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Project Management and Concierge services

Led 10 stores to drive execution of business strategies, including driving sales, , serving customers, and developing associates. Trained associates to drive sales, leverage costs, and provide convenience. Managed 11 direct reports and 122 store management associates.

Trained with experienced Market Manager to assume role of Market Manager to drive execution of business strategies, including driving sales, , serving customers, and developing associates.

Responsible for the operational enablers (facilities, systems, processes) that ensure Private Brands Food Consumables Health and Wellness organizaton will meet and/or exceed their goals and will strengthen the business.$20B+ in sales, 5,000 items, 600 suppliers over 20 Brands( Great Value, Equate, Parents Choice, Marketside, Ol Roy, Special Kitty, Sam’s Choice and others)Led the build, operational, branding and communication strategy for the new Culinary and Innovation Center. Opened on time and on budget Develop and manage the financial goals for Private Brands; removing barriers to success, tracking, reporting and monitoring the financial performance of categories and developing plans to ensure goals are met Identified and saved over $550k in expenses thru reevaluating all outside servicesManages a budget of +$6MLed new date labeling initiative on Private Brand food packaging, changing to “Best if Used by” which will result in reducing food waste in store and in customer’s home.

Developed the strategy to ensure that the quality of Private Brand food and consumables (which include pets, health and wellness and HBA) consistently meets the customer expectations19 Brands, $23B in sales, 10,000 upcs, 600 suppliers and 1,300 factoriesSet the strategy for the Quality monitoring program with 2 external labs that perform quality testing on all PB productsManage/track and develop improvement plans for private brand customer data from internal and external call center call center thru Clarabridge system, ~ 185,000 calls per year Monitors/trends and establishes strategies to improve the quality of private brand products from information gathered from internal and external call centers and testing labsProvide quality information on private brand product to merchants of all levels through monthly executive reports with improvement plans on identified quality issuesWeekly visit to area stores to monitor quality Assesses quality in competition Collaborates with Food and Product, Health & Wellness safety and compliance to ensure Private Brands products meet those standardsCollaborates with Walmart International Quality and PD to establish quality systems and establish best practicesLeads a team of 10

Private Brand Sourcing Food and Consumables Developed initial strategy for sourcing in private brands, identified, aligned and assessed all suppliers, Identified/aligned suppliers, factories for private brands utilizing supplier and factory profiles to determine amount of parent company suppliers, ~ 370 suppliers identified Developed architecture for supplier scorecard used to assess suppliers Lead and developed 5 directors and 6 sourcing managers

Director Sourcing, Ladies and SleepwearAligned and reduced supply base to save time, reduce cost and improve product quality.Average of 20% reduction in supply base over 4 seasonsAchieved cost savings of $240M over 9 monthsHeld semi annual reviews with suppliers that assessed both qualitative and quantitative performance.Established key core suppliers by category to leverage production space, establish core fabrics and shorten lead times.Worked with merchants and planners to reduce inventory levels at beginning of 2007. $222MManaged and developed 4 senior sourcing managers and 10 sourcing managersWorked with textile network to pursue sustainability initiatives that improve the lives of our stakeholders. Held seminars for suppliers in US and China on sustainability initiatives

Developed assortment for Athletic Works, Danskin Now and HanesManaged inventory, sales and markdowns.2006 sales $567MManaged local suppliers for Ladies ApparelLead and developed team

Ladies Apparel, Intimate Apparel and FootwearBuilt and managed marketing budget $1.8MCommunicated storewide marketing plans to business units.Developed total marketing strategy to exceed the business revenue planAnalyzed business opportunities and developed initiatives to drive revenueManaged and developed staff of 6

Buyer misses Apostrophe, Update Collections and Ethnic SportswearSourced overseas for Apostrophe private labelBought for stores with large African American customer baseBought branded product for update collection lineManaged and developed 2 assistant buyers

Buyer Women Size Premium and Social Occasion DressesBought moderate high end career and social occasion dresses for sizes 14-24Managed and developed an assistant buyer

Maternity, Outerwear and Petite DressesResponsible for planning, analyzing, distributing and inventory controlManaged and developed 3 assistants

District Merchant Apparel, Home, Footwear, Jewelry and CosmeticsResponsible for merchandising ,assortment and sales for 20 storesTrained over 100 sales managers on presentation and sales analysisWorked as a team with store managers, district general managers and other district merchants