Manages the pricing process/system, the customer relationship management (CRM system), and executes data analytics to support profitable growth across the company.

Designed and produced merchant financial reports and forecasts, including ad hoc reporting and business analysis for senior executives using MicroStrategy and Excel.Supported key business decisions by providing data analysis and guidance during weekly and monthly strategy meetings with executive team.Increased profits by about 50 basis points by improving corporate clearance process with pricing, coupons and marketing for brick stores, eCommerce and clearance centers.Negotiated policy updates with CFO that saved an average of 30 minutes per week for merchants and still enforced regulations on vendor allowance approvals and audits.Developed and tested new dashboards for merchant financial data which resulted in merchants and management making faster decisions.Forecasted daily sales for the company, coordinated with holiday shifts and marketing changes to influence decisions for merchants, executives, and store teams.Managed the merchant financial systems including business requirements, design, test plans, validation, training, trouble-shooting and system enhancements.

Designed new financial data warehouse at vendor level for metrics and calculations, saving time in buying offices and improving knowledge of vendor profitability.Researched data and provided advice to President for Board meetings and investor calls.Subject Matter Expert on merchant financial systems and calculations, including user training.Guided financial calculations of new planning/open-to-buy system with software vendor.Increased efficiency and accuracy for age of inventory reports by replacing old mainframe system with new reports from data warehouse.Saved time in buying offices by implementing new system for vendor allowance entry.Designed and produced special monthly report on departmental markup to protect profit during a period of rapidly increasing cost of merchandise.

Produced and analyzed weekly corporate projections and management reporting.Used sq ft data to develop an Ideal Space Model and Gap Analysis to improve profitability by store.Created annual plans of merchant key performance indicators for Finance team.Directed the merchant financial systems including business requirements, design, test plans, validation, training, trouble-shooting and system enhancements.Taught Retail Math class to executive trainees.Developed new vendor reporting tool by deadline when old system was discontinued.

Produced recurring reports, special analytical projects, and weekly projections for sales and other merchandising data.

Forecasted monthly merchant financial results.Reviewed/analyzed merchant plans/projections.Trained buyers on planning system.

Reviewed/analyzed/maintained business plans and open-to-buy for 80 departments and 13 stores.Trained and developed merchandise planning skills in 40 buyers.Created Excel spreadsheets for daily/monthly reporting.

Selected merchandise and negotiated pricing with vendors for 12 stores in 6 markets.Purchased merchandise, planned and executed marketing strategies.

Scheduled, supervised, and trained 30 sales associates.Merchandised departments for sales events.Communicated needs/trends to corporate buyers.