Jeffrey Kent Email & Phone Number

East Lyme, Ct, Us

Niantic, Connecticut, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed all operational tasks as Lead Analyst for the 2022 Spring Gift Center event (100+ SKUS) including placing all inbound orders, coordinating with Domestic Trans on load plans, outbound orders to stores, creating reports for cross functional teams for weekly updates, monitoring in stocks and prioritizing where needed • Constructed BigQuery based queries for In-Stock reporting for Halloween/Deco Holiday for the 2021 Program, successfully transitioning away from Microsoft Access• Created and implemented new In-Stock reporting for Home Depot Spring Resets that saved analysts over 15 hours of additional work per week in Dec 2020• Managed BigQuery database that housed all outbound order information for Halloween/Deco Holiday resulting in over 99.0% In Stocks for three straight years from 2018-2020• Program managed and led cross functional meetings with supply chain and merchandising partners to execute, track, and implement process improvement across major Seasonal Programs nationwide • Responsible for uploading and managing AMTs in the IPR Seasonal Tool for Spring resets containing over 5 million Store/SKU combinations• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the IPR Seasonal Tool database, conducting training, identifying and correcting systemic issues, and working with all IPR teams to ensure all analysts have the adequate knowledge of the tool• Responsible for identifying problems and developing tools / ad hoc solutions to road blocks to seasonal program planning and execution to ensure on-time delivery of product prior to store resets• Partnered with Patio team to update tollgates and create new scenarios that helped build accurate forecasted load in quantities for the 2019 Patio season to ensure better execution and stronger inventory placement

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed over 1200 import and domestic SKUs, approximately $800M in annual sales• Worked with cross functional teams to mitigate extension cord shortages during Hurricane Irma/Harvey/Maria • Partnered with key functional teams to manage and successfully match increased hurricane demand resulting in 134% weekly comps from FW30-36 of 2017• Managed and completed all operational tasks for ordering and replenishing the Portable Heating seasonal program that achieved record sales plan in 2017• Responsible for executing multiple monthly transitions of new interior lighting SKUs, resulting in over 500 new SKUs in 2016• Partnered with vendors to test new chandeliers, pendants, and vanity lighting prior to rolling out nationally

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed over 750 import and domestic door lock products, approximately $640M in annual sales• Utilized Seasonal Tool to complete complex class wide reset of over 550,000 Store SKU combinations resulting in over 98% In stock metric• On boarded and launched 25 new import SKUs as part of reset while maintaining 99.3% in stocks in category• Ran and provided sales forecast for vendors to ensure future inventory shipments are accurate and available• Worked with merchant to hold vendors accountable for a rate above 95% for on time shipments and deliveries• Maintained target in stock percentages during promotional and product launch periods

Naples, Florida Area

• Applied strong inventory and analytical skills while managing and planning $5-10 million worth of inventory• Partnered with product management on new marketing product initiatives in order to meet targeted launch dates • or Knee/Hip Arthroscopy products, resulting in 5 completed launches in 2014 fiscal year• Improved the Arthrex global spend report, by re-engineering the development process and decreasing production time by 50%• Key member of Inventory Performance Management team responsible for organizing, publishing, and presenting key inventory metrics and goals for products comprising the Top 80% of U.S Sales Revenue• Redesigned and implemented supplier scorecards for top 50 suppliers, providing key delivery and quality metrics on a monthly basis• Created and implemented strategic sourcing initiatives, resulting in the reassignment of parts to suppliers with similar core competencies, reduced costs, and less volatility

Naples, Florida Area

- I completed and presented the SHC Go-Forward Strategy for Product Images and Dimensions to Merchandise Planning managers and executives. I measured the benefits at the Merchandise Planning, Merchant, and Store levels while leading a cross-functional team for discovery and design.- I analyzed current state process pain points for our image retrieval system and designed future state process map for system enhancements.- I personally conducted a store time study that indicated 16% savings resulting in almost $1.1 MM annually for 1 business- During the tenure of my internship, I Increased images for active SKUs by 12,000

Level 2 Assisted pharmacists with duties such as managing client inquiries, receiving, processing, and completion of prescriptions.Communicated with patients and gathered information on background, medical history, and prescription history.Compiled data, initiated new patient files, and updated existing files. Organized and coordinated patient records.Responsible for managing inventories and order points for prescription medications through multiple suppliers.Forecasted the supply of certain medications based on seasonal demand.

Directed the City of Troy sidewalk program resulting in the completion of over 2,000 contracts for sidewalk replacement with city residents. Facilitated homeowner relations by discussing scope of sidewalk program, prospective repair work, and associated repair costs with homeowners.Prepared City of Troy Sidewalk Repair Contracts including pricing via billable summaries for the direct use of Finance Department. Also collaborated with project manager to ensure accuracy and satisfaction of financial summaries.Inspected, measured, and marked sidewalks / roads of Troy residential neighborhoods for repair. Supervised the removal and replacement of defective sidewalk by working closely with contractors to ensure quality replacement according to City of Troy Ordinance.Worked directly under the City of Troy Inspector.

B.A, Supply Chain Management

B.S, Human Biology