Led a $300M apparel P&L business with growing market-share & guest-centric assortment strategies to deliver growth & meet the needs of the dynamic consumer. o Leader & Change Agent for evolving business models & delivering implementation to adapt to an Omni-Channel Retail Marketplace. o Accountable for accurately developing long-term financial plans and forecasting the ongoing business.o Cross-Functional Team Leadership across PD&D, Presentation, Stores, Marketing, Finance, Inventory Planning & Pricing.o Responsible for identifying innovative strategies to meet guest needs & drive sales/profit.o Drove world-class execution in the areas of promotional planning, product design & development, assortment planning, merchandising presentation, negotiations & vendor relations.o Developed a robust Merchandising, Product & Pricing strategy to deliver Fleece Sales Growth at +11% & increased +900bp profitable market share to acheive #1 Category Share.o Worked in close partnership with PD&D Teams to develop a trend-right core & fashion assortment that evolved with consumer need & delivered on a 4-prong differentiated brand principle positioning. o Coached and managed the performance of the direct & broader team fostering the Target Brand.o Consumer Shopping Experience Development – Prototype Division CaptainDeveloped industry-leading Strategic Plans to Optimize Navigation for Target’s Baby Apparel Chain driving a +2% comp growth improvement across 1800stores to deliver $1.4B in sales. Simplified the Store experience for the changing consumer, optimized consumer traffic & purchase conversion patterns to optimize sales, profit & loyalty. o Led a Team (cross functional / direct / indirect reports) to position Target Baby Apparel for the Millennial Guest through innovative, insight-driven ideas & a cohesive collaboration plan. Created a data-driven store layout strategy. Aligned digital and onsite experience. Collaborated, Directed & Led a cross-functional team.

Lead a team as manager, innovator & strategist for $650M in production, country of origin planning & vendor management. Managing the vendor base to mutually grow the business & cultivate partnerships. Owner of Global Sourcing Innovation for 2 merchandising divisionso Innovated to deliver competitive cost, flexibility & speed in the business model & supply chain across 2 merchandising divisions, 7 countries of production, 40+ vendors & 4 overseas offices.o Developed & Led a 2yr growth plan across Kids Accessories Sourcing to deliver $150MM in Receipt Growth & +$90MM in Margin Growth to capitalize on market white space & grow share.o Elevated quality, increased value equations & improved profitability through strong partnerships across an established & new international vendor & factory base.o Delivered Innovation & Courage through exploration & implementation of a shift in business models to balance both market & direct sourcing to optimize margin & deliver best-in-class differentiation.o Strategically influenced internally & maximized vendor relationships externally.

Owner of owned brand development, brand profile management, financial management & assortment decisions as buyer.o Created Brand Mapping & Industry Benchmarking to develop a balanced $150M Handbag assortment strategy. o Launched Hollywood Intuition brand to deliver fashion credibility & trend-relevant market needs. Through designer partnerships innovate product offerings & value price positioning drove +15% sales to plan & +550bp margin rate.o Outpaced industry sales trend by 1100bp by building strategies to Capture the Classic guest & drive $75M in Merona brand handbag sales.o Modeled Target’s Seek.Build.Scale Innovation Model to drive Fashion Guest Research & Benchmarking. Project Lead & Liaison for Agency-based guest research.

Owner of owned brand development, brand profile management, financial management & assortment decisions as buyer.o Created & Executed a Boys Denim strategy that drove +500bp market share growth with margin-rate improvement through developing a balanced national & owned brand differentiation strategy. o Aligned product, pricing, promotion & presentation to better address Tween Guest needs. o Diversified the supply chain profile across import & domestic to increase product quality, margin & the Guest’s value equation.

Responsible for strategizing, executing & managing inventory allocation & ordering to drive sales. Owner of Supply Chain Change Management & Inventory Execution. Partner with suppliers & key vendor partners to deliver a brand-right shopping experience. o Orchestrated Supply Chain Conversion during early phases of Target’s Grocery Growth Strategy within unprecedented business models & exponential growth plans. o Optimized logistics, operating model & supply chain by leading 45 vendors & Target’s Merchandising Division, across 40% of the key grocery categories, to shift from store-ordered to Distribution Center distributed & internally HQ replenished seamlessly. o Represented & elevated Target partnership in key business negotiations with key global CPG companies.o Delivered goal instocks through changing supply chain to drive sales.

Ecommerce Inventory Planning - Special Project Leadero Developed new processes to roll out Inventory Financial & Supply Chain Planning for online categories across the Target.comorganization.o Managed digital set up, vendor management, supply chain optimization.

Inventory Allocation & Financial Management Analysiso Lead strategy & key division initiatives across the Business Analyst Team.o Owned & delivered inventory allocation, vendor management, & PnL financial planning to drive Sporting Goods sales & instocks.

Inventory Allocation & Financial Management Analysiso Owned & delivered inventory allocation, vendor management, & PnL financial planning to drive Sporting Goods sales & instocks.