Alain Krakirian

managing partner

Management Consultant

akrakirian@columbusconsulting.com

About

Alain is a Managing Partner at Columbus Consulting. He is a strategic, creative, and results-driven consultant with extensive executive-level experience in retail and e-commerce, specializing in Merchandising, Planning, and Allocation. He is recognized for a collaborative leadership style, a sharp focus on business needs, and a proven ability to develop and implement tailored processes that drive operational success. Alain is adept at leading high-performing teams and fostering cross-functional collaboration to achieve sustainable growth.

Before joining Columbus in 2013, Alain held leadership positions as a VP at True Religion Brand Jeans, Babystyle, and Hot Topic.

Alain holds an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.

Signature Skill

“I help retailers in business process reengineering and the development of algorithms to address unique and complex planning, forecasting, allocation and replenishment needs.”

  • Critical Thinking
  • Data interpretation & Analytics
  • Business process analysis and optimization
  • Scope management & prioritization

Expertise

  • Merchandise Planning
  • Assortment Planning
  • Forecasting
  • Allocation
  • Replenishment
  • ERP

Companies Served

  • Fear of God, LLC
  • Torrid LLC
  • SPARC Group LLC
  • Alo, LLC
  • Marshall Retail Group
  • Everlane, Inc
  • Backcountry.com, LLC
  • Brooks Brothers
  • Forever 21
  • Guess, Inc.
  • 99 Cents Only Stores
  • Pacific Sunwear Stores LLC

Industry, Category

  • Retail
  • Wholesale
  • Ecommerce
  • Apparel
  • Footwear
  • Fast-Fashion

Solution Proficiencies

  • Blue Yonder
  • S5 Stratos
  • Relex
  • Nextail

Consulting Service

  • Solution Selections & Implementations
  • Program Management
  • Business Process Assessment
  • Business Process Reengineering
  • Business Requirements
  • Functional Analysis & Design
    Training

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