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Topeka, Ks, Us

Responsible for assortment planning, purchasing, and distribution of inventory for 50 retail locations over 6 years. Skilled tasks include demand forecasting, buying, merchandising, shelf-leveling, and team leadership.Selected Accomplishments❏ Planned product assortment and executed loadout for 14 new retail locations in 2018. New stores accounted for 20% of 2018 annual sales.❏ Reduced excess inventory and lowered replenishment costs by 8-12% annually. Implemented co-designed shelf-leveling strategies between locations to reduce excess inventory and save $100,000’s in new purchases.❏ Managed product assortments from iconic brands including Nike, Oakley, and Under Armour. Cultivated relationships with key industry vendors and built profitable product portfolios resulting in $16M+ of annual sales across retail and online channels.❏ Supervised the planning, purchasing, and movement of $8M of inventory annually. Led team that created and processed up to 900 vendor purchase orders per month in addition to issuing warehouse move orders and resolving order/delivery issues.❏ Developed forecasting models and purchasing budgets for soft goods bought 4-9 months in advance. Planned and purchased 60% of the 50,000+ boots sold in 2018 through pre-book programs and strategic purchases.

Analyzed costs and processes related to the manufacturing and delivery of commercial bath and shower products. Purchased and managed inventory for product division with $1.4M in annual sales and a 30% growth rate.Selected Accomplishments❏ Provided Activity Based Costing (ABC) analysis of business and manufacturing processes that fed numerous improvements including: upgraded cost accounting and reporting, enhanced raw material demand forecasting, lower product costs through better purchasing, and automatic calibration of safety-stock settings.❏ Performed cycle counts and stock level analysis of own area of responsibility and assisted purchasing manager of $50M division with similar strategic and tactical support as needed. ❏ Created Business Intelligence (BI) reports and ad hoc queries for managerial and performance analysis using MySQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and pivot tables.

Served as the lead advocate between product engineering and sales & marketing during the development and sale of professional video equipment and software. In 2006, product marketing functions were assumed to ensure messaging synergy.Selected Accomplishments❏ Designed and published product / event marketing materials and managed corporate website.❏ Launched an online store for selling d-cinema video authoring plug-in for Apple's Final Cut Pro.

Served as the lead advocate between product engineering and sales & marketing during the development and sale of professional video equipment and software.Selected Accomplishments❏ Created customer-centric product features and human factors design requirements while assisting in the full product development lifecycle and sales process. ❏ Authored all published product documentation including user manuals, sales aides, training materials, price lists, and technical data sheets.❏ Supported projects and entertainment industry leaders piloting the transition to digital video mastering and cinema exhibition. Notable clients and partners included: Disney, Pixar, Apple, Warner Bros, Laser Pacific, Sony, Texas Instruments, and NASA.

Department manager and supervising administrator for corporate network and information systems.❏ Supervised the deployment and administration of a Windows domain based network including servers, local and remote workstations, and back office systems. ❏ Directed the development and maintenance of database applications including contact management, sales tracking, customer support, and engineering change management applications.

Computer operations, call center batch processing, server management

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Information Systems (Cis)

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