Anne Nordstrom Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia

• Assist in creation of proprietary software and analytical tools designed to aid internal and external sales force. • Provide sales support through analyses generated from personally created databases and internally available data. • Create reports and reporting process to aide in identifying opportunities to maximize claim’s percent of savings. • Design processes to clean and standardize data to be used for future reporting and analytical purposes.

Alpharetta, Georgia

•Develop and Maintain store clustering practices for each account. Work with replenishment and account managers to ensure that the combined objectives of VFI and retailer are met.•Provide analysis and insight into retailer performance via utilization of point of sale data. Apply category management principles in to develop recommendations for accounts.•Maintained and updated the Spectra Advantage application for use with VFB. Assisted in the transition from Spectra to Advanced Marketing Database (AMD).•Access the Advanced Marketing Database by utilizing Alteryx and Allocate applications to create demographic and trade area analyses.•Assist in the creation of account merchandising plan-o-grams via the Intactix ProSpace application•Responsible for Weekly Data downloads of 20 million records from Kmart Workbench and transfer into the VFB data warehouse •Maintenance of style attribute table for all department items and development of attribute reporting across store clusters to include monitoring of trends for performance by vendor and product attribute. Includes development of bi-annually review process and recommendations for further research for micromarketing review. •Responsible for developing the reporting protocol for both internal and external distribution to be done on a weekly and bi-annually basis.

•Provided client service, training, and consultative talents to Georgia-Pacific•Helped develop integrated marketing programs concentrating on consumer and trade promotions•Worked closely with the marketing information, brand development, and category management groups to provide in-depth analyses for both internal and external customers•Combined a number of key data sources to develop accurate franchise and opportunity target consumers, locate them geographically and select media opportunities that provide the best fit

•Supervised daily operations of project management team•Provided superior service, reliability, and customer responsiveness•Assessed customer needs in the areas of space management and advertising•Provided technical support to customers and staff•Assisted in beta testing internal software applications and influenced ideas for further software development•Pioneered successful turn-around of department into company’s strongest through the evaluation and improvement of personnel, procedures, processes, and technologies•Fostered new team approach to increase productivity and morale•Worked with staff and vendors to increase turn-around time and minimize losses•Developed and implemented proactive company-wide policies and procedures encouraging teamwork with focus on service•Created departmental processes saving staff time and energy•Reduced staffing requirements by 17%, increased efficiency and job satisfaction, and eliminated turnover problem•Redesigned physical environment to promote comfort and efficient departmental coordination•Proposed and implemented reference manuals encompassing product applications, special customer instructions, processes and procedures•Coordinated client and interoffice files and paperwork•Trained new employees of who many were promoted to Key Account Coordinators responsible for major in-house accounts•Contributed to BPR reorganization process•Key accounts include Webvan, Nabisco, Nestle, Lowe’s, Vo-Toys, and Home Depot

•Provided detailed analyses, competitive updates, marketing recommendations and developed growth/marketing strategies for clients•Assisted all departments in development and Unix Timeshare delivery of Retail Scanner Information databases to Consumer Package Goods manufacturers•Managed databases (military retail scanner information) for clients (Dial, Land O'lakes, Dr. Pepper/7up, Pepsi, Frito Lay, Procter & Gamble, etc.), by providing data analysis•Created client tailored top-line reports and measures within Oracle’s Analyzer Software•Participated in all training sessions for all new military service accounts•Trained new users on the Software and Database Structure•Created training manuals customized for each client•Advised military brokers – supporting Analyzer software, minor TCP/IP communication issues and database issues (Data mining, missing items, structure

•Trained, supported, and counseled Winn Dixie Category Sales Managers in use of marketing data and applicable software to answer business questions and develop Category Management Development Plans•Assisted with the selection process and understanding by suppliers desiring to assist Winn Dixie in these processes by partnering. •Implemented program to assess skills and provide one-on-one training of Winn Dixie Category Sales Managers at four Winn Dixie Divisions (Charlotte, Greenville, Raleigh, and Mid-West) in the use of marketing data/software and computer aided shelf management software - Apollo•Provided data and analysis support to The Partnering Group in their consulting work with Winn Dixie in the area of Category Management

•Provided merchandising support for product lines to Kash n Karry Supermarkets utilizing skills to optimize sales and profits•As a merchandiser for Ross, Developed and implemented planogram for Baby Food utilizing computer aided shelf management software – Apollo - that Kash n Karry used chain-wide•Implemented and customized training for PIA retail merchandisers•Supervised 15 retail merchandising assistants

•Controlled service, sales and in-store merchandising for 27 stores in 3 national retail outlets