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Leslie Liu

Stockholm

Summary

Proactive and meticulous Data Analyst with over 5 years in supply chain industry. Proficiencies in data management, statistical visualizations, and project deliveries. Communicative and collaborative with proven history of improving product performance to support company profitability, growth, and sustainability. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet value stream goals.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Analyst

H&M Group
08.2021 - Current
  • Led a project with CDD(Consumer Demand Driven) leap, suggesting a more sustainable way to make purchasing decisions to potentially decrease reduction costs by 1.5%
  • Drove use cases and applied models to predict the costs of under-buying and over-buying scenarios to improve the order quantity models, and presented findings to stakeholders
  • Analyzed regression testing and back-testing results with SQL and PySpark, and built data visualization dashboards in PowerBI around key metrics enabling the product team to save 3 hours each week in product roadmap decisions
  • Coached less experienced analysts, mentored 3 trainees, and on-boarded new colleagues in sophisticated modeling and business knowledge
  • Prepared critical parameters using the Azure DevOps pipeline and updated core datasets to enable the RUN of ASQ

BUSINESS EXPERT

H&M Group
12.2020 - 08.2021
  • Managed and improved a PowerBI dashboard with features such as forecasting delays, tracking events, and enabling the visibility of the complete inbound flow of goods from suppliers to customers
  • Interviewed stakeholders, listed user stories, and guided the team to prioritize backlogs
  • Supported other business experts with assortment business insights and Excel & PowerBI skills
  • Owned a mock-up, defined KPIs, investigated event data from other products, and identified data points for internal & external POCs, building an event-driven visualization, automation, and simulation tool
  • Set roadmap & scope for the product together with the product owner to enable the visibility of the supply chain and suggest actions based on predictive and prescriptive capabilities

BUSINESS CONTROLLER

H&M Group
11.2018 - 12.2020
  • Increased digital net sales by 23% and improved profit margin by 2% in Baby Division at Kids Assortment by setting long-term strategies and following up on short-term goals
  • Developed and rolled out the “Product Ranking Ordered” PowerBI dashboard to visualize buying levels to the entire assortment office
  • Set “gift giving” and “sets and packs” purchasing strategy and increased net sales by +28% compared to the ground season
  • Held 3 workshops on average per quarter, providing guidance and mentorship to planners on online planning insights and customer shopping behaviors
  • Created Excel templates to follow up on quarterly buying and weekly selling enabling planners to save 5 hours each week from manual work
  • Responsible for analyzing global OMNI selling, planning assortment collections, and allocating the purchase budget

Education

Master of Science - FINANCE

Lund University
Lund, Sweden
06.2018

Bachelor of Science - FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
09.2016

Skills

  • Proficient in SQL, PowerBI, Excel, Business Analysis, Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration
  • Advanced in Data Visualization and Presentation, Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL), Business Logic, Agile Methodology
  • Intermediate in Azure DevOps, Python, Dataiku, Machine Learning
  • Basic in R, SAS, Eviews

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Swedish
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Data Analyst

H&M Group
08.2021 - Current

BUSINESS EXPERT

H&M Group
12.2020 - 08.2021

BUSINESS CONTROLLER

H&M Group
11.2018 - 12.2020

Master of Science - FINANCE

Lund University

Bachelor of Science - FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS

University of California, Santa Barbara
Leslie Liu