Donald Baldwin Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Open to new opportunities in full time, consulting, or contracting roles. You can contact me at donnie.baldwin60@gmail.com

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Promoted to new role with expanded responsibilities to help drive new business. In addition to previous buyer responsibilities, also managed Specialty Imprints department as well as five direct reports. • Increased visibility and gained new customers internally for Specialty Imprints resulting in 30% sales growth. • Negotiated better discounts from vendors resulting in margin gains of $50,000. • Created an omni channel distribution plan for ongoing curriculum that increased market share and delighted the customers.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Accountable for purchasing Sunday School Curriculum, VBS curriculum, and Bible Studies for LifeWay Stores which included LifeWay Resource published product and other vendor product. Maintained and followed closely an open-to-buy plan each year. Negotiated terms and discounts with vendors for all product selected which resulted in successfully achieving annual sales goals. Partnered with company financial planners to strategically plan for the next three to five years. Worked with marketing to promote selected products for the store. Discussed promotions each month with vendors and selected all products to be promoted in department. Regularly reviewed product assortment – returned or discounted unproductive inventory and brought in new products to the assortment to ensure positive sales growth. Cooperated with the Visual Merchandising team to plan promotional end caps, front table space and other critical areas of the store to ensure successful operations. Served as key member of the Church strategy team. This team made critical strategic decisions about how the stores could better engage their local churches. Worked with LifeWay Resources (publisher) on new product packaging, retail pricing, and promotional plans. Worked with Store Operations to get solid execution of the merchandising plans by the store associates.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Accountable for P&L and managing the LifeWay brand with churches and customers in the Greenville, SC area. Managed hiring and Interviewing and training of sales associates to serve in the store. Created and followed the annual operating budget.• Managed the relocation of the store resulting in incredible sales gains of 50-60%.• Implemented new inventory control system (POS) which resulted in better tracking of inventory and customers’ buying habits allowing for more focused marketing to customers.• Met with vendors and planned the product assortment for the store. Sales gains were excellent (50-60%) and inventory turns were 3.0 or better each year. • Consistently achieved a very high percentage of correct on hand inventory and audits of retail prices were consistently positive.• Made all merchandising and visual merchandising decisions for the store, which was always portrayed as an example of implementing strong and solid merchandising techniques.• Created a marketing plan and purchased all advertising for the store. Our marketing decisions increased store traffic and brought new customers to our store.