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Montreal, Quebec, CA

St Louis, Missouri, US

Cargill Account - PMO Sr. Team Manager

Bloomington, Minnesota, US

• Provided subject matter expertise and project management to key retail clients related to implementation of Oracle Retail planning applications based on RPAS platform.
• Develop, monitor and control solution implementation project schedule
• Plan, direct, monitor, report and control project activities
• Review all Logic’s deliverables to ensure they are produced in accordance with the project charter
• Ensure completion of project on schedule and on budget and within scope
• Ensure clear lines of communication are maintained across all project stakeholders

Austin, Texas, US

• Worked with Tier I global retailers to provide functional subject matter expertise for Oracle Retail RPAS platform solutions that include: price optimization, merchandise financial planning, category management, macro.
• Led system implementation design workshops at client sites that resulted in creating the documentation of key findings and action items related to current merchandising processes and pain points.
• Collaborated with client project teams to gain consensus on trade-offs and prioritized requirements used to develop the functional requirements document which the technical team then used to configure the solution.
• Developed and executed internal unit test plans and scripts to ensure functional quality of the Oracle Retail application configuration before system deployment to the client.
• Led user acceptance training sessions to provide hands-on system training and u se case validation resulting in formal customer acceptance of the implemented solution with multiple retailers.
• Collaborated with internal product strategy team to provide functional consulting support to define real-world pricing and category management scenarios that a typical retailer would encounter and then tested these.

Dublin 2, IE

Collaborating with technology solution providers to build and deliver new pricing strategies, tools, and systems that will deliver advanced pricing capabilities for our clients. This involves listening to clients to assess their current needs and then recommending a course of action that will deliver sustainable results in the areas of: strategy.

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Expedited education in retail industry in highly challenging culture, resulting in application of international business expertise to key global initiatives. Evaluated merchandise planning and pricing strategies for.
• Contributed to development of 2 retail pricing strategy tool kits and oversaw their implementation for D&S, largest retail enterprise in Chile, resulting in year-to-date revenue in excess of $1.5M with 0 negative.
• Drove Six Sigma project in Honduras enhancing accuracy of price changes, presenting uniform pricing message, and capturing annual savings of $250K.
• Guided competitive zone pricing strategy in El Salvador and Honduras delivering improved price position against key competitors with minimal impact on margin.
• Introduced merchandise planning system in Canada, resulting in its use as model for implementation in Japan.
• Received 4 Above and Beyond Awards for outstanding performance.

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Gained knowledge of overseas operations and established relationship with Hong Kong sales team through 9-week on-site engagement. Delivered key pricing decisions on regional system sales, and partnered with regions to.
• Improved forecasting process, resulting in reduced lead times and increased inventory turns.
• Authorized buy-backs on equipment trade-in deals, resulting in enhanced revenue for refurbished equipment with minimal impact on new equipment sales.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Attained knowledge of complex technical solutions related to secure government IDs, communicated nature of products and services to staff and clients, and closed deals for timely and cost-efficient product deliveries. Provided strategic direction of proposal and statement of work processes to maximize project wins among cross-functional teams. Closed.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Revitalized department with 10 staff through realignment of job structure to include streamlining from 3 job classifications to 1, resulting in improved workload distribution, efficiency, and staff morale. Built and directed team to enter international orders, prepare export documents, process letters of credit, and respond to inquiries from international.

Provided detailed sales analysis reports for international markets to senior management in order to ensure our prices and programs were being effectively managed to gain market share.

Led team of customer service representatives to support our international distributors and ensure compliance with US import/export regulations.

Mba, International Management

B.S., Business Administration