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Stillwater, Mn, Us

Responsible for driving the analysis and re-engineering of existing business processes, identifying and developing the capability to use new tools, forecasting and inventory management, import freight management, warehouse operations, and leading key management through a major reorganization. Implemented a new financial forecasting tool to enable business users the ability to have access and update critical information on a daily basis and created a monthly financial packaged used by enterprise in monthly planning meetings. Lead and collaborated the re-organization of the company's restructure effort with the leaders and owner to consolidate positions and reduce headcount leading to over $200k in annual savings.

Stillwater, Mn, Us

Responsible for forecasting, purchasing, and inventory management from our overseas and domestic suppliers. Manage import freight operation along with warehouse operations. Implemented data transfer between freight forwarder and Gartner Studios which allowed visibility to vendor online bookings and ASN information at time of shipment to ensure continuous replenishment. We were able to reduce freight expense by 20% due to negotiated freight contracts, container utilization at the time of booking, and managed in-bound container to maximize warehouse efficiency.

Stillwater, Mn, Us

Responsible for enterprise wide forecasting, inventory management, and purchasing. Manage a team of 8 planners with an open to buy of over 22M in inventory. Leverage internal system tables, customer provided supplemental data, and third party analyst reports to create a data warehouse for the enterprise. Manage a customer service team which includes website item updates, order generation, customer inquiries, and DIY printing solutions.

Managed replenishment of 8000 skus in 120 corporate and 50 franchise stores. Developed and refined strategies relating to allocation and replenishment to support retail sales and maximize inventory productivity. Tested, trained, and implemented system conversion to new ERP.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Partnered with merchants to develop sub-category buy plans and ladder plans to identify purchase quantities which met and exceeded financial goals. Instrumental in Back to School buy strategy and implementation. Collaborated with vendors utilizing merchandise planning tools to project long-term forecasts to maximize opportunities and ensure smooth product flow.

Partnered with buyer to drive merchandising strategies and tactics that delivered financial objectives and ROI. Prepared key data for line/category reviews. Instrumental in driving process improvement for new ERP system.