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2024-Current Head Coach Lady Rams, Red Lodge High School  2023/2024 Assistant Head & Jr. Varsity Coach Lady Rams, Red Lodge High School

Currently, I am working as a Manager of Merchandising and Inventory at Nordstrom, I develop initial product focused on profitability and productivity metrics in collaboration with program and product management teams. I coordinate operations teams in upholding shipping expectations of the supplier community, including ship-on-time, fulfillment metrics, SLAs, and inventory management using Dsco/Commerce Hub and EDI support. I provide solutions to merchandise accounts payable team to ensure on-time suppliers' payment based on contractual terms and account information. Highlights of accomplishment in this role include:➙ I initiated testing with IT and engineering teams to support large dataset analysis tool and technique development to ensure accuracy of cost, payment, and transmission of POs between Nordstrom Platforms and Dsco/Commerce Hub.➙ I developed and grew department by developing and executing effective business, merchandising, and talent management strategies.➙ I drove double digit annual demand growth for three years and double digit growth in the selection➙ I reduced yearly cycle time review to biweekly cadences and drove contribution margin in collaboration with key stakeholders by defining requirements to support pre-determined business KPIs based on business performance data analysis from SQL, Tableau, MRI, and Power BI Reporting.➙ I improved productivity and profitability for executive leaders and supported category plans, contribution margin, and inventory targets by delivering comprehensive error-free recaps and seasonal plans using Microsoft Professional Tools.➙ I maintained 2800 supplier relationships for evaluating business and meeting program expectations.➙ I enabled 8 merchandise analysts to get promoted in three years through hiring, teaching, and professional career development.

As a Shoes Omni Channel and Intl. Replenishment Buyer, I designed strategic growth plans for top-performing location clusters in line with company goals. I identified cost-saving opportunities for sites that required to maintain sales goals. I drafted category and selection plans for each customer segment. I reported progress of monthly and quarterly initiatives to support leadership teams and supplier partners in production-related decision-making.Highlights of accomplishment in this role include:➙ I grew business in receipt spend within Men's, Woman's YC, and Kids Shoe Replenishment programs and maintained 95% in-stock rate across five categories.➙ I increased speed to market and eradicated selection duplication by aligning decision-making parties to utilize shared visual selection tool in pre and post-market meetings and optimizing selection roll-up and buy process.➙ I achieved +45% RP penetration, exceeded sales quotas, and increased profitability within assigned partner accounts by developing effective sales and business strategies.➙ I capitalized additional selection opportunities based on consumer demand analysis while managing funding by decreasing receipts in other declining categories and suppliers. ➙ I built and maintained productive working relationships and achieved success across 150+ suppliers and 20 separate categories.

Throughout my tenure as an Omni Channel and International Buy Planner, I enhanced newness for both replenishment, fashion, and direct-to-customer across all business channels by charting out supplier/class plans by month/channel and determining customer choice needs by month and supplier. I improved customer acquisition rate across Brick & Mortar and Canada by developing strategic growth and decline plans for new and existing supplier matrix.Highlights of accomplishment in this role include:➙ I surpassed gross margin contribution plans by managing suppliers and businesses in and post-season through RTV management, markdown negotiation, vendor-funded inventory movement, and margin recoup negotiations with suppliers.➙ I streamlined pre- and post-market communication and workflow by establishing order writing process for allocation and Open to Buy management, which adopted as a centralized process across other apparel areas throughout the company.➙ I directed over $125 million in domestic and international buy plan and financial plan metrics for 150+ suppliers across 15 categories for purchase orders brick and mortar, E-commerce, drop-ship direct-to-customer, and replenishment.➙ I increased in-house label penetration from 18% to 31% and maintained profitability through mitigation of brand migration.➙ I led and enabled three assistant buy planners and two analysts to get promoted to next-level positions.

Replenishment Men's Buyer of the year: 2015While serving as an Omni Channel and Intl. Replenishment Buyer, I recommended effective merchandising strategy and maintained regular engagement between buyer and planner. I managed business operations and made strategic recommendations on GTM and potential coverage models based on historical trends and future models to drive selection impacts and supplier strategy. I identified model needs across Omni-channel markets, forecasted breadth and depth, and analyzed leads generated by the sales team.Highlights of accomplishment in this role include:➙ I drove over $80 million in receipt plans within Men's Apparel Replenishment Programs across 500k+ SKU locations using forecasting and model stock tools to support and maintain in-stock rates.➙ I identified and closed new business by coordinating sales activities with partners and resellers. Researched and transformed new sales investment opportunities into new RP programs.➙ I maintained strategic business growth across vendor community by navigating supplier negotiations and building trust/credibility.➙ I exceeded sales to OP plans with minimal inventory and markdowns to ensure profitable transition of seasonal items.

As a Men's Omni Channel Assistant Buy Planner, I developed credibility across buying teams and vendor community and selected products along with building plans. I managed financial spending, RTV and markdown rates, trade negotiations, and PO administration to drive category and selection plans in-season.Highlights of accomplishment in this role include:➙ I designed and delivered productivity, profitability, selection, and category plans of 10 suppliers within two years to buy planner, financial planner, and leadership teams.➙ I was selected as a planning manager to represent buying team in the NY market, navigate cost/pricing negotiations, and analyze current financial state of business and category plans.

Recruited, hired, trained and promoted top talent in fast paced, highly productive departments. Drove volume, productivity and customer acquisition through developing sales training techniques for team and upholding service standards for the customer. Developed several assistant managers to take on promoted positions within the company and supported, challenged and help obtain record setting sales volume for sales associates.Experienced in Woman’s and Men’s.