• Research and analyze retail KPI's and syndicated industry data (IRi) to identify trends, category performance, opportunities, competitive threats, and other category management analysis across various geographical areas• Use data sources to develop regular and ad hoc reports including SKU rationalization, Planogram analysis, opportunity gaps, item tracking, financial performance, sales and movement for CPG wholesale and retailers• Translating data from various sources into meaningful summaries, insights, presentations and strategic recommendations for category planning• Present findings to customers via Space Planning to influence purchasing decisions• Certified professional in JDA (BlueYonder) Space Planning, Assortment Optimization, Open Access, and utilization of CKB (Category Knowledge Base)

• Coach and mentor a team of five analysts• Guide my team through standard resets, seasonal resets, and special projects including speed to market initiatives• Interact across all cross functional levels of the organization to drive planogram and inventory accuracy• Responsible for accurate space reporting and analysis for multiple categories across four divisions• Maintain database for the off-shelf initiatives—endcaps and pallet positions for each store• Responsible for accurate planogram to store assignments• Control planogram and floorplan lifecycle management• Utilize sales, ROS, inventory turn, assortment size, and margin to create the best planogram models needed

• Develop & recommend Space Plans which optimize space productivity for reset, remerchandising, and new store projects• Ensure category allocation meets space and performance goals in conjunction with preferred planogram adjacencies• Coordinate changes to merchandise presentation as it relates to graphics and fixtures for aligned merchandise categories/divisions• Create core/template planograms representing the visual presentation standards and product placement goals of merchandising and optimize space/shelf productivity

• Work cross functionally within Connections Business Group to maximize cost saving measures using custom reporting• Utilize data sets/queries to improve efficiency with data requests• Build data templates around returns/exchanges for vendor partners

• Assortments built specifically to size and performance group• Assortment in smallest versions of planograms built based on optimized volume and leveraging inter-changeable demand methodology• Assortment ROI/ROS improved by optimizing planogram size, adjusting space across categories, leveraging improved assortment analysis, and formalized testing and measuring

• Produced weekly S2 scorecard for company leadership allowing visibility of weekly retention trends• Created/maintained an uninstalled customer email database into a manually executable email campaign resulting in improved customer retention• Executed/maintained customer account installed report detailing the success of the uninstalled customer email campaign• Built strong relationships with multiple vendors to ensure timely and accurate S2 reporting• Participant in creating UAT testing for large-scale IT updates as applied to S2 projects ensuring improved customer experience

• Produced and administered assessments based on Space Management baseline proficiency goals to assure department-wide compliance• Created roll-up reporting for all Space Management employees and created compliance reports to maintain compliance• Specialized in collaborative cross-functional teamwork while maintaining the integrity of Space Management resulting in fewer planogram errors, improved store execution, greater customer satisfaction, and improved turn• Expert for Demand Planning/Merchants for new Growth & Innovation categories• Successfully navigated new category planograms from conception through reality in a fast paced environment• Presented analytics and recommendations on weeks of supply and capacity to improve return on space

Responsible for managing/merchandising $1.6 billion business • Analyzed multiple reports and provided recommendations to all cross-functional partners• Utilized multiple reporting to assure correct assortment mix is supplied to stores• Pilot category for Assortment Rationalization—Networking—instrumental in optimizing assortment from 133 skus to 73 skus• Led Performance Group for Storage/Hard Drive category to match assortment to store performance—created low and high volume segments• Developed decile reporting as it applies to Space Management o Collaborated with Demand Planning to provide accurate decile reporting for my categories for each MKD o Evangelized decile reporting to various Space Management teams• Consistently utilized Prototype Room to maximize planogram efficiency/profitability• Initiated conversation with retail employees and incorporated their feedback into merchandising solutions• Executed Top 100/400 sku Weeks of Supply report initiative on every planogram• Instrumental in Visual Merchandising Excellence initiative

• Successfully implemented ImageLab test at the retail level• Developed best practices to grow first to second year revenue by 165% • Maintained gross margin percentage of 84.5% using up-sell strategies geared toward higher margin products• Set and achieved both daily and monthly sales goals• Responsible for training and supervision of 6+ direct report employees• Numerous accolades for superior customer service resulting in increased customer satisfaction and retention• Responsible for generating store employee schedules which cultivated employee engagement and loyalty

• Customer Service award recipient 2002• Responsible for high volume daily sales revenue goals • Promotion based on sales proficiency, product knowledge, and customer loyalty• Responsible for daily sales revenue goals while amassing product knowledge• Promotion based on sales proficiency