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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Cranberry Twp, Pennsylvania

Greater Pittsburgh Area

- Established a new Retail Analytics function within the Loss Prevention industry that provides finance and analytics services for large retail clients/executives- Consult with key customers to provide actionable insights, derived from data, to maximize ROI and reduce loss- Support CFO and President with FP&A, variance reports, board presentations, budgeting, and ad-hoc requests

Coraopolis, Pa

-Built and managed a financial plan of $120 million in sales that aligned with the strategic goals of the company-Collaborated with multiple internal and external business partners to ensure we were delivering our plans in season by driving sales and gross margin, while managing our inventory effectively-Created ad-hoc analyses that identified opportunities in emerging product categories and provided recommendations to efficiently exit under-performing business trends-Communicated… Show more -Built and managed a financial plan of $120 million in sales that aligned with the strategic goals of the company-Collaborated with multiple internal and external business partners to ensure we were delivering our plans in season by driving sales and gross margin, while managing our inventory effectively-Created ad-hoc analyses that identified opportunities in emerging product categories and provided recommendations to efficiently exit under-performing business trends-Communicated strategies to management by effectively summarizing analyses and influenced business partners by presenting impacts to the overall business on a daily basis Show less

Coraopolis, Pa

- Rotated through various disciplines of the company including Merchandising, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and Product Development learning the responsibilities as well as strategic roles of the teams- Completed multiple projects within each rotation that include building the inbound transportation model for the Strategic Network Design Study, analyzing store specific attributes that were implemented in the new Workforce Management system, and completed multiple ad-hoc… Show more - Rotated through various disciplines of the company including Merchandising, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and Product Development learning the responsibilities as well as strategic roles of the teams- Completed multiple projects within each rotation that include building the inbound transportation model for the Strategic Network Design Study, analyzing store specific attributes that were implemented in the new Workforce Management system, and completed multiple ad-hoc requests using customer data that helped drive key decisions for the business- Acquire technical skills working with programs such as Microsoft Access, SAS, and Hyperion- Interact with senior leaders on a regular basis to develop both short and long term strategy for the company Show less

Masters Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Advertising/Public Relations