Shari Farber

Director, Practice Leader
Merchandise Management Solutions

About Shari Farber

Shari Farber is a retail industry expert with a unique mix of experience in Merchandising, Planning and Allocation. She is a natural problem solver whose curiosity, imagination and resourcefulness drives process improvement and profitability. She has a strong desire to understand the “why” behind all challenges to make sure the solution yields optimal results. Shari is a consensus-building team player, able to present strategies to all levels of an organization, with workable recommendations. She is self-aware, collaborative, and a strong team leader.

Expertise
Director Merchandise Planning and Allocation

Built and developed MP&A team for vertical and wholesale retail businesses

Evaluated existing processes and tools and determined business requirements for Omni-Channel retail organizations

Developed Sales and Inventory forecasting tools and reporting package

Created SKU planning and assortment architecture preseason process; including Merchandising and Assortment Architecture

Created SKU planning and assortment architecture methodology; including excel templates, cross functional timelines and deliverables

Developed hindsight reporting utilizing best practices from diverse past experiences

Business Process Design

Created an End-to-End Product Life Cycle Process flow including merchandising development calendar, meeting cadence, cross functional partnerships and deliverable hand offs

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