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Massachusetts, United States

• Manage category sales and margin growth for over 2000 retail customers through strategic category and brand analyses
• Utilize data sources such as Nielsen and Circana to optimize product assortments, ensuring alignment with budget targets
• Lead supplier relationships, negotiating vendor agreements, promotional funding, rebates, and allowances to maximize value
• Collaborate with e-commerce vendors to identify new opportunities and expand category presence across multiple platforms
• Implemented new financial tools for entire merchandising group to measure category and product level performance partnering with Data Insights team
• Act as a category expert, employing shopper-based design principles to enhance category performance and shopper engagement

Massachusetts, United States

• Partner with office furniture companies to help bring Office/Gaming chairs to market including Project definition, Market research, Product development, Brand development, Logo design, and Marketing
• Develop and market differentiated products to sell on multiple e-Commerce platforms including Amazon, Wayfair, and targeted resellers framing desired customers and constructing strategy
• Designed new line of Gaming chairs for office and WFH applications implementing best-selling features from traditional office seating.
• Negotiate with Chinese manufacturers to source new components including fabric and parts.
• Partnering with domestic sellers to improve product reach and optimize logistics efficiencies.