and stock allocation based on historical sales and real-time data.
Demand Planner
Kotsovolos, Dixons
06.2022 - 10.2024
- Forecasted annual product demand, enhancing service delivery by aligning inventory with market trends.
- Effectively managed optimum stock levels to maintain high product availability across all categories, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction and retention.
- Monitored supply planning and inventory replenishment across network, effectively reducing supply chain bottlenecks and enhancing operational efficiency.
- Provided critical data analysis that supported category sales, enhancing sales performance through strategic stock adjustments and targeted recommendations.
- Developed comprehensive analytics tool that tracks historical sales data, enabling team to view market share by location for product categories, resulting in more accurate sales predictions and tailored marketing strategies.
- Developed and deployed strategic ordering tool for commercial team, integrating Apple's received orders with historical sales data and forecasts. This tool facilitates informed future ordering decisions, optimizing weeks of stock levels and significantly improving supply chain accuracy and responsiveness.
- Led cross-functional consultations with Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to streamline data collection, significantly enhancing demand forecast accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Optimized forecast models and tools, analyzing market trends to maintain data accuracy and support effective decision-making processes.
- Managed weekly sales and stock forecast variances, adjusting forecasts to meet real-time market demands, effectively minimizing stock-outs and ensuring optimal inventory levels.
- Identified and addressed overstocks and understocks, collaborating with Commercial Managers to effectively reduce aged inventory, significantly freeing up warehouse space and capital.
- Collaborated with sales teams to gather information on promotions, new product launches, and phase-outs for incorporation into demand plan.
- Conducted primary and secondary research to better understand customer needs and behaviors.
Demand Planner
Leroy Merlin
05.2020 - 06.2022
- Developed multi-level demand forecasts for various time horizons, improving forecast accuracy and aligning inventory with customer demand cycles.
- Analyses historical sales trends and demand drivers to craft statistical models, enhancing forecast precision and enabling Collaborated with Store Sales, Purchasing, Finance, and Marketing to identify key forecast drivers, enhancing collaborative planning and forecast accuracy.
- Fostered a collaborative approach across departments to enhance data accuracy for demand forecasts.
- Translated accurate demand forecasts into supplier orders, optimizing stock levels and reducing overstock
- Tracked key metrics and developed spreadsheets and data models.
- Collected and analyzed data from variety of sources to create detailed market research reports for top-level decision makers.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction with timely product availability through accurate demand forecasting.
- Collaborated with sales teams to gather information on promotions, new product launches, and phase-outs for incorporation into the demand plan.
- Conducted primary and secondary research to better understand customer needs and behaviors.
Team Leader Kitchen Department
Leroy Merlin
03.2018 - 05.2020
Team Leader GSM Dep
Media Markt
01.2010 - 05.2018
Portal Administration Coordinator
Wind Hellas Telecommunications
01.2007 - 06.2010
Area Manager
BEAUTYCOM A.E.E /BEAUTYSHOP
01.2005 - 06.2007
IT Store Technician
ELEPHANT A.E /ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΚΟΡΑΣΙΔΗ
01.2001 - 06.2005
IT Junior Engineer
Bookstores ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ
01.1997 - 06.1999
Education
Associate of Science - Computer Installation And Repair Technology
Computer And Office Equipment Technician
I.I.E.K. ΔΕΛΤΑ 09.1997 - 06.1999
Skills
Reliability
- Sales Forecasting
- Process improvement
- Analytical Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Operations management
- SAP Knowledge
- Business Needs Analysis
- Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Visualization & Reporting
- Retail Assortment Optimization
- Marketing Analytics
- Excellent Communication
- Demand sensing
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Multitasking Abilities
- Microsoft Office
- Adaptability
Certification
Cisco Certified Fundamentals Of Wireless LANs
Interests
Timeline
Commercial Assortment Supervisor
Public Stores
10.2024 - Current
Demand Planner
Kotsovolos, Dixons
06.2022 - 10.2024
Demand Planner
Leroy Merlin
05.2020 - 06.2022
Team Leader Kitchen Department
Leroy Merlin
03.2018 - 05.2020
Team Leader GSM Dep
Media Markt
01.2010 - 05.2018
Portal Administration Coordinator
Wind Hellas Telecommunications
01.2007 - 06.2010
Area Manager
BEAUTYCOM A.E.E /BEAUTYSHOP
01.2005 - 06.2007
IT Store Technician
ELEPHANT A.E /ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΚΟΡΑΣΙΔΗ
01.2001 - 06.2005
Associate of Science - Computer Installation And Repair Technology
Computer And Office Equipment Technician
09.1997 - 06.1999
IT Junior Engineer
Bookstores ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ
01.1997 - 06.1999
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