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Change Management

• Responsible for strategic leadership and support for a multi-million dollar, large-scale enterprise-wide Merchandising and Inventory Transformation projects. These projects deliver innovative, integrated and data-driven solutions to address business challenges and achieve organizational goals and objectives.• Lead the project team and delivered the Dynamic Assortment Transformation which accelerated Advance Auto Parts towards achieving its strategic assortment optimization goals, improved assortment quality and overall inventory effectiveness.

• Managed $3 billion business unit; led inventory investment strategies, and oversaw financial and operational results.• Led team of 18 Managers and Planners to successfully execute the mission of having the right product, the right quantity and “just in time” availability to satisfy both internal and external customer demands to grow market share and drive sales. • Created, tracked, and evaluated internal metrics for management reporting that identified sales performance and effectiveness of inventory and product mix to ensure achievement of in stocks and service level targets. These reports drove team prioritization, focus, development of action plans and activation on execution.• Partnered cross-functionally with Merchandising, Suppliers, Transportation, Field Teams, and Supply Chain to drive and manage relationships, processes, and business initiatives focused on effectiveness and efficiency.

• Drove sales of $800M, +10% to prior year, through the effective management of $300M in Inventory and $320M in Receipts.• Led a team of Planners who were responsible for the management of inventory purchasing and deployment to ensure inventory and service levels reached specified targets, supported the demand planning forecasts, and drove overall sales.• Developed and implemented the Organizational Design Initiative, a new organizational structure that aligned the company’s core values to help the Inventory Planning team maintain the competitive edge in an ever-changing environment; partnered with an external consultant firm to develop the organizational rollout plan, training materials and wave rollout schedule to transform Inventory Analyst roles into diversified roles of Store Planner, Supply Planner and Demand Planner.• Designed and developed New Hire University, a pilot program created to help train newly hired Inventory Management team members.• Created and launched a more comprehensive 5 week New Hire University training program in 2014 to help train all new Inventory Management team members who joined Advance Auto Parts during integration. Over 50 new team members have completed this training program to date.• Led the overall team training and vendor performance initiatives for the Inventory Team.• Managed the Replenishment System/System Administrator for the Backroom Inventory Team and the Inventory Management Reporting/Support processes.

• Led a team of Inventory Analysts and Custom Mix Analysts who were responsible for the management of inventory purchasing and deployment to ensure inventory and service levels reached specified targets, Key Performance Indicators and drove sales.• Managed Oracle MFP tool and Open To Buy processes, forecasting Cost of Goods Sold, Receipts, Callbacks, Perpetual Ending Inventory and Turnover, focused on maximizing ROI.• Managed the Inventory Management Reporting process and Add Order Dashboard.• Developed a plan to address $4M in spark plug overstocks in the stores that leveraged cross-functional partners to help repurpose non-working inventory and redeploy it in order to reduce unproductive inventory in the stores and decrease vendor-direct purchasing.

• Identified several inventory reduction opportunities, by collaborating with merchants, analysts and cross-functional teams to implement and execute strategies, driving down overall inventory. • Developed and utilized new reports to leverage opportunities and mitigate risks.• Created CMA development plan and worked with Inventory Analysts to prepare for CMA role.• Nominated and selected to participate in the inaugural class for Learning Dimensions, Advance Auto Part’s internal leadership training program.

• Developed a high-performing team of Assistant Buyers and Executive Trainees through 1-1 and group training, mentoring and development strategies.• Identified emerging trends and proactively executed strategies capitalizing on sales opportunities to drive market share.• Created seasonal buy plans and developed sales plans by store, classification, and item.• Planned and designed seasonal advertising, emphasizing trends and sales potential.• Negotiated markdowns, discounts, returns and allowances with vendors.• Communicated with vendors, coordinators, corporate and store management concisely and thoroughly, focusing on collaboration and understanding in order to maximize sales growth and return on investment.