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An experienced professional with over 30 years of experience across multiple functions in both retail and wholesale industries. Successfully led large process and systems implementations that included organization and change management. Strong ability to influence and build collaborative relationships across all levels and functions of an organization, driving buy-in and ownership of initiatives and objectives.

Team Management * Attract, retain, develop, and manage top consulting talent * Promote consulting best practices and standards * Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, speed, innovation, excellence, and fun * Provide leadership; Mentor and inspire the team, instill passion for S5’s mission * Develop immersive onboarding strategy for new team members * Help in the creation of a development program to ensure team members have the skills, knowledge, … Show more Team Management * Attract, retain, develop, and manage top consulting talent * Promote consulting best practices and standards * Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, speed, innovation, excellence, and fun * Provide leadership; Mentor and inspire the team, instill passion for S5’s mission * Develop immersive onboarding strategy for new team members * Help in the creation of a development program to ensure team members have the skills, knowledge, processes, and tools required to work effectively.Delivery Management * Streamline delivery process, with focus on time-to-value and sustainability/repeat-ability of processes * Develop best practices in process and methodology and deliver against business and customer needs for our entire suite of products. * Drive accountability for all deliverables for clients. * Develop effective playbooks by role/product in tight collaboration with Product ManagementClient Management * Communication plan for continuous project updates including timelines, risks, changes, and dependencies. * Regularly analyze the productivity of our teams; establish metrics and objectives to evaluate * Care deeply about our customers and making them successful Show less

collaborate with the lead architect, developers, business analysts and company executives in order to determine the software's technical direction, system design and implementation plan. Manage day-to-day activities of the software team to ensure each project remains on schedule and on budget. Create, maintain and track project plans and schedules, cost estimates and problem logs throughout the life of the project. Provide routine status reports to clients and management is crucial. Offer… Show more collaborate with the lead architect, developers, business analysts and company executives in order to determine the software's technical direction, system design and implementation plan. Manage day-to-day activities of the software team to ensure each project remains on schedule and on budget. Create, maintain and track project plans and schedules, cost estimates and problem logs throughout the life of the project. Provide routine status reports to clients and management is crucial. Offer leadership, guidance and motivation to developers and programmers while resolving internal conflicts. assist in allocating company resources, conducting software team meetings, troubleshooting technical issues, and facilitating the deployment of software upgrades. Show less

The Sr. Director of Delivery Management will be responsible for managing the delivering of BTM’s Oracle projects. This entails managing and coaching the Delivery Management team, maintaining the BTM project process and methodology, and working with / overseeing the Delivery Managers in the project resource management process. This position Creates training plans for the Delivery managers and assists in preparing proposals and SOW's, as well as manage and standardize project process and… Show more The Sr. Director of Delivery Management will be responsible for managing the delivering of BTM’s Oracle projects. This entails managing and coaching the Delivery Management team, maintaining the BTM project process and methodology, and working with / overseeing the Delivery Managers in the project resource management process. This position Creates training plans for the Delivery managers and assists in preparing proposals and SOW's, as well as manage and standardize project process and methodology. Show less

Help lead the Services organization and provide mentoring and leadership to Project Managers and Business Analysts. Our team is responsible for implementing the Point of Sale, Store Inventory Management, Promote and Store Fulfillment systems for Infor’s Retail Converged Commerce SaaS suite of products. Assisted in formalizing and implemented delivery methodology, standardized reporting format, and streamlined resource planning. Responsible for financials, contract negotiations, contractor… Show more Help lead the Services organization and provide mentoring and leadership to Project Managers and Business Analysts. Our team is responsible for implementing the Point of Sale, Store Inventory Management, Promote and Store Fulfillment systems for Infor’s Retail Converged Commerce SaaS suite of products. Assisted in formalizing and implemented delivery methodology, standardized reporting format, and streamlined resource planning. Responsible for financials, contract negotiations, contractor selection and enablement, resource planning, contract obligations and client escalations. Show less

Responsibilities include helping design and deliver solutions that meet client needs and can be delivered within project constraints. The Principal consultant will review the quality of the solutions to ensure what is delivered is fit for purpose. In addition to leading multiple teams of consultants over various projects the Principal Consultant will be the lead on providing technical input from the delivery teams in support of pre-sales activities. The principal consultant will need to work… Show more Responsibilities include helping design and deliver solutions that meet client needs and can be delivered within project constraints. The Principal consultant will review the quality of the solutions to ensure what is delivered is fit for purpose. In addition to leading multiple teams of consultants over various projects the Principal Consultant will be the lead on providing technical input from the delivery teams in support of pre-sales activities. The principal consultant will need to work closely with the Project Managers, Consultants, Developers, Testers and Business Development Managers to ensure seamless delivery of projects. Show less

Managing and overseeing the process of conceptual and detailed implementation design. Focus is on standardizing documentation and implementation processes and improving overall retail knowledge of the BSC's. Acting as Retail expert and Product Manager to ensure that the retail solution is used properly, functional requirements are met, and technical implementation meets business needs. Work with Client Project Manager and Business SME’s to plan, design, develop and implement Change… Show more Managing and overseeing the process of conceptual and detailed implementation design. Focus is on standardizing documentation and implementation processes and improving overall retail knowledge of the BSC's. Acting as Retail expert and Product Manager to ensure that the retail solution is used properly, functional requirements are met, and technical implementation meets business needs. Work with Client Project Manager and Business SME’s to plan, design, develop and implement Change Management and Training Programs. Monitor and evaluates organizational performance post implementation. Work to ensure that the retail solutions meet the client’s business needs and objectives Show less

