AMY L. MACDONALD 15 El Cerrito Avenue #3 * San Mateo, California 94402) * 650-766-6544 (c) * 650342-4134 (h) am15b0690@westpost.net http://www.linkedin.

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SENIOR-LEVEL MANAGEMENT: Store Planning & Allocation CORE COMPETENCIES Distribution Management * Logistics & Supply Chain * Inventory Planning & Manage ment * Strategic Planning Sourcing Products * Replenishment * Just In Time Delivery * Sales Forecasting * Problem Resolution Merchandising Plans * Product Mix * Shipping & Receiving * Seasonal Product Flow * Trend Analysis Team Leadership * Training & Development * Cross-Functional Teams * Vendor Manag ement PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RESTORATION HARDWARE * Corte Madera, California * Sept 2008-Apr 2011 International chain of 100 retail stores, with website and catalog presence spec ializing in high-end furniture, linens, bedding, gifts and accessories. Director a" Allocation, Textiles and Decorative Accessories: * Reduced inventory levels at stores by $16 million while maintaining 94% in sto ck rates in core categories. * Partnered with cross functional team members to reduce discontinued inventory levels by $13 million at cost. * Instrumental in converting 80 storesa inventory levels to new Gallery concept over a 2 month time frame by initiating a new format for tracking receipts and c urrent DC available inventory. * Improved overall turns from 1.5 plan to 1.8 actual. * Improved sales/stock ratios by alpha groups by 20% for Holiday 2010. * Partnered with distribution center and store operations to develop forecasts a nd strategies to optimize delivery timing, frequency and quantity. Generated we ekly flow forecast for DC partners by department/class. * Initiated new reporting tools for meeting in stock goals which helped lead to lower out of stocks in stores across all departments. * Retooled Initial Allocation Strategy tool reducing Allocation Planner time spe nt from 4 hours to 1.5 hours. * Redefined weekly Sales and Inventory Reporting tool to help Allocation, Planni ng and Merchant teams quickly find issues with in-stock performance and inventor y balance. THE SHARPER IMAGE * San Francisco, California * Aug 2005-Aug 2008 National chain of 210 stores as well as a website and catalog specializing in hi gh-end electronics, gifts and accessories. Generated $500 million in annual sale s. Director a" Allocation / Distribution: * Aggressively managed inventory at stores to maintain full assortment of items at more than 95% while reducing the overall level of stock by 35%, $82 million a t retail. * Generated $1 million in sales during holiday 2007 by sourcing the companyas to p-selling travel item. * Directed the opening of a new distribution center and improved operations at e xisting distribution centers to increase in-stock levels from 70% to more than 9

4%. * Reduced out-of-stock inventory by 20% with the development of key performance metrics for in-stock reporting, backorder maintenance and PO delivery scheduling . * Developed new allocation parameters for holiday 2007 that improved allocations to stores, decreasing on-hands by 15% and increasing in-stock by 25% over the p revious year. * Generated product assortment levels for 16 new stores annually generating $8-$ 12 million in revenue. * Led training team for corporate rollout of a new automated replenishment syste m. * Initiated a new price change process that standardized price changes from rand om reviews to structured monthly reporting within the open-to-buy structure. * Initiated a weekly merchandising newsletter containing current shipping, recei ving and new product information to keep all corporate departments and store per sonnel informed of allocation activity. * Served as a subject-matter expert on multiple special project committees. AMY L. MACDONALD 15 El Cerrito Avenue #3 * San Mateo, California 94402) * 650-766-6544 (c) * 650342-4134 (h) am15b0690@westpost.net http://www.linkedin.com/in/amymacdonald

LEGO BRAND RETAIL * Enfield, Connecticut * Aug 2003-Aug 2005 A $36 million nationwide toy retailer with 32 stores. Director a" Merchandising / Assortment: * Slashed store inventory levels by 24%, $8 million at retail, while maintaining in-stock levels of more than 95%. * Directed successful product assortment for openings at 14 new stores annually and led remodeling of top-selling store with no merchandising issues; remodeled store opened 8 days earlier than planned. * Facilitated an increase of in-stock levels from 85% to 94% by developing new r eports to better track stock. * Developed financial and margin plans for all item assortments and licensed pro ducts, applying a weekly open-to-buy structure and defining special assortments by store based on regional needs. * Analyzed order cycles and performance trends to ensure purchase orders were ex ecuted without interruption. * Created annual inventory plans for stores and distribution center. Analyzed st ore needs and sales trends to identify underperforming areas and initiated assor tment changes to increase store sales performance. * Developed planograms for stores and ensured proper merchandise support for all marketing initiatives, sales promotions and special events. * Initiated flow forecast for Distribution Center and logistics team which inclu ded store level Open to Buy. THE SHARPER IMAGE * San Francisco, California * Jul 2000-Aug 2003 National chain of 210 stores as well as a website and catalog specializing in hi gh-end electronics, gifts and accessories. Generated $500 million in annual sale s. Senior Manager Planning / Allocations: * Partnered with Planning Managers to develop seasonal department and class plan s and exit strategies, review weekly stock-to-sales ratios, update open-to-buy a nd ensure departments achieved plans. * Provided logistics expertise to cross-functional teams and business partners a s well as being the primary liaison between the distribution centers and merchan dising group.

* Directed the opening of a new distribution center on time and below budget, pe rsonally determining inventory assortment and levels for opening. * Developed the templates, assortment and parameters for opening a third distrib ution center. * Slashed 2 days from product turnaround time to stores by initiating IT changes to the store transfer program. * Planned and executed assortment and new store inventory levels for 25 new stor es. EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics University of California * Santa Barbara, California Personal Performance Program a" Performex * Effective Management Skills * IS Wor kshop a" Executrain Life Orientation and Diversity Training * Managing Through Change Workshop STS * PKMS * Microsoft Office Suite * PowerPoint