1. MARGIE S. BARRIERE
San Francisco, CA / Cell: (415) 816-3767 / www.linkedin.com/in/margiebarriere / margiebarriere@gmail.com
Entrepreneurial drive in financial report development, planning, budgeting, fiscal and account
management. Demonstrated capabilities in capturing, interpreting, harnessing and predicting
results from large data files. Excels at data analytics with ability to package findings and results
to business leaders. Proven ability in developing and motivating staff to deliver results. Hands-
on management approach.
 Financial Analysis: Profitability, Liquidity,
Solvency, Stability
 Strategic Planning
 Predictive Forecasting
 Trend Analysis
 Data Analytics
 Demand Planning Supply Chain
Management
 Inventory Control: Material Liability, LIFO,
Valuation
 Customer Interface/Support
 Account Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Del Monte Foods Inc. - Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
One of largest producers, distributors and marketers of branded food for the U.S. retail market, $1.8 billion of annual sales.
Manager of Demand Planning Sales Engagement and Reporting 2013 – 2016
To ensure a better company financial forecast, worked directly with sales and teams throughout the
company to understand specific retailer’s trends, promotions, and consumption results and reported
findings to the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Team. Provided Demand Planners with accurate and
actionable reporting.
 Built relationships with key Sales Teams to gain understanding of shipments vs forecasts, effects of
changes in promotions, floor sets & distribution. Meet with 10 – 17 Sales Teams monthly.
 Gathered key intel to update financial forecast and higher accuracy in company shipment needs by
DC – Goal: 80% forecast accuracy, came in 83% for FY2015.
 Communicated pertinent findings to x-functional teams with monthly wrap up. Distributed via email to
5 cross functional teams and Senior Management.
 Streamlined & spearheaded the development of all new Planning (DP) reporting after rollout of SAP
using Business Works (BW), Business Objects (BobJ), SAP Analyzer and direct pulls straight out of
SAP/APO. 6 DP reports, 4 Sales Team reports.
 Provided ongoing support for company board meetings, annual planning and inventory management
on forecasts, historical shipments, and comparisons via ad hoc reports and data bases to Senior
Management and x-functional teams.
 Built, managed and oversaw data bases to be used by Demand Planning Department.
 Managed SAP Business Continuity processes which enabled continued visibility into Pallet/Dru needs
and Sales Volume projections that ensured all volume would be captured and communicated to
Production Planning and Inventory Control (PPIC), DC Operations & DP. FY16 Holiday build to ship
accuracy 85% highest in 5 years
 Lead the transition to consolidate the DP Sales Engagement Meetings and Customer Finance Sales
Calls into 1 meeting to allow Sales Teams more time to sell – over 80 days of Sales hours saved
annually.
 Managed small team, 2 employees were successfully promoted from this position.

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SimplyShe Lifestyles, INC – Pet Specialty
SimplyShe is the proven leader in functional, fashionable pet merchandise with over 20 pet brands in the market and multi-channel retail
partnerships, both domestic and international.
Vice President of Business Analytics and Costing 2007 - 2012
Began as employee #9 and as the company grew was promoted three times from Account Manager, to
Director of Production to VP reporting directly to CEO. Facilitated over $50M in global customer retail
purchase orders annually. Created all Sales reporting to Senior Management. Managed inventory and
Customer buys. Overhauled all aspects for product costing – negotiations, goals & targets.
 Created all customer financial presentations and Sales proposals including shareholders meetings, customer
senior management presentation and sales reporting; 20 – 30 major presentations annually.
 Provided weekly sales reporting to management and customers on season-to-date performance – Sales,
Inventory On Hands, End of Season projections/forecasts, Markdown analysis.
 Developed all customer buys, worked directly with buyers/planners to approve buys and execute merchandise
flows.
 Managed and made recommendations on all company inventory as related to allocation, sales and liquidations,
including forecasting of sales and orders by quarter – 10+ customer base, $50M annually at retail.
 Worked directly with sourcing agency and factories to negotiate all FOB costs to ensure the company
profitability as well as tracking liability assets. This included 3-5 trips to China annually – 10 factories and
sourcing agency in China.
 Developed all factory buys including establishing/negotiating costing and flows into DC, monitor and manage
the deposit process.
 Have strong understanding of packaging, display vehicle cost and execution plus effect to bottom-line.
 Developed and produced reports weekly to guide company’s financial business and design/production
decisions – Findings included sizing modifications, addition of new brands and changes in current brand
strategies, inventory level adjustments.
 Assisted in reports needed for facilitation in Company Buyout – owners sold majority % of company in Sept
2011.
 Developed job descriptions, recruited, interviewed and trained new staff – Managed team of 8 employees.
