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Fayetteville, Ar, Us

Secaucus, Nj, Us

Manage all aspects of sales relationship with Buyers in Pet Department for Wet Cat Treats, Grooming, Cat and Dog Toys.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Managed all aspects of sales relationship with Buyers in Pet Grooming, Pet Health, Pet Containment, OTC Pain Relief, Hardware Bath Scales and Seasonal Hardware. Directed and presented Line Review process for Newell. Owned the internal relationship at Newell for budgeting, item level forecasting, supply chain and sales planning.• Leveraged Brand Strength and Category performance using Retail Link analysis for Sunbeam Heating Pads to sell in Incremental End Caps during Peak selling seasons for 2017-2020• Drove development of incremental Private Label Pet Grooming Tool product line (Vibrant Life) in Walmart Pet Department• Developed and implemented supply chain polices using GRS with OTC Pharmacy Buyer leading to Increase in POS $• Sold increase in Pet Shampoo Store count using data from Retail Link to Dog Grooming Buyer

Owned the relationship with General Sports Replenishment Manager Monitoring GRS Forecast at Walmart. Core responsibilities included the Key Product Indicators – OTIF, MABD, Fill Rate, and Store In stocks. Developed solutions with seasonal replenishment policies for Walmart increasing Instocks and Unit Turns Using Retail Link and OTIF. Supported, participated, and presented in all domestic line reviews. Rawlings Internal Demand Planner/Forecaster for Walmart Items.• Created Internal Polices and tools that led to a increase in Fill Rate saving in OTIF Fines• Developed GRS Polices with Walmart Replenishment Manager to increase Fill Rates and MABD for 2017.• Achieved an internal Rawlings Demand Forecast Accuracy average of 85% against a goal of 80%.• Lead Quarterly Forecast Pulse Meetings with Walmart Replenishment and Planning Teams• Spearheaded Monthly Sales-Inventory-Operations and Planning Meetings with Rawlings Supply Chain Teams.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Analyzed Coleman gross sales for Sporting Goods Outdoor Furniture Category at Walmart including Tents, Shelters, Sleeping Bags, Airbeds and Pumps. Managed item maintenance and new item setup for Outdoor Furniture Category. Supported and participated in all Domestic Line Reviews and Quarterly Meetings with Walmart Camp Furniture Merchandising team.• Analyzed 140 SKU’s representing $170 Million in sales for the Sporting Goods Camp Accessories Category in at Walmart including Coolers, Stoves, Lanterns, Campsite Accessories and Rainwear.• Presented Retail Link analysis of holiday airbeds sales to National Account Manager and Buyer that led to both increased replenishment policies and additional end cap quantities in 2000 Stores for 2012.• Developed store level distribution for Spring Break Flotation and Water Sports SKU’s leading to an increase in seasonal sales when on the Water Sports Team at Coleman.

San Leandro, Ca, Us

Subject Matter Expert for products in Departments 1, 92, Seasonal, and Sam’s Club Departments 41, 49 and 58. Analyzed and Evaluated Point of sale data by category and SKU. • Produced and distributed monthly McLane-Mpulse reports and commission reports for Sales Leadership and National Account representatives.• Provide Retail Link support/advice for Ghirardelli Sales Merchandising Division Representatives.• Conducted store and club level inventory analysis for Baking products.• Analyzed and Developed SSO product distributions for Holiday rollback with a Supercenter end cap display leading to an increase in Sales and a reduction of out of stock stores.

Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Us

Produced and analyzed daily and weekly point-of-sale data for approximately 60 SKU’s representing $25 Million in sales in Automotive, Hardware, Impulse and back of the house Walmart departments for Vice President of Retail Hardware Sales, National Automotive Sales Director and National Account Manager.• Monitored and evaluated weekly and monthly sales and inventory for National Director of Replenishment.• Developed and analyzed forecast and replenishment for Impulse Department SKU.• Established short and long-term studies detailing the effect of modular changes on hardware category SKU’s.

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