Bill Thomas Email & Phone Number

United States

Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville, Arkansas

Rogers, Arkansas

Bentonville

I am currently working for a consulting firm and do a little bit everything involved with wal-mart. I am currently in the toy, pet, stationery, men's, and ladies wear departments.

Bentonville, Ar

Manage the entire Stationery and Back to School Category at Wal-Mart Find ways to maximize sales with Rollbacks, product presentations, instocks, and endcap promotions. Work with the buyer and DMM on any day to day conversations pertaining to our category. Forecasting within our company to maximize fill rates and instocks, 92% forecast accuracy. Help with product design to give Wal-Mart the exact items they are requesting. 30+ SKUSs and $45M annually.

 Analyze internal and external data to assist client, Wal-Mart, to better understand the category and take advantage of opportunities to maximize sales. Generate weekly reports on the category to determine brand and item trends, while also arranging information into aesthetically pleasing professional presentation formats. Conduct pricing surveys based on separate accounts every other month. Create and maintain modulars by working directly with the buyer. Generate reports utilizing NPD to maximize sales and market position. 160+ SKUs and $95M annually

 Managed 50+ SKUs and $55M annually in sales. Monitored inventory to ensure 98.5%+ items are in stock at all times. Created and implemented sales methods to facilitate revenue growth via sales promotions. Forecasted all items within the toy category. Collaborated with existing modulars to increase profits utilizing ProSpace. Worked in conjunction with sales specialists from Wal-Mart

 Trained Co-managed supplier in Inform. Designed seasonal program for automotive department. Increased seasonal in-stocks by ~3%. Maintained inventory for oil category. One of the first departments to successfully implement the Two-Tier replenishment system.