Douglas Blake, Pmp Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Secaucus, NJ, US

Secaucus, NJ, US

• Managed and successfully delivered a wide range of cross-functional enterprise initiatives across many different departments (stores, technical, merchandising, marketing, new business and legal)
• Lead status meeting with cross-functional teams to ensure projects stay on track
• Introduced new project management capabilities into the organization including Smartsheet tool rollout for project tracking and status reporting as well as enterprise project dashboard shared with the executive.
• Work closely with business leads and executive sponsors to build and present major updates to Senior Leadership Team
• Built and implemented process flowchart and SOPs as part of projects
• Took on role of Business Analyst to build a data dictionary for product information

Secaucus, NJ, US

• Main support to the company’s Project Management Office
• Tracked the timeline, resource management and status of all enterprise initiatives
• Learned and developed project management skills while working closely with other Project Managers and Director of Enterprise Project Delivery
• Implemented project management standards, processes and tools into the organization with a focus on continually improving and adjusting to the evolving needs of the organization
• Managed enterprise level projects included launching a new Private Brand product line and rolling out the next generation of concept stores at the time
• Supported a cost saving and budgeting initiative within the IT department

Secaucus, NJ, US

• Acted as key merchant for the Canadian stores working closely with the Director of Canadian Retail
• Oversaw the process of launching new products from seeking out areas of need, reviewing and scheduling a purchase order to get approved product in-store and on our website quickly
• Work cross-functionally with multiple internal departments, our retail team and the vendor community on many different initiatives to improve business for the stores
• Do regular analysis on the overall business to seek out opportunity for improvement from a merchandising, promotional / marketing and process perspective

Secaucus, NJ, US

• Worked closely with the Category Manager to reach and exceed category goal objective in sales and margin
• Handled the day-to-day operation of the category, which included new item creation, planning and execution, assortment review, and vendor communication
• Analyzed the financial aspect and provide the Category Manager with insight on opportunities and overall state of the category
• Resolved any issues related to category at the product and vendor level

Secaucus, NJ, US

• Worked closely with a skilled Management Team to reach and exceed sales and quality goals.
• Gained well-rounded knowledge of the products sold at our store
• Established and reinforced excellent customer service and hand selling
• Provided customers with our “brand” experience
• Trained and developed new employees to ensure optimal performance among team members

Montclair, NJ, US

I worked at the front desk assisting students to where to go on campus. I also helped set up events within the student center (mainly electronic equipment, speakers/microphone, karaoke machine). I also ensure that the building was secure at night.

Bachelor, Business Management

Diploma