Allocation Manager – Sporting Goods, Sam’s Club, Bentonville, AR June 2016 – Present• Manage domestic and import merchandise flow for over 80 suppliers, responsible for over 800 SKUs, and overall sales portfolio of $263M to support the corporate buy plan strategy for the Sporting Goods category• Develop, communicate, and execute an inventory management strategy aligned with merchandising, resulting in an average 99% in-stock level• Use performance variables including in-stock sales, lost sales, club index performance, and decile analysis, along with analysis of supplier ship point receipt flow, to collaborate with financial planners on forecasting receipt flow by month in future item plans and budgets• Identify and implement solutions to complex logistical opportunities, while cultivating relationships with suppliers, store, and logistics associates to achieve a higher return on investment• Review past item performance to project inventory builds for future events; monitor event items and create transfers, re-distribute orders or allocate existing inventory to ensure top performing clubs remain in-stock• Trained and managed two direct reports, providing challenging scenarios for associate training, development, and advancement while encouraging leadership among peers, and embracing company values and culture

• Forecast items and create inbound orders, and report discrepancies between sales and forecast to leadership• Execute in-stock for Sam’s Club events by monitoring and tracking inventory • Manage item-level inventory by adjusting and monitoring seasonality profiles• Provide leadership with a transparent view of sales spikes through data analysis to ensure proper order placement aligning with seasonal buy plans• Proactively led meetings with suppliers and merchant teams to ensure successful execution leading up to product shipment dates and effectively communicated actionable items prior to order creation• Eagerly took on additional tasks of running reports and providing analysis for merchandise and planning teams

Maintain all aspects of aircraft and personnel munitions.

• Provided customer service, while serving as a liaison between Walmart suppliers and carriers• Diligently found cost effective and efficient delivery methods for freight using analytical skills• Responsible for weekly tracking of vendors shipping smaller than optimal truck load