Andy Williamson Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• I deliver strategic financial leadership to multiple business functions while partnering with business leadership to achieve key financial and operational objectives. I also provide performance management and.
• Played a leadership role in influencing both near and long-term investment and strategic decisions while working collaboratively with the CMO and the marketing leadership team.
• Delivered expert advice and guidance to the marketing department with $400M of annual budget while leading a finance team.
• Spearheaded critical external partnership contracts, including robust analyses and contract negotiations.
• Led the strategic and business planning for the Marketing Organizations, including evaluating performance/progress against defined objectives.
• Oversaw internal controls and disclosure controls for quarterly sign off for operations finance areas while building and leading a strong finance team.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Provided strategic leadership and direction in the execution and continued evolution of the retail expansion strategy as well as the management of the real estate portfolio. Served as a key point of contact for all.
• Maintained compliance with financial and legal commitments and drove maximum cost efficiencies while overseeing all lease administration functions.
• Maximized new store distribution sales while managing the $30M+ annual real estate CAPEX budget.
• Ensured timely store openings to accelerate new distribution revenue by liaising with New Store and Construction, Sales Operations, and Field Leadership teams.
• Oversaw planning, negotiation, and recommendation of real estate sites, leases, and contracts, including presenting for approval to the executive real estate committee.
• Established and sustained healthy working relationships with developers, the brokerage network, and the shopping center community.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Plymouth, MN

• Played a leadership role in optimizing and maximizing the return of the company's financial assets, including developing and implementing financial policies and procedures, reporting systems and methods as well as.
• Managed the development of annual budgets and monthly forecasts for $150M in annual occupancy expense and $30M in Real Estate CAPEX to drive expense management.
• Devised, implemented, and managed the overall financial strategy while overseeing the $20M customer relationship center operation, including P&L management and long-term strategy initiatives.
• Led key corporate initiative in the customer relationship center expansion to New Orleans, LA through financial modeling and budget management resulting in a reduction in department spend.
• Led the financial strategy and customer relationship organization and the real estate department while serving as a trusted financial adviser to each leadership team.
• Developed business cases and influenced strategic decisions to benefit both the customer and P&L while conducting robust financial analyses.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Plymouth, MN

• Displayed key operational leadership within the relationship center by providing accurate staffing forecasts, managing the quality control department, and oversight of the third-party contact center provider. Led the.
• Drove the financial planning of the company by analyzing performance and risks, including developing and maintaining accurate staffing forecasts that fueled hiring needs while staying within budget.
• Conducted deep-dive analytics to optimize all revenue and cost lines in the P&L with a focus on identifying growth and profit opportunities.
• Oversaw daily operations for the relationship center through various types of reporting that enabled leaders to efficiently manage teams while leading the analytics team.

Plymouth, MN

• As a CX Business Analyst on the Six Sigma team, I supported several cost savings projects within the Relationship Center focusing on call volume reduction as well as being responsible for corporate return rate.
• Performed data driven analyses which aided in targeted contact volume reduction specifically pertaining to early ownership drivers
• Responsible for total company return rate reporting which included voice of the customer, forecasting non-mature return periods and helpful reports that were utilized by our field leaders
• Aided in analyses that identifying non-productive team member time within the Relationship Center which resulted in lower waste and increased team member productivity

Minneapolis, MN

• As a Logistics Analyst on the Reverse Logistics Team, I manage the Target.com portion of Target’s Central Return Center that is operated by a 3PL in Indianapolis. Key Responsibilities
• Manage the reverse supply chain for Target.com mail-in returns
• Participate in the creation of the yearly forecasts and budgets for Target.com mail-in returns to determine the per unit processing costs as well as inbound transportation expenses
• Report and validate month-end financial invoices for the entire Central Return Center
• Liaison for reverse logistics for all of the current/future Target.com projects to ensure the reverse supply chain is not elapsed

Minneapolis

• As a Senior Fraud Specialist for Target.com’s fraud prevention team, I worked to maximize profitability through improving efficiency in fraud prevention review process and minimizing fraud losses while insuring Target.
• Worked in a team that evaluated the order review process to find inefficiencies and created a new review process
• Calculated the costs and benefits of the current order review process compared to the newly developed process
• Partnered with HR to gain SME certification and began training efforts for 60 employees on updated best practices
• Implemented new order review process which reduced projected operational expenses by 55% and contributed to 34% improvement in representative efficiency while maintaining a steady decline in fraud loss basis points
• Forecasted the new anticipated headcount in conjuncture with the new review process implementation

Marshall, MN

* Obtained Life, Accident, and Health Insurance license through Kaplan University * Conducted one-on-one interviews with many potential clients * Learned sales and interviewing skills needed for the financial service industry * Established a solid client base over the course of the summer

Bachelor Of Science, Corporate Finance

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration And Management, General