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Athens, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Translates business goals and end-user needs into product strategy; communicates direction and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third-party partners• Creates data infrastructure and custom visualization tools required to support advanced analytics and insights to help drive both day-to-day and critical decision-making for the executive leadership team• Developed an automated process that created a custom repository of data leveraging the Smartsheets platform that removed 8 hours of work a week from a 60+ person team and tracked over 50 billion dollars of assortment improvement activity in the first year of deployment

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Established a pilot program for Category Management in the millwork department and stood up a team to evaluate the health of the business through analysis of inventory, pricing strategy, space, and assortment metrics• Developed strategy to increase unit productivity and reduce complexity in the store assortment through holistic, coordinated, and continuous analysis of key cross-functional performance metrics and execution levers• Served as a thought partner with merchandising leadership to identify performance gaps as well as develop and adjust overall multi-channel strategy across multiple business units (inventory, space, assortment, and pricing strategy)

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Designed and developed prototype Tableau dashboards to replace excel based templates for pricing analysis, A/B testing, and price test tracking significantly increasing productivity and saving over 20 hours per week• Provided IT partners with Tableau prototype and worked to ensure proper translation of business requirements in order to shift reporting and process from ad-hoc to scale• Provided thought partnership and actionable insight to the merchant community on developing and adjusting their retail strategy using pricing concepts like localization, line structure, competitive analysis, and price optimization• Generated an incremental $15.9 million in gross margin dollars and an incremental $41.1 million in sales in 2018 leveraging the tools and process I developed

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Cultivated relationships with online merchants to grow market share and reduce supply chain costs in dotcom space • Partnered with cross-functional teams and IT developers as a business owner to develop new application for the multimillion-dollar Mincron Bypass Project/initiative• Off boarded over $1 million dollars of unproductive inventory by the end of 2017 by guiding Merchandising, Reverse Logistics, and Finance to take action on DFC inventory • Managed the process to onboard HDC product directly from import vendors to the DFCs to create $1 million margin improvement when complete

Calhoun, Georgia, Us

• Develops and maintains financial forecast tools and models for 3 different multi-channel brands for a 120 million dollar account• Centralizes database architecture and maintenance by consolidating data from various information systems outputs into access for data mining • Creates, analyses, and publishes various reporting tools ranging from ad-hoc queries to weekly, monthly, and yearly standardized reporting documents for senior leadership• Coordinates with supply chain regarding inventory levels, sales promotions, and shipment strategies to ensure high levels of customer service• Manages the compliance dispute and resolution process for 2 different multi-channel brands• Serves as a point of contact for the customer to address and troubleshoot all sales and service related issues

New York City, Ny, Us

Conducts analysis of warehousing systems and operational problems and formulates mathematical or simulation models via systems analysis. Participates with operations project manager on all high-priority projects within W&D. Performs operational analysis as needed reviewing operational flows and statistical costs across the warehouse network.• Defines data requirements, gathers and validates information for various W&D projects. Uses statistical models to analyze data and report results.• Participates in operational process redesign teams.• Works closely with Operations Project Manager evaluating resources as necessary to ensure projects are successful and completed on time.• Continuously reviews current data reporting opportunities across W&D network.• Participates in network cost studies and helps identify opportunities to analyze, write and/or re-write current methods and procedures for existing processes within the W&D network.• Prepares and delivers formal presentations to colleagues and management.• Through formal and informal training, continues development of personal and professional skills.• Participates in network strategy discussions and forecasting of operational demands.• Analyzes system contingency plans for operational systems.• PKMS Super user

New York City, Ny, Us

• Trains and develops a staff of sixteen associates on a daily basis to achieve departmental/facility goals• Ensures the effective utilization of labor in order to monitor inbound/outbound freight content quality and accuracy • Monitors time and resource management in developing ad hoc solutions to special operations related projects concerning value added services • Plans production in conjunction with five other primary functional departments daily in order to maximize production and staffing resources • Proactively pursuing the development and implementation of methods for continuous improvement of the quality control processes • Nurtures shared understanding through continuously coordinating with peers/associates through all points of contact to promote and develop cross-functional synergies

New York City, Ny, Us

• Directs a staff of eight associates on a daily basis to achieve departmental/facility goals• Spearheaded, on an operational level, the transition between warehouse management systems for specific departments• Diligently monitors the revenue generating invoicing procedures for the shipping department in order to correct errors and bridge process gaps• Responsible for effectively utilizing labor in order to positively impact labor costs• Actively monitors the arrival and departure time of multiple carriers in order to maximize dock utilization• Proactively pursuing process improvements by creating and revaluating current operational standard operating procedures

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Developed a business process map to clearly define functional roles and reveal functional gaps• Served as project lead for a major multiple phase project to improve a multi-million dollar operation• Analyzed various points in the supply chain for inconsistencies • Tracked and traced extensive excel data sets in order to monitor and report order status for a multi-segmented e-commerce division of the company• Met and consulted over 20 mangers, directors, and vice presidents to accurately assess business processes and drafted a document that was intended to be used as a companywide training/reference manual

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Supply Chain Management; Marketing

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