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Arden Hills, Mn

* Forecasted sales by item using the Wal-Mart Retail Link system.* Replenished items using Wal-Mart's Two-Tier ordering process.* Created process to use Wal-Mart forecast as manufacturer's forecast. Therefore, improved Land O' Lakes forecast accuracy by 1%.* Forecasted for Sam's Demos and E-Values and Wal-Mart Comacs, and Tabs.* Surpassed Sam's 2011 goals for DC instocks, DC turns, store instocks, and store turns. Therefore, Land O' Lakes received a 98% performance review from Sam's.* Expedited product for new items, ads, and strong pulls. Resulted in DC and store instocks at or above 98.5% for the past 3 years for Wal-Mart and Sam's.* Saved Sam's $10,000 in excess inventory with tighter inventory for Demos.

Eagan, Mn

* Forecasted item sales and managed inventory levels for 17 million dollars of sales revenue.* Increased customer fill rates from 55% to 90%.* Decreased backorder dollars from over $200,000 down to an average of $60,000. Therefore, decreasing the number of out of stocks.* Replenished out of stock merchandise. Therefore, improving item instock levels from 60% to 89% on average.* Helped small company make a $1 million profit in 2006.* Negotiated vendor costs on reorders.* Expedited purchase orders for high demand items* Created a replenishment process and reorder process for Junonia.* Trained new employees on the inventory planning system.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

* Managed and supervised the transition of units and dollars for merchandise connected to incorrect heirachy.* Communicated with merchants the product has been successfully converted.* Developed cost saving hierarchies for no cost merchandise.* Worked with Team Lead to prioritize issues.

Minneapolis, Mn

* Managed no cost merchandise inventory levels for 58 stores.* Created purchase orders for retail items, gift with purchased, and no cost merchandise.* Prioritized and tracked purchase orders through the Distribution Center for ads and events.* Collected vendor income and chargebacks.* Communicated to Marketing and Merchant team items to be advertised.* Organized and set-up vendor items for 26 different vendors.* Helped team members increase department sales by 3.3 million dollars over previous year.* Trained new Merchandise Coordinators on item programs and processes.

Bloomington, Mn

* Supervised department employees and recognized employees for performance and service. * Tracked incoming merchandise, making sure correct merchandise and quantity arrived.* Monitored current merchandise, making sure old merchandise was shipped out creating room for new merchandise.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General, 3.5/4.0

Bachelor'S Degree, Agricultural Business And Management, 3.5