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• Oversees the inventory supply chain life cycle for items in 10 product groups across 60+ suppliers and 3 subdivisions within the Home Décor business.• Coordinates, develops, and communicates logistical strategies associated with replenished and promotional inventory flow.• Productively manages average inventory of $230 million, while achieving inventory turns, sales, and margin goals.• Collaborates with 60 suppliers to confirm that their pipeline inventory, raw material, and production capacity can sustain Lowe’s sales demand.• Ensures new item packaging aligns with guidelines to guarantee smooth receipt within the supply chain network.• Partners with Demand Planning, Merchandising, and Finance departments to align on sales forecast across the business.• Analyzes the ship points, sales strategy, and estimated add-on costs to implement the best flow method for the largest margin benefit.• Develops inventory load in strategy to support sales vision and planogram presentation for 20+ store resets.• Identifies root cause and rectifies inventory opportunities by creating ad hoc reports and analyzing data.• Supervises a summer intern (MBA candidate), including coaching and mentoring the intern on developing a process improvement exit strategy.

• Assists customers in clearing and liquidating their estates after death, divorce, or downsizing.• Develops/executes marketing plans based on product mix and market trends. • Organizes and manages gallery auctions for clients (16+ to date)• Coaches and trains staff to perform reception, clerking, and bid assistant duties. • Reconciles monthly finances and files all required tax paperwork.• Contracts 30 new clients per year and facilitates the end-to-end consignment process.

• Led team of 13 to support food line of business, which generated $2 billion in annual sales.• Provided insights on inventory strategies and their corresponding business impact to the CEO, President, and CMO in monthly leadership financial reviews.• Realized $130 million in cost of goods savings by analyzing data and developing a strategic process for conversions.• Employed sales trend data to identify opportunities to reduce carrying inventory by $23 million without negatively affecting profit.• Revised lot control process by updating data feeds and implementing new logic to detect expiration risk, thereby reducing financial loss by $1 million per year.• Minimized 3PL supply chain fees by $1.3 million by analyzing granular store-level data and implementing new inventory controls.• Achieved sales and inventory goals for 5 consecutive years by applying a proactive leadership approach and extensive analytical skills.• Maintained strong relationships with 3 onsite and 2 offsite third-party distribution contractors.• Collected and analyzed data, using SQL, Access, and Excel to forecast monthly sales receipts and inventory needs.

• Hired, supervised, and trained a 5-member team responsible for maintaining inventory levels in 11 Distribution Centers and 8,200+ stores across multiple lines of business.• Applied people management, project management, and critical thinking skills to lead multi-functional project teams and implement process improvement actions. • Devised and executed optimal exit strategies for dropped product, while maintaining margin goals.• Teamed up with Buyer and Financial Planner to facilitate promotional inventory deployment strategies.• Examined seasonality analysis to identify risk, make business recommendations, and increase profitability.• Created inventory strategies for seasonal merchandise to ensure optimal ROI. • Conducted root cause analysis for out-of-stocks and implemented process controls.

• Managed large Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies to ensure that they provided the company with the right inventory at the right times maintaining turn, sales and profitability metrics. • Collaborated with business partners to create a new promotional process, which saved $5 MM in the first month.• Increased Promotional Forecast accuracy by 30%, while spearheading a Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment project.• Managed a 97.5% store-level in-stock and 95% distribution fulfillment rate for assigned product to maximize sales and margin.• Provided inventory recommendations to Suppliers to ensure accurate levels.• Reviewed financial plans, identified variances and collaborated with the team on the next steps.• Coordinated high priority loads with Transportation and Logistics.• Rolled out 6 new Suppliers on the Vendor Managed Inventory program, which included training on procedures and expectations, ensuring accurate technical setup and managing electronic data interchange testing.

• Maintained the right level of inventory in 10 distribution centers and 7,800 stores for the Grocery category by forecasting, ordering, and performing out-of-stock root cause analysis. • Successfully managed inventory levels by analyzing inventory and reorder methods.• Assisted in the development and deployment of EDI tracking system, which reduced OOS caused by EDI failure by 97% in the first year.• Achieved yearly goals by forecasting accurately, working with suppliers, and collaborating with business partners.• Analyzed sales and inventory to determine an optimal exit strategy for discontinued items, saving $300K in markdowns.• Won Category of the Year award for successfully obtaining financial goals.• Managed the life cycle of 300+ items in the Grocery product line.• Won Business of the Year award by achieving 100% of Sales, Margin and Turn goals.• Analyzed sales projections, buying packs, and store assortment to determine initial order buying quantities for new products.

• Researched and resolved billing discrepancies with carriers.• Collaborated with Master Data team to correct missing or inaccurate data. • Reviewed and interpreted client contracts to assist with the auditing process.• Designed and implemented business processes for 3 accounts.• Audited and reconciled clients freight bills for validity.• Approved payment to the carrier after completing audit analysis.

• Developed strategy, assessed risk, and executed vision.• Performed contract negotiations with 30+ companies and preserved good client relationships.• Secured freight loads weekly and coordinated dispatch.• Managed the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable process.• Maintained company employee and tax records.

• Responsible for running the day-to-day store operations for assigned shift.