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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

- Planned and managed the Hollister Guys Graphic Tee assortment.- Owned omni-channel item plans and drove the business with a focus on sales volume, inventory levels, and margin to achieve both top-line and bottom-line financial targets.

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Forecasted demand and executed inventory strategies for Hollister Guys' Tees departments; managing team of three to accomplish all forecasting, reporting, analysis, and replenishment processes.- Served as Inventory Management lead in multiple taskforces for new organizational hierarchy rollout; consulting on best practices for a new inventory deployment team and inventory-health reporting to be rolled out with company-wide system enhancements.- Created inventory location training material for new hires, covering how we reduce waste in the purchase order process. Saw improved retention of key concepts in the purchasing process within our new hire classes.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

- Onboarded new leadership team, developed process flowcharts, and listed "best practice" exceptions when merging personal care team from a cross-branded to branded corporate structure.- Modified personal care replenishment reporting to provide additional detail in the buying process, minimizing near-term selldown risk while maintaining visibility to beginning of period inventory constraints.- Trained intern (who ended up returning in full-time role!) and new direct report on all personal care best practices. Developed annual objectives with individuals to track growth while providing feedback throughout the year in touchbases.

- Forecasted demand for Hollister Guy's + Girl's Personal Care departments. Provided insight on forecast levels across varying time periods to assist in executing near-term sales plans, mid-term buy strategies, and tracking to long-term inventory targets. - Led quarterly distribution center/personal care summit, providing inbound and outbound projection reporting, discussing best practices for moving and storing hazardous goods, and working with regulatory and legal teams to ensure compliance in receiving and distribution.- Provided incremental 1% annual department volume ($X00,000) over a one week sales timeperiod through capacity maintenance, understanding inbound and outbound lead times for the biggest online shopping week of the year.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

- Assisted instruction of business analytics course teaching how to clean, prepare, and model data for presentation.- Administered examinations in and outside class for students with special testing accommodations.- Hosted weekly office hours to clarify any confusing aspects of the course and demonstrate proper calculation methods.

Columbus, Ohio Area

-Modeled correlation between variances to plan and margin while identifying methods to better predict weekly volume in future seasons.-Analyzed and reported Semi-Annual Sale results, calculating clearance sales’ impact to margin while identifying opportunities for incremental revenue in future clearance events.-Collaborated with merchants and planners to develop future season’s product assortment from a financial perspective, working to drive growth while monitoring held inventory risk.

Juno Beach, Fl

-Constructed template to provide more accurate and timely depreciation rate valuation for natural gas fields.-Improved fixed asset process and reviews by configuring system master data tables allowing for automation.-Performed asset class review for 900+ fixed assets as primary due diligence for required mass assets transfers.

South Bend, Indiana Area

- Contacted potential clients and implemented site branding at several locations across the nation.- Collected and organized hundreds of signage and zoning regulations within municipalities.- Worked with manufacturers to design and customize specific sign requests from clients.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Operations Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Operations Management