Jay Badri Email & Phone Number

Apopka, Florida

• Developed training material for new in-house systems as well as update existing training material• Took initiative to manage the updated merchandising and analytical systems to be the super user• Front-line for communication between the software help team and the sales team• Developed additional reports to review sales on a weekly basis by category for each buyer along with updating year over year reports to utilize the new analytical system• Managed product assortment - bringing in over 200+ items to stores nationwide and utilizing ads for competing companies to ensure pricing and assortment exceed big box companies’ expectations• Maintained positive relationship with big box companies while negotiating pricing with buyers to meet 30% margin goal• Worked closely with account managers and buyers to ensure that product is in line with appropriate seasonal pricing strategies and analyzes sales strategies to determine which promotions did well and should be repeated or how they can be better• Collaborated with account managers on promotional projects and ordering process while working closely with internal transportation team to ensure orders arrive to stores in a timely manner

Bethesda, Maryland

• Maintained positive vendor relationships with small National Brand Spirits accounts and Spirit partnerships• Sought out new potential Spirit partnerships• Managed product assortment - bringing in over 2000 items into 200+ stores nationwide• Managed new item process – participated in the improvement of the online submission process for both stores and vendors• Sustained store communication process – produced merchandising directives to ease stores into solving issues and product quality management• Collaborated interdepartmentally to successfully increase revenue through promotional projects and ordering process• Develop merchandising programs such as promotional End Cap Planograms & New Store concepts • Produced training materials and trained new associates and temporary hires for merchandising team – became the point-person for new hires• Managed new processes and procedures for Food & Gifts team as the buying assistant and on the Spirits team as the associate buyer• Part of the successful pilot team to test order management through paperless process

• Created compliant registration applications for 4,000+ items with 3 months• Expanded responsibilities to include applying for state compliance on all new items in 14 states, all with varying degrees of qualifications.• Completed merchandising processes such as seasonal assortment, every day assortment and order maintenance