Navigating supply-and-demand challenges with merchandise financial planning

Lauren co-leads Accenture's Merchandising Excellence team for Retail Strategy across Europe.

She has led several projects focusing on Merchandising, Business Operating Models and Supply Chain Excellence, with a focus on planning and inventory optimisation.

Verena has extensive expertise in business strategy and transformation along the entire value chain. Her focus is on optimization and implementation of target operating models in merchandising, assortment planning, and end-to-end planning.

She oversees the selection and implementation of several supporting IT systems, most recently leading the functional design on an Anaplan MFP implementation project.