Pascal Conte-Jodra

Sector: Luxury Goods and Cosmetics

Sector: Clothing - Luxury products - Fashion - Sport

Volunteer for the Missionaries of Charity, NGO Kolkata, India
Aug.-Dec.06

• Created a School for Street Children (20 kids); Taught Reading, Writing, English and Mathematics in Gandhi Welfare Center and in Daya Dan (orphanage for disabled & handicapped);
• Worked in the Kalighat Home (free hospice for the destitute and dying);
• Assisted various NGOs in Planning, Accounting, and Logistics.

Sector: NGO

HERMÈS, FASHION & LUXURY ACCESSORIES COMPANY, New York, USA
(1,400 Million Euros Worldwide Sales - 230 Million Dollars in the US)

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST - INVENTORY MANAGER
Jul.03-Jul.06

Successfully reduced the inventory levels, increased the margin, restructured the supply-chain, changed the global Retail System and improved the information output.

• Reported to the Director of Finance and Strategic Planning for the financial analysis activity and to the Chief Financial and Operating Officer for the special projects;
• Managed Retail and Wholesale inventories (over $50MUsd); Proposed corrective actions and developed stock re-balance initiatives; Developed a global pricing model to define retail prices & margins;
• Collaborated in the 3-year strategic plan; Analyzed the financial statements and helped operational management in cost-savings initiatives; Assisted in monthly/yearly accounting closings;
• Controlled the financial part of the bi-annual Open-To-Buy in Paris ($50Musd);
• Developed and implemented a new Buy and Inventory Process;
• Organized and supervised the bi-annual discounted sales (Budget: $3Musd, managed 25 people);
• Coordinated and controlled the activity of the South American subsidiaries (6 months);
• Defined the business requirements of the new Retail System and supervised its implementation;
• Created management reporting and provided analytical reviews for the Executive Committee.

Sector: Luxury Goods and Cosmetics

SALES AND MARKETING COORDINATOR, EQUESTRIAN DEPARTMENT
Jan.-Jun.03
• Supervised invoicing, purchasing, logistics and managed physical inventories ($1.5Musd);
• Participated in new product development initiatives, providing strategy and marketing project support.

Sector: Luxury Goods and Cosmetics

SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P, LEGAL COUNSEL FIRM, San Francisco, USA,
Summers 01 & 02, 6 months
• Worked on consulting assignments in organization, management and information systems.
• Collaborated in various Merger & Acquisitions process and studies.

Sector: Legal

EXCO FIDUCIAIRE DU SUD-OUEST, CPA & AUDIT OFFICE,
Sept.-Nov.99, 3 months, Toulouse, France
• Accounting and Audit Missions.

Sector: Certified Public Accounting

BANQUE COURTOIS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
Jul.-Aug.99,2 months, Toulouse, France
• Reconciled accounts between various European Banks, assisted in currency trading and Incoterm work.

Sector: Banking