Emmanuel Tirona
Senior Inventory Manager · Zappos.com
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
In My Own Words
As an inventory manager/buyer, I have the knowledge and experience to capitalize on what's productive, while simultaneously reducing and mitigating inventory risk on what's unhealthy. I’m proud to be known as an approachable professional with a positive attitude and find great reward in mentoring others both professionally and personally. I take pride in developing others and believe that we should always be improving — putting forth the best version of ourselves. Ignited by a desire to drive businesses forward in the market; I have a track record of successfully introducing product strategies that boost sales, margins, and overall performance. Highly passionate about retail, buying, data, and continuous improvement. A remarkable history of managing products for high-volume brands, driving YoY sales growth, and overseeing noteworthy brands across various categories. I have a creative flair with an aptitude for maintaining updated knowledge on fashion trends, analyzing consumer buying patterns, and predicting future trends. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any thoughts, comments, or questions about my work—I’m always interested in making new professional acquaintances.
Work Experience
Senior Inventory Manager
Zappos.com2020 – Present
Oversee all core and carryover products for 45 high volume and visibility brands within men's apparel, footwear, and outdoor segments accounting for over 50 mm in yearly projected net sales. Brand mix includes three top 25 brands. Execute an assortment plan resulting in +28% sales YoY, 700 bps net margin % improvement, $10 AUR growth, and a 40 day reduction in average inventory age YTD. Achieving via seasonally relevant inventory flows, timely pricing actions, and proper channel management. Single Threaded Leader responsible for end-to-end execution of large-scale internal channel management project utilized by all Buyers and Inventory Managers. Scope of work encompasses creating and leading a project roadmap, allocating resources efficiently, defining success metrics, and sharing learnings with stakeholders. Results create a time savings of 1 - 3 hours per person each week. Manage one direct report and provide mentorship to two Inventory Managers.
Buyer
Zappos.com2013 – 2020
Directed largest portfolio in men's apparel including over 90% of the men's denim business. Managed supplementary men's categories of pants, coats & outerwear, shirts & tops, shorts, and swimwear. Launched and developed over 25 new brands while maintaining and growing 15 established partnerships. Surpassed all KPI goals for net margin, sales, contribution profit, turn, and return rates for 12 consecutive quarters. Organized key cross-functional teams such as content/product teams to ensure photography, taxonomy, and descriptions reflected with integrity and accuracy to marketing teams to secure vendor co-op contributions and schedule sales and traffic generating site placement.
Co-founder
Theliverygoods.com2010 – 2013
Co-founded brand concept that blended reimagined vintage menswear with limited, American-made garments. Attained predictable outcomes by actively participating in all business facets, from designing to site merchandising to building and coordinating all professional relationships. Developed and deployed collaboration collections with retailer CRSVR.