THE SAK – Handbags & Accessories
The Sak designs and manufactures hand bags, footwear, accessories and wallets.
Director of Order Management (OM) 2005 - 2007
Started as Customer Service Manager, then promoted to Director of Order Management and given
responsibility of both retail and wholesale orders. Managed DC operations (1 owned & 1third party logistic
(3PL)) including transition to new 3PL for 6 months while company recruited for new DC Manager. Facilitated
all order management related functions for company wholesale department store and specialty store
business, including $50M+ in purchase orders processed at cost.
 Managed processes of: procurement, order entry, order reconciliation, order tracking & overall account order
management for company’s 3 brands, factory & customer purchase orders: 7,000+ orders created, closed
annually.
 Headed up Inside Sales Department and Procurement Department included motivation and development of 8
staff, maintained a staff of 6 executives and 2 hourly employees.
 Created and produced reports for tracking, error alerts, reconciliation and inventory discrepancies – reduced
errors by 70%, increased department OM capacity by 20%, maintained order fulfillment at 90%.
 Developed and implemented training to Inside Sales and Procurement Departments on procedures & policies,
including building relationships and partnerships with all departments in organization.
 Managed the Peoplesoft Order Management system (OM), Peoplesoft Customer File, Financial Supply Chain
systems.
 Lead Team Member for change to and roll out of 80% of all warehouse functions to a new 3PL
 Key member of the “Chargeback” team to resolve and reverse customer operational chargebacks which were
as high as $1M in a fiscal year.
 Oversaw company $50K annual supply budget including negotiating office equipment leasing.
 Managed and supervised Semi Annual Warehouse Sale including staffing, advertising, stocking and pricing
with annual proceeds of $240K.
 Recognized by company for outstanding leadership in 2006.

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Macy’s West – Retail Department Store
Macy's West, a division of Macy's, Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores), Headquartered in San Francisco, California, employing 46,700
individuals
Expense Reimbursement and Travel Manager 2000 - 2005
Began career at Macy’s as a Sales Person was promoted into the “Executive Training Program”. Worked as
Assistant Buyer, Department Sales Manager, Shortage Control Analyst/Auditor, Merchandise Planner,
Merchandise Statistic Analyst, Margin Planning Analyst (GM Planning Dept), MIO Financial/Systems Analyst,
Community Relations Manager ending with Expense Reimbursement and Travel Manager.
Managed a $12.0 million annual travel budget including development and management, Company Amex Card
reconciliation, expensing & payment for Business Travel Account, writing travel policy and communication of
policies to entire organization. Rolled out 2 on-line systems to over 3,000 employees.
 Insured travel expenses were below budget plus within company policy & functioned as liaison between Travel
Agency and Macy’s travelers, over 5 years reduced spend by $10M.
 Presented to Senior Management annual cost saving proposals for use in fiscal planning.
 Rolled-out Companywide on-line travel booking tool, allowed for 24/7 booking, eliminated need for on-site
AMEX travel agency and substantial booking fees, created additional space for retail functions.
 Rolled-out, managed and maintained the Macy’s on-line reimbursement program, including training classes and
materials to ensure seamless transition for employees.
 Developed consistent expense policies and established standard 3 day reimbursement turn-a-round practice.
Prior to managing department, employee reimbursement took12-16 weeks.
 Worked directly with Regional Airline Representatives on lanes fares, guaranteed city to city rates and mileage
reward programs for employees.
 Negotiated hotel rates and car services to fit within budget and policy for six state trading area.
 Managed, motivated and developed 6 executives, maintained a staff of 2-3 executives.
 Member of BABTA 2001 – 2005 and NBTA 2003 – 2005.
 Recognized by finance pyramid for outstanding department results in 2001. Recognized by company for
outstanding department results in 2002. Nominated by peers for outstanding performance 2000, 2002, 2003,
2004.
OPERATIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
SAP enterprise software: APO Forecasting, BW (Business Warehouse), AMPS, TRM – Super User
BOX - Cloud Storage
PAXATA - Adaptive Data Preparation
CLEARSTORY - integrated Spark-based data processing platform
ATLAS forecasting software, i2 | JDA Software, IBM Cognos software
Oracle Peoplesoft: Order Management (OM), Customer Files (CRM), Financial Supply Chain (FSCM)
Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook, Office 365
Customer Portals
Wal-Mart(Retail Link), Kmart, Safeway
Internal Company Systems
At Macy’s West Owner of:
Planning Modular, Forecasting Modular (ROFing), Reporting Modular, On-line Travel System (Worldspan Trip-
Manager), FedER - On-Line Reimbursement System (IBM system)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California