David Rank Email & Phone Number

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• Prepare project status reports for senior leadership – for both internal and external clients• Identify key project issues and risks and advise course of action to mitigate negative impact• Update, coordinate, and control versioning of engagement assets to reflect changes to baseline requirements• Work with consulting practice resources to update Logic’s Oracle Retail planning & optimization solution configurations and functional consulting collateral• Facilitated multiple training sessions for my peers based on the book “Seven Principles of Professional Services” by Shane Anastasi• Client engagements: Sephora & Express Inc.

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 space optimization, markdown optimization, and assortment planning. • 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 scenarios in a proof-of-concept environment to determine how system functionality solves these problems. Also document system issues and performance feedback along with proposing future product enhancements.• Planned and established system post go-live activities including ongoing application support.• Provided pre-sales direction and support to Latin America sales team for price optimization opportunities.• Notable client engagements: TJX, Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Lowe’s, The Exchange, Lululemon, Academy Sports, Shopko, & Esprit

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, analytics, price setting and execution.

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 improved productivity, efficiency, and quality. Collaborated with Information Systems for launch of Demandtec price optimization system, as well as competitive price index database tool facilitating precise pricing strategies and achievement of profit targets. Innovated monthly competitive price index report to measure country performance and provide sharing of best practices.• 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 impact to profit margin. • 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 achieve sales goals. Acted as Asia-Pacific team’s Subject Matter Expert and Training Manager for Oracle online sales software program, improving sales forecasting process. Delivered sales training for Asia-Pacific and Latin America distributors at their conferences.• 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 project deals for Brazil and Ireland passports, Mexico IFE voter IDs, Hong Kong national IDs, and Veterans Administration medical ID card.

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 distributors and subsidiary offices. Developed company-wide import and export training programs for compliance with U.S. Export Administration and Customs regulations. Reviewed new and existing products for correct Harmonized System tariff classification numbers and duty rates.

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