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Moorseville, Nc

Responsible for developing and effectively executing an E-Tailer Strategy that:Protects the Rinnai brand by: protecting reseller margins so that desirable pre- and post-sale services and infrastructure can be provided, insures appropriate price levels to facilitate technology development and new product introductions, levels the reseller playing field to avoid destructive channel conflict.Insures a premier consumer experienceAllows both online and offline sales growthKey Components Include:* Comprising Authorized E-Tailer Agreement (Participation Policy / Display and Trademark Usage Policy)* Defining IMAP* Identifying Distributor(s)* Determining Authorized Resellers* Implementing 3rd Party Online Monitoring* Defining Penalties (Distributors Selling Unauthorized E-Tailers and E-Tailers Violating IMAP / IP Policy)

Mooresville, Nc

Retail Sales DirectorSolely responsible for defining and successfully implementing the Jacuzzi Tankless Water Heater program at Lowe’s. (launch January 2012). Program consists of 3 sales opportunities: Stock, SOS, and Installed Sales (85 sku’s). Developed and managing installed sales organization (600+ individuals).Established and manage the retail customer support team.Created, developed and implemented the strategic and tactical marketing direction for the program. Instrumental in the overall brand direction.Initiated, negotiated and acquired program expansion (600 stores April 2013)Obtained optimal retail floor placement – “innovation end cap” (in store execution June 2013)Constant and direct dialogue with executive management. Providing strategic and tactical planning information to include company positioning, customer/consumer segmentation, competitive analysis, company strengths and weaknesses, business opportunities and threats to the company’s product lines.

Moorseville, Nc

Responsible for the Schlage Lock product line. This included over 140 skus and 3 sub brands for Lowe’s, yielding over $165 million annually. This impacted over 24 feet in each of Lowe’s 1700+ stores.Responsible for internal production planning for newly acquired Opening Price Point (import) business and daily analytical performance metric review(s).Developed strategic objectives to improve the overall business, while meeting and exceeding targeted business plans.Successful record of development, introduction, and implementation of new business within in a tough economy.

Davidson, Nc

Responsible to lead a cross functional team across the IR enterprise that optimizes utilization of business resources, while focusing on tangible financial results. Balancing the trade offs between meeting customer expectations and the economics of the business through global direction of Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning. Driving towards achievement of leading status across all aspects of SIOP strategy and execution through training, establishment and maintenance of qualitative process metrics, business financial and customer relative measures. Responsible for SIOP process continuous improvement and process re-design as required meeting the business customer, financial and operating objectives.

Successfully identified supply chain opportunities that improved product flow, reduced cost, and improved store service levels. Developed template to be utilized by the Logistical community which defines gains of ROI, Turn, Inventory carrying cost, and margin realized (DC programs) regarding ship unit reductions. Counseled vendors on logistical requirements regarding packaging and unitization, ideal distribution channels, on time and complete deliveries, and bar code requirements. Monitored vendor performance.

Utilize sales history, intense forecasting (CPF), current market trends, and inventory management systems (INFOREM and LRS) to ensure both import and domestic product is ordered in sufficient supply to support a continuous rise in sales demands, while managing a budget that did achieve targeted service levels, sales, margin, turns, and ROI.Analytical knowledge of Distribution Center operations.Developed and implemented a process to increase the overall leverage of fashion product. This process included a review of current ship unit(s), ROI, turn rate. The analysis yielded lowering unnecessary counter stocks, decreasing days of supply ordered, and negotiating smaller lead times.

Wilkesboro, Nc

Effectively analyze and manage approximately $250 million in inventory in over 670 stores and eight distribution centers.Solely responsible for the initial setup and replenishment including forecasting, importing, and tracking all product associated with Hairer America and Whirlpool Compact Refrigeration. Selected as a pilot user of LARS (Lowe’s internal replenishment system). Utilized the system to decrease over all weeks of supply, thus increasing turn rate, while maintaining a consistent service level of 98%.