Support merchandising department driving $400M+ in sales annually, delivering a 73.7% comp - Partners with 50+ suppliers to source inventory and funding for major events and promotions. Promotion profitability analytics drove $250M in sales and 40% promotional penetration, while increasing gross margin by +101% vLY - Perform profitability and COGS analysis’ for 150+ supplier cost increase requests, mitigating $2M+ of unjustified requests. Align retails while maintaining GM% and staying competitive in the marketplace - Analyze weekly KPI sales trends, onboard new items, and provide assortment and content recommendations to key partners to drive sales through our marketing channels and website content optimizationDevelop & execute quarterly 4-day group training/onboarding sessions for 40+ new online merchants & sr/analysts - Project lead for a team of 4 sr. analysts, building onboarding schedules, managing project timelines, and ensuring content and goals are met weekly to report out to leadership - Partners with ~25 cross-functional teams to coordinate speakers and evaluate new hire training contentHost weekly mentoring and job shadowing sessions for 15+ sr/analysts within the merchandising Org - Served as Mentor and Shadowee to 6 analysts in MP Alumni Program, hosting success sharing sessions, performance/interview preparation, networking best practices, and career development - Mentored summer merchandising intern by providing financial and professional insight on project, helped make connections and acted as sounding board for career and merchandising questions

- Executed merchandising strategy as a strategic thought partner across 1,987 stores, driving $1.5B+ in sales annually- Lead tactical execution of 60+ MLX field resets, managing 950+ assortments and planograms in 1,987 stores, visual merchandising, and multi-million-dollar markups/downs- Hosted new hires awaiting placement for 1+ month job shadowing, teaching strategy and fundamentals of role- Quarterly panelist speaking to 30+ MPs in “What it’s like to be an MP” new hire training session- Presented at University of Florida job fair with Sr. Merchant, recruiting and networking with MP candidates- Facilitated onboarding 40+ new vendors and 300+ SKUs using merchandising systems and department strategy- Partnered with cross-functional teams to provide accurate and timely resolutions for inventory and field space concerns for over 60+ MLX store resets and 3,000+ MLX issue tickets- Pioneered new merchandising systems, tools, and first user feedback programs for UX new tool development pilots- Utilized myDrill to analyze weekly KPI’s and report out to leadership on areas of strength and opportunity

- Provided data analytics to support sourcing recommendations that drove $3M in savings- Conducted research and analysis to provide financial forecasting for sourcing team- Built relationships with business partners and vendors through cross-functional collaboration- Facilitated communication with vendors to fully execute contracts and agreements in Zycus database

- Created a standard cost model as a baseline for negotiating expenses- Conducted industry & market analysis for expense best practices, along with facilitating supplier calls to gather business intelligence and benchmark expense methodology- Analyzed contracts, pre and post bid pricing analysis, and contract/pricing negotiations- Streamlined team's best practices for negotiating expenses and managed a comprehensive database to better house contracts

- Communicated time sensitive trade information to the advisor before the close of market each day and gathered real-time stock market information to deliver to clients- Contacted representatives from insurance companies to execute and follow up on annuity applications- Handled high dollar client accounts by receiving, processing, and posting payments, along with issuing checks directly to clients and banks- Prepared client portfolios and marketing items prior to meetings