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Burlington County, New Jersey, United States

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States

Discover and document the product requirements as well as existing behavior based on interactions with clients, prospects, and internal stake holders. Work directly with developers to direct development efforts using the Agile/Scrum methodology.

Valley Forge, Pa

Provide process, analytical and transactional support to North American Supply Chain. - Manage inventory while making recommendations for re-stocking levels based on analytical reporting of sales activity. - Coordinate QA process designed to identify and address customer concerns.- Develop and build reporting solutions used to identify and address slow moving inventory.

Led a 13-member corporate team in execution of digital pricing and operation of e-commerce platforms. Directed key digital projects and process optimizations to deliver upgrades to pricing applications in support of e-commerce pipelines. - Earned Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification. - Interfaced with database architecture and digital platform architecture teams to develop reporting solutions. - Collaborated with SEO, Marketing and Digital Platform teams led to alignment of web-based content with marketing campaigns.

Directed a five-member team in the design and delivery of product presentations featuring digital creative marketing elements to drive e-commerce revenue in furniture and accessories categories. - Designed reporting that enhanced analysis of business requirements and needs for buying teams.

Developed multiple product category seasonal assortment plans for store, catalog and internet channels through collaboration with senior business leaders and in alignment with company’s multi-channel marketing strategies. - Created pre-season receipt plans to support the negotiation of pricing and production times.- Spearheaded improved collaboration between corporate-level buyers and planners. - Exceeded category sales against profit objectives through interfacing with buyers and merchandise planners to create initial assortments that accounted for space allocation and volume as well as market variations.

Forecasted financial planning and market trends for $120M product category. Coordinated Home Division and Planning and Allocation efforts to apply a strategic plan focused on growing sales, maintaining inventory levels, and executing promotional events to meet goals. - Achieved record profit levels in just six months. - Forecasted accurate in-season financials to project sales and profits.

Managed inventory for multiple product categories and managed all strategic partner relationships and vendor contracts connected to sales, forecasting, and shipping. - Identified opportunities to maximize profits and ROI.- Generated four consecutive years of double-digit sales gains in high profit rate category building sales revenue to over $70M.- Earned triple-digit profit growth to $22M in developing category through collaboration with stores, vendors, and buying teams.- Averaged 98% in-stock and consistently maintained optimal replenishment time.