Owned the assessment of potential software vendor and gained alignment to engage in a strategic partnership, supporting enterprise offers which drives 20% of company sales. ●Identified, prioritized and communicated business requirements so that vendor could build out software to support business needs.●Built strong partnerships with cross functional teams, stakeholders, sponsors, technology and key business partners which drove alignment and support for change.●Delivered technology solutions and processes to support future state business need to bring together store and digital Promotion and Assortment Planning capabilities.

Merchandising & Marketing - Promotion Capability Developed and executed strategies to advance the promotion capability which drives 20% of company sales. Led and developed a team to drive process changes and deliver systems solutions to support new and changing business initiatives. . ●Managed a $35MM+ project that was large in scope, complexity and effort.●Communicated project objectives and progress updates to sponsors and stakeholders, driving organizational alignment at all levels of the organization.●Partnered with internal technology team, marketing, third party vendor and key business partners to gain alignment and support for the strategy.●Created and executed oversight of resource plans to deliver project on time and budget.●Delivered business value throughout project by addressing process opportunities.

Primary driver of delivering systems solution and supporting process change supporting new and changing business initiatives through partnership with technology partners, third party vendors and key business partners in Merchandising and Marketing.║ Driving Organizational Efficiency ║Developed and Implemented a Marketing tool and new process that streamlined how marketing and merchandising teams delivered the Weekly Ad.Launched new process and tool to over 100 impacted users.║ Financial Management ║Reduced workload by 2000 hours annually by eliminating manual work and duplicate data entry.●Effectively managed execution for $35MM project that was large in scope, complexity and effort.●Identified, prioritized and defined business requirements to support business needs.●Built strong partnerships with key cross functional teams, stakeholders, sponsors, technology and business partners to again alignment and support for change.●Delivered technology solutions that drove efficiency and visibility between marketing and merchandising.

Buyer - Cameras, Home Improvement and DairyOwned P&L for over $500M in annual sales across 1,750 nationwide locations. Managed over 1700 skus from multiple National and Owned Brand vendors. Delivered results through product development, assortment planning, advertising strategy, vendor management and negotiations and visual merchandising for merchandising categories of responsibility.║ Financial Management ║Delivered a 38% CAGR in Dairy through development and execution of marketing and advertising strategies, capitalizing on industry trends and creating strong vendor partnerships.Added over $1MM in annual Gross Margin by executing a strategy to reduce spoils and defective product.Grew customer base by 2MM in yogurt category, driving $3MM incremental sales annually through execution of advertising strategy.Drove 15%+ GAGR in Light bulbs ($120MM category) by implementing new merchandising strategies to shift sales mix, gaining support for incremental merchandising space throughout the store, vendor partnership and execution of new promotion types.Developed and launched the decorative hardware business which delivers $125MM+ in annual sales.Delivered a 40% GAGR in Camera accessories ($20MM+ business) through execution of aggressive advertising strategy.║ Cross Functional Leadership ║Created and executed a strategy to launch decorative hardware category on company website, resulting in $500K in incremental sales annually.Increased Home Improvement/Automotive/Garden place Division endcap productivity by 18% through developing and executing a strategy to increase productivity and customer engagement.Increased sales in Cameras/Camcorders by 85% by reinventing all aspects of merchandising including assortment, delivering new fixtures, signage and in store and online brochures.Awards Received: Divisional Merchandise Award 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009Owned Brand Foods and Quality Assurance Cross Functional Team award 2009

Merchandise Planning Manager - Hosiery & Bodywear and Video GamesManaged department execution of product distribution and inventory control requirements to deliver planned financial results. Led and developed a team of 6 Business Analysts and Specialists. ║ Inventory Management ║Managed $150MM in inventory and delivered both instock and turnover objectives.Awards Received: Golden Sales, Contribution & Turnover Award 1998, 1999

Business Analyst & Sr. Merchandise Analyst - Men's and Boy's College, Pro and Localized ApparelResponsible for managing inventory, replenishment and instocks for all merchandising categories of responsibility, partnering with stores leadership to plan/support special events and working with vendors to determine product needs.Awards Received: Directors Award, 1996