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Frisco, Tx, Us

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

United States

Decatur, Texas, United States

Decatur, Texas

Decatur, Texas

Bedford, Tx

- Manage multiple social media channels, gathering, editing and creating page content- Capture and edit all photographs used across all channels- Increased Facebook followers organically by 45% in 2015, 33% in 2016 and 24% in 2017 through more relevant content, such as informative articles, improved photography of current product offerings and seasonal promotions.- Currently driving 24% increase in organic follower engagement from previous year through key strategies such as product reviews, photographs and timely promotions.- Increased Instagram followers organically by 300% in 2016 and 31% in 2017 through improved photography and properly timed posting with relevant tagging.

Frisco, Tx

- Manage multiple merchant units across multiple e-Commerce sites totaling $20.2 Million per annum in sales- Direct all strategic aspects to drive sales, including brand and assortment selection, pricing and promotional marketing- Partner with digital setup team to improve product category layout, styling and copy to drive search engine optimization- Design and curate brand exclusive products with nationally branded vendors- Negotiate bulk product purchase discounts as well as vendor allowance and manage subsequent Co-Op- Gather digital content to comprise Social Media posts for branded pages

Frisco, Tx

- Manage multiple merchant units totaling $6.8 Million per annum in e-Commerce sales- Direct all strategic aspects to drive sales, including vendor and assortment selection, pricing, and promotional marketing.- Drove $900,000 increase in top line sales for FY2016, an 18% increase over FY2015 on a company average increase of 9%-Drove $1.3 million increase in top line sales for FY2017, a 23% increase over FY2016 on a company average increase of 14%- Drove a $316,000 increase for FY2016 and $560,000 increase for FY2017 in gross margin dollars - Negotiate vendor allowance and manage subsequent Co-Op.

Frisco, Tx

- Manage flow of goods through timely order processing paired with strategic financial oversight in order to maintain lean inventory levels to drive sales and meet financial goals- Owner of essential merchandise selection, placement, performance forecasting and flow for multiple business units, totaling $45 million per annum in multi-channel sales dollars, representing 60% of total replenishment sales- Owner of SKU sales model set up for both stores and online business, continually balancing proper inventory allocation to sales trend while achieving in-stock goals- Maintaining an annual essential product in-stock level of 92% on a goal of 91.5% across all buyerships for comp stores while owning less inventory than FY 2014- Driving a season to date net sales increase of $325,000 of essential product in comp stores versus last year- Driving a 12% increase, representing $600,000 in net season to date online sales spring of FY 2015- Manage Open To Buy financial dollars for essential inventory, insuring proper funding and thus inventory flow to both retail and on online channels- Manage multiple special make up product plans to insure timely receipt of goods within available funding- Owner of new SKU selection, set up and removal also maintaining existing SKU costs and order quantities- Extensive use of MI9 and MicroStrategy 9 systems

Irving, Tx

- Managed inventory flow thorough accurate forecasting and timely order processing in order to maintain sufficient inventory levels, driving sales to meet financial objectives- Owned merchandise flow for multiple business units, totaling $216 million per annum in SBA sales dollars - Improved departmental Gross Margin Percent by 8 basis points for fourth quarter FY 2013 through strategic increases in inventory on identified key items while operating under inventory plan- Recognized as the divisional Associate of the Quarter/ Q4 2013- Maintained an SBA product turn of 2.82 on a plan of 2.70 and 1.88 on a plan of 1.71 with inventory below operating plan for FY 2012 in two distinct areas of business- Successfully drove net essential sales $700,000 over operating plan for FY 2012- Maintained a departmental turn of 1.9 on a plan of 1.6 for FY 2011- Key point of contact for departmental resets related to new SKU forecasting and existing SKU removal- Extensive use of JDA Fulfillment and Oracle RMS systems

Dallas, Tx

- Analyze billing processes from order to cash to identify inefficiencies and improve cycle times- Successfully lead staff of billing and collection personnel for a $42 million per annum business unit- Owner of $14 million per month in revenue recognition and accuracy for multi-divisional P&L reporting- Owner of shared services new customer on-boarding, coordinating customer set up for Michelin North America, Belk and Moran Foods, totaling in excess of $1.5 million in monthly revenue- Lead cross departmental effort to collect $1,000,000 in past due invoices from Michelin North America, Inc.- Key point of contact for KPMG resources during Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance initiative- Owner of Microsoft Great Plains implementation, leading system setup and training for A/R and Cash Application- Extensive use of the billing and settlements modules of McLeod version 9.3

Carrollton, Tx

- Creator of standard operating procedure documentation for $100 million per annum multi-national corporation- Owner of company wide sales reporting structure, interacting with C level executives to prepare consolidated financials- Implemented regional sales tracking process to improve profitability and inventory flow- Owner of accurate revenue recognition for month and year end closing procedures- Owner of corporate fixed assets and their proper recognition for depreciation purposes- Created and entered journal entries

Dallas, Tx

- Responsible for A/P and A/R duties- Owner of A/P invoice tracking and processing to ensuring timely payment and accurate financial recognition- Generated A/R invoices for monthly, quarterly and yearly shared services- Processed A/P and A/R data upload from Sage CRM software to Sage Timberline software- Developed and implemented shared services A/P and A/R processes, improving billing and payment cycle times- Processed consultant time entry and third party billing- Prepared daily check deposits

Carrollton, Tx

- Managed and supervised housewares, seasonal and domestics department personnel- Maintained the flow of department inventory from stockroom to sales floor- Planned and changed housewares department layout, improving merchandise sales flow

Carrollton, Tx

- Processed customer returns and purchases- Entered returned inventory into store inventory system and prepared items for store display- Processed daily register transactions, prepared bank deposits and ordered on-hand currencies - Also prepared store to store and store to warehouse merchandise transfers