 Liaison with the Business to understand needs, requirements, and critical issues Create business proposals and derive cost for approval and execution Provide constant visibility and monitoring of team projects and initiatives to business stakeholders Translate technical requirements into project objectives and tasks, managing task assignment to project resources and reporting on and managing project scope throughout the project lifecycle Develop integrated project plans and implementation schedules

-Represent the business in the design of new Mechandising Systems and ensuring successful adoption of tools-Gather requirements from users, meeting with TJX IT associates and third party consultants to design systems-Partners with Learning and Development to develop training strategies and assist with user testing

-Manage the merchandising aspect for all new stores-Assist in the development of new systems for Planning and Allocation, allowing for greater efficiencies in job responsibilities-Provide guidance to Planning and Allocation on the usage of systems to enhance productivity

-Implemented strategies to manage total store inventory-Oversaw the merchandising aspect for all new stores, ensuring the right merchandise is in the right store at the right time-Analyzed post open performance of new stores that capitalized on departments exceeding intial expectations-Analyzed the effectiveness of rank changes within stores, creating better profit margins within various departments

-Planned and executed training and development programs based upon specific systems/technical developments for Marmaxx Planning and Allocation and Merchandising-Designed, developed and delivered programs based on needs assessments, technical implementations and system upgrades-Evaluated training efforts for effectiveness including evaluation of business impact and skill transfer to the job

-Assisted Planning Manager in the management/development of staff-Monitored and responded to chain-wide sales and inventory in excess of $180,000,000-Provided shipping direction to staff that ensured timely and accurate flow of merchandise to stores-Directly trained staff in merchandise philospohies and basic knowledge of all pertinent reports

-Acted as a liason between Analyst staff and management-Technical and analytical training of new analysts-Monitoring department workflow

-Formulated shipping strategies for assigned classifications by analyzing various reports and utilizing weekly input from other sources-Reviewed available merchandise that identified features, themes and merchandise excitement for the stores-Determined inventory levels for new/renovated stores and created/maintained opening and post opening mix-Interacted with Merchants to resolve merchandise problems