Allison Waddington Email & Phone Number

Hardware, Tools

Responsible for developing clustered merchandise plan-o-grams, based on a variety of parameters such as product assortments, store clustering, layout, productivity, etc. that aligns with space requirements as well as company strategies. Responsible for managing the merchandising assortment to store relationship, owning master data for product replenishment codes, legally restricted or licensed product, label type, product dimensions. In charge of maximizing the productivity of retail space utilizing store and planogram analysis ensuring and maintaining the integrity of the data for their categories and providing clear and precise direction for implementation of such plan-o-grams in all stores.

Brentwood, Tn

• Coordinates, gathers, and keys information including financial recaps, sku maintenance, retail/cost changes, advertising submissions, signage information, Manager’s Specials, Grand Openings, PO discrepancies, end-cap submission, and miscellaneous project submissions. • Keys and proofs SKUs in promotional workbench documents such as Grand Openings, Events and Circulars• Assists Buyer and Associate Buyer in finding and selecting products to drive sales in 1700+ stores• Manages communication, execution and follow up of Test Program for outdoor sports categories• Handles all communication and execution associated with Vendor Setup, SKU Setup, Scandown Support and Volume Rebates• Cross functional team point of contact with Vendor Master Data and Product Master Data, Licensing, Inventory, Pricing, Marketing, Space Planning, Visual and Ecommerce with execution of all merchandising initiatives• Sends event selection confirmations and forecasts to participating vendors• Creates task trackers and upkeeps vendor contact lists for buying teams• Primary contact for store operations and customer solutions• Prints product labels and labels product in planograms for executive walks at the Merchandise Innovation Center. • Schedules meetings, makes copies, runs and distributes reports

Franklin, Tn

•Copying, scanning, organizing files, compiling data from files

Nashville, Tn

• Coordinated strategic marketing campaigns that were individually customized based upon the goals and needs of each client. • Constructed press kits for clients that included bios, factsheets, cut by cuts, quote sheets, media-pickup and social media info. • Designed graphics for clients’ tour dates, CMA Fest schedules, social media headers, banners, etc.• Wrote and distributed press releases, pitch letters, bios, fact sheets and cut by cuts to appropriate targeted databases according to clients needs. • Scheduled interviews and on-air appearances for clients to generate media buzz • Event planned an industry showcase for a client at The Listening Room Cafe while working within a budget - hired photographer/video crew, caterers, booked venue and sent personal invites to industry executives. • Composed, filmed and edited video for client EPKs• Called on international radio stations for quotes about clients’ airplay. • Captured pictures/videos of clients’ events and edited them on Photoshop and Premier for promotional use.• Coordinated with artist management, radio promoters, booking agencies, media outlets, photographers, videographers, sound engineers, etc. to broaden artist opportunities.• Assisted in managing clients’ social media accounts/websites and brainstormed social media strategies.

• Clerical Work - Answering multiple line phone system, making copies and sending faxes, answering emails, etc. • Calendar management for executives• Ordered office supplies for marketing team.• Served as the go-to person for all mail activities, i.e.: UPS, FedEx, US Postal for the department.• Performed general office coordination and communication with marketing teams to insure the flow of information.• Constructed written press releases for tour press, album releases, chart announcements, etc. • Called on radio stations across the country for quotes about individual artists’ airplay. • Designed graphics for artists’ tour dates, CMA Fest schedules, social media headers, etc. • Researched international media outlets and created databases for clients use.

Franklin, Tn

• Set up and conducted interviews, wrote articles and covered events for online newsletter, InFocus• Designed two brochures for new system-wide program Ladders to Hope• Composed, filmed and edited two scripts for commercial series, A Split Second Decision• Captured photos of events, two were published on county’s InFocus van• Filmed multiple school events and produced two ENCORE videos on Adobe Premier for online newsletter, InFocus• Assisted in planning events, superintendent banquet and ambassadors program

Cookeville, Tn

• Directed and assisted incoming freshmen in registering for classes• Planned group activities to familiarize freshmen with the university and one another • Guided campus tours for groups of parents and students of up to 25 people • Served on a panel for up to 150 parents, answering questions and endorsing benefits of attending Tennessee Tech• Participated in leadership training

Brentwood, Tn

• Planted flowers and shrubbery, pulled weeds, removed old plants and redesigned flower beds, laid pine straw, spread fertilizer