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Finance support for the inbound process optimization related products and inventory optimization related products for fulfillment by Amazon

Develop overall division strategy vision, policies, resources, and execution plans to align to the corporate strategy for Sales, Margin, Inventory and growth plans. Lead the analytics, development and execution of space and localized assortment plans fully encompassing category requirements and plan development processes and methodology (including POG development)Own the end-to-end management of space planning and assortment optimization; set targets and achieves plans for inventory and space productivity required to support the sales and gross margin plans; optimize end-caps, drive aisle, and in-line story-telling and integration consistent with consumer shopping patterns. Participate in the seasonal, annual, and long-range strategic and financial planning across the enterprise.Lead, execute and measure performance against the business planning and product creation calendars to drive timely and informed decision making Provide strategic direction to the Space Planners and Assortment Analysts to consolidate optimization data components and perform advanced quantitative analysis; interpret data trends and create space recommendations based on findings. Collaborate with the Buying/Sourcing and Allocation teams to influence assortment and promotional initiatives and projects. Lead the analysis to provide localized assortment recommendations at category level to drive sales and margin growth. Use consumer insights and data combined with a structured test and learn approach to maximize growth opportunities. Accountable for team development to include recruiting, training, and succession planning

Manage the overall modular strategy and execution for the Toys Category in all Walmart Stores with over 50 modular categories and $18Billion in revenue with a 7.2% annual growth target.Align with category vice president on overall space strategy and develop category annual operating plan to be executed by the merchant, replenishment and modular teams Identify key learning and insights relevant to other functions; and providing feedback to Merchant team leveraging syndicated data sources and large data set to influence changes in assortment, sourcing and layout to meet P&L goalsManage a Team of 5 Modular Managers and 1 Modular Specialist, providing day to day direction, supervision, career development opportunities and developing training programsEvaluate operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning.Analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements. Drives the development of portfolio category strategies by working with senior Management to understand SBU (strategic business unit) strategy Engage Merchant, Replenishment and Planning counterparts in developing operational strategy; assessing opportunities; identifying cross-category insights; ensuring that modular strategy reflects category role and portfolio strategy; and ensuring alignment between portfolio and SBU strategy

Financial Controller for Hardware ToolsCreate buy plans and buy quantity decisions that meet budget goals for Sales, Profit and Inventory/TurnsCollaborate with the cross functional team (Buyer and Replenishment Partners) to drive the business to profitability delivering sales plan and other financial metrics that align with the team goalSupport the continuous development of financial strategies for complex merchandise categories by analyzing data and using bottom up inventory planning to develop recommendationsManaged, developed and trained 1 MLP and 1 Planning AnalystMaintain, Executes and Provide leadership of all financial plans, Open-to-Buy (OTB) and forecasts items with business categories to ensure business readiness to meet customer demandManage the category Budget as directed by the planning director to align to the departments goal and the business growth potentialEnsures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrityProvide Scripts and PNEWs to support marketing and promotional initiatives using the past analytics to develop a distribution plan by store or DCProvide Modular performance analysis for review and decision making specifically before and after a modular update to help buyer make more informed decisionUse data to influence the team in making unbiased decision that is based on empirical data and aligns with the Sale, Profit and Turn BudgetBuild new tools that can help improve current financial planning processes, reducing data collection period and increase execution time

Work closely with the Business Unit Directors in the development and support of their annual revenue, expense and headcount plans. Create P&L and Headcount models along with providing variance analysis and detailed historical trendFinancial Planning and budgeting for the entire POWER support business entity Support the material classification in the supply chain tool by classifying materials into unique identifying buckets and categories to allow for target builds and proactive inventory and demand management while limiting delinquenciesCreated templates and processes for reporting and cost tracking leading to more visibility of cost with better cost and financial controlMonthly review with internal customers on Cost Center spend, trends and understand future financial needs to help in providing more accurate forecast, developed templates and queries for continuity and easier data gatheringFinancial tool administrator for Hyperion based applications, creating upload and download templates for each business within POWEREnsured all cost are correctly posted and communicate journal entry corrections to accountant and also maintain through understanding of spending patternsProject cost management for both R&D and Engineering projects ensuring correct classification for tax purposes.Continuous process improvement, increasing efficiency of reporting and forecasting and proactively sharing information with appropriate financial and business analyst

•Project supply chain Management ensuring timely delivery to customers via customer request or estimated ship dates•Production planning to manage future demand and create buffer strategy for future market growth and market demands•Manage relationships with OEMs by providing insight into delinquency issues and wafer yield issues•Develop methodology to track shipments and monitor goods delivery•Use existing web based technologies to create visibility for senior management to make decisions on additional capacity needs and also to develop long range planning of future needs•Liaise between the business planners and the production planning sites into capacity constraints, wafer shortages and test or probe capacity constraints to meet current demand •Produce weekly scorecard reports for performance measurement of each business unit with indexes that show profitability performances and capacity maxout capabilities

• Project cost management for both R&D and Engineering projects ensuring correct classification for tax purposes• Post Journal Entries and ensure all cost are correctly entered in the books• Maintain all financial information and compliance part of University R&D projects and also contractor contracts using IQN and financial Data Mart as information warehouses• Continuous process improvement, increasing efficiency of allocation methodology, month close process and sharing information with appropriate financial and business analyst• Continuous integration of various data platforms to ensure accuracy of all data and investigate any discrepancy • Ad Hoc analysis to provide management needed information to make strategic decisions• Monitor and ensure full compliance to GAAP, tax credit compliance to disclosure compliance and revenue recognition according to GAAP standards•Manage and coordinate Tax Audit Schedules for my Strategic Business Unit, ensuring that accurate R&D dollars are reported and proper documentation is in place in the case of future audits

Developed a methodology for Warranty Accruals calculation using a statistical methodology Restructured appropriation request process removed redundancy and created turn key approval processROI analysis Break even analysis on current projectLease vs Buy analysis on equipment acquisition