Responsible for conducting and documenting conceptual and detailed implementation design including sprint planning. Focus is on performing SME and Product Management roles to ensure that the retail solution is used properly, functional requirements are met, and technical implementation meets business needs. Works with Business Project Manager and Business SME’s to plan, design, develop and implement Change Management and Training Programs. Monitors and evaluates organizational performance… Show more Responsible for conducting and documenting conceptual and detailed implementation design including sprint planning. Focus is on performing SME and Product Management roles to ensure that the retail solution is used properly, functional requirements are met, and technical implementation meets business needs. Works with Business Project Manager and Business SME’s to plan, design, develop and implement Change Management and Training Programs. Monitors and evaluates organizational performance post implementation. The Solution Architect is responsible for ensuring that the retail soultion meets the client’s business needs. Show less

Responsible for providing vision and strategic direction to the Planners, Programmers, Buyers, and Divisional Mangers in regard to sales, margin, inventory, markdowns, receipts, and all other financial components of the business. Work with all team members once vision is set and communicated to plan, manage and execute ongoing business strategies to reach department and division financial and inventory objectives. Work with vendor community to build a strong partnership and ensure… Show more Responsible for providing vision and strategic direction to the Planners, Programmers, Buyers, and Divisional Mangers in regard to sales, margin, inventory, markdowns, receipts, and all other financial components of the business. Work with all team members once vision is set and communicated to plan, manage and execute ongoing business strategies to reach department and division financial and inventory objectives. Work with vendor community to build a strong partnership and ensure compliance for shipping and delivery performance to meet company standardsOptimize gross margin, turnover and GMROI through ongoing mark-up and markdown management, concept and receipt management and timely returns and liquidation.Work with Programming and Airtime teams to ensure proper placement of product within a rotation. Working with IT to develop new planning and forecasting tool for the merchants to use to better plan, forecast and analyze their business. Show less

Reported to Director of Merchandise Planning and Control. Assisted the Directors and VP of Merchandise Planning and Control in the company financial planning process. Helped formulate strategies to improve performance indicators including sales, margin, inventory, and turnover. Coordinated all pricing activity and development of new pricing system. Assisted in the management of over $60 million of markdowns annually to help control aged inventory position. Direct reports included 3… Show more Reported to Director of Merchandise Planning and Control. Assisted the Directors and VP of Merchandise Planning and Control in the company financial planning process. Helped formulate strategies to improve performance indicators including sales, margin, inventory, and turnover. Coordinated all pricing activity and development of new pricing system. Assisted in the management of over $60 million of markdowns annually to help control aged inventory position. Direct reports included 3 Planners.Managed all pricing activity from initial pricing to promotional, long-term, and clearance pricing for all 4700+ stores, ensuring activities minimized overall workload and were consistent with financial targets.Recommended liquidation pricing solutions at a lot/store level Merchandising Teams. Prepared a variety of special analyses as needed for various areas of the organization. Show less

Reported to Director of Systems and Solutions. Responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation and management of all i2 planning, allocation, replenishment, and pricing systems. These systems supported international growth, new ventures, and domestic opportunities. Main focus was on the development, testing and training of Assortment Planning application.Worked with merchants to design and develop all aspect of the User Interface for the new Assortment Planning… Show more Reported to Director of Systems and Solutions. Responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation and management of all i2 planning, allocation, replenishment, and pricing systems. These systems supported international growth, new ventures, and domestic opportunities. Main focus was on the development, testing and training of Assortment Planning application.Worked with merchants to design and develop all aspect of the User Interface for the new Assortment Planning application.Responsible for coordinating work sessions to design and develop calculation and workflow logic for Assortment Planning.Assisted in system integration to ensure all elements of the new and old systems merged successfully. Developed test plans to ensure system design and assumptions meet expectations in terms of speed, reliability, scope, workload optimization and reasonability.Developed training programs and materials to assist in the transition and implementation of all new systems. Show less

Reported to Director of Merchandise Distribution. Managed execution of current and future product distribution plans to achieve the objective of placing the appropriate product in the right stores at the right time, using historical data and adjusting these plans for future trends to maximize sales, profit, and turn. Responsible for $300.0 million sales volume. Developed assortment plans by lot count goals and by volume group/market areas. Managed open-to-ship plan and seasonal… Show more Reported to Director of Merchandise Distribution. Managed execution of current and future product distribution plans to achieve the objective of placing the appropriate product in the right stores at the right time, using historical data and adjusting these plans for future trends to maximize sales, profit, and turn. Responsible for $300.0 million sales volume. Developed assortment plans by lot count goals and by volume group/market areas. Managed open-to-ship plan and seasonal profiles. Outlined store and product segmentation strategies for the purpose of determining assortment plans. Recommended liquidation strategies to the Merchandising Teams. Managed distribution-testing strategies and participated in determining promotional issues from a distribution perspective. Played key role in development and implementation of phase training for analysts. Looked at store presentation (hygiene) opportunities, and assisted in new system development. Show less