LIFT Analysis, Vendor Setup & SKU Creation are managed by what team?
What is Merchant Team (MVP/ Merchant, AB, CS or MC)
100
All new SKUs start out as Buyer Class REGULAR and System Class ____________?
What is UNINITIALIZED
100
Allows you to transfer history & other SKU components to a replacement SKU that is considered identical to the 'old' SKU
What is Superseding
100
Name the various types of uploads available for new SKUs
What is VP, OOSP & Weekly Demand Forecast
100
A monthly tracker that is reviewed by SDRMs, VP of Regional Merchandising, DMMs and our CMO to monitor overall progress of onboarding new items in our assortment.
What is PLR Tracker Tool
200
Who is the owner of the Assortment Drops & Adds of existing SKUs in E3?
What is the Inventory Team?
200
The quantity in units of inventory that should be presented at all times to maintain a visible aesthetic presentation
What is Minimum Presentation or Visual Presentation?
200
Allows you to transfer history and other SKU components of a SIMILAR but not identical replacement SKU. A one-time snap shot of data?
What is Patterning After
200
The following format is required for this upload:
Store ID#
SKU #
Qty in Units
Freeze Date in (YYYYMMDD format)
What is Demand Forecast
200
This tracking tool is important on helping us to better track how new SKUs are performing to how they were originally forecasted.
What is New SKU Tracking Report?
300
Who is the owner of new item setup in E3 which includes the following:
Change Buyer Class to Manual in ASR
Upload Min Pres (VP)
Upload Job Size (OOSP- Out of Stock Point)
Periodicity set to weekly for SKUs to catch trends
Upload Demand Forecast
Manage Start Dates based expected DC arrival
Set up Safety Type & SS Days in AWR
Set up Bookings for DC SS
Order Cycles
New Item Events
What is the Inventory Team (IMs & IAs)
300
The quantity, other than zero, that you want the SKU to reflect as out of stock. E3 uses this field when calculating lost sales. If an item is less than this, it is considered out of stock.
What is Out of Stock Point/ Job Size?
300
What items can be SKIPPED in the new item setup process if a SKU is superseded?
What is VP, JS/ OOSP, and Demand Forecast
300
This upload format requires no headers, but requires Source DC, if the SKU is NOT vendor-direct to store
What is VP Upload
300
Essentially a spreadsheet showing the projected COGs/ Initial Order $s
What is the Turns Calculator worksheet?
400
Who owns meeting with CEMs, DMs & ADMs within their region to go over new assortment selections?
What is Regional Merchandising (SDRMs)
400
Forecast provided by LIFT analyses OR similar items (Superseding & Patterning After) is how this data is determined
What is Demand Forecast
400
Allows you to combine sales history from 1 or more SKUs or you can remove suppression & leave the history.
What is Superseding & Patterning After
400
All upload requests should be saved as a _ _ _ file and approved by your Inventory Manager before submitting in the appropriate folder by 3PM.
What is a CSV file?
400
This tool is used to determine your projected purchase to your ACTUAL purchase. The projected goes into the Fiscal Week tab in the appropriate column. This # should match what is sent to the DMMs and John Schwechel for approval.
What is New Program Purchase Tracker?
500
Name the team that creates Add/Drop Workbooks with Existing SKU assortment for the Merchant Teams to distribute to the Regional team
What is Inventory Solutions Team
500
This reduces the expected sales rate during the first weeks an item is displayed in the store. Without this adjustment we will bring in more product than needed for most new items.
What is Creating Events in ASR
500
**BONUS** What is the 3rd option within E3 to link SKUs that provides a temporary fill to handle a vendor/SKU issue
What is SUBSTITUTE
500
What days are uploads processed
What is Monday-Wednesday & Friday?
500
**BONUS** Annual Forecast x Purchase Cost/ Freight