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Amarillo, Texas Area

Amarillo, Texas Area

Provide IT support to the buying teams for the purchase, distribution and supply chain management of Music for Wal-Mart, Sam's and Best Buy.Gather and detail requirements, create use cases, write test plans, detail test scripts, execute testing in Quality Center and create training documents.Collaborate with developers to evaluate program capabilities, highlight features, address requirement questions, detail testing demands and produce solutions for issues.Identified improvements to positively impact usability, functionality and performance of systems and programs for item setup and procurement systems.Work closely with management to define test estimates and manage risks.Coordinate implementation of changes in the production environment.Provide training seminars to on-site and remote users for new and updated features.Maintain test database and verify synchronization across Java, PHP, and i-Series environments.Assist in managing Retail Link data management for setup and maintenance of items for Wal-Mart and Sam's.Jenkins Administrator for promotion of program changes to test and production environments.Provide user support to internal and external users.

Amarillo, Texas Area

Lead the Purchasing Quality Assurance team of 5 members to support the buying and marketing teams for the purchase, distribution and merchandising of physical Books, Music and Movies for the Wal-Mart, Sam's and Best Buy chains in the US and Canada.Assign tasks to fellow team members to gather and detail requirements, create use cases, write test plans, detail test scripts, execute testing in Quality Center and create training documents.Collaborate with developers to evaluate program capabilities, highlight features, address requirement questions, detail testing demands and identify solutions for issues.Identified improvements to positively impact usability, functionality and performance of systems and programs for item setup and procurement systems.Create and maintain project plans for major initiatives to benchmark progress and maintain timeline.Work closely with management to define test estimates and manage risks.Lead cross-department meetings and maintained action plans to schedule and coordinate implementation of changes in the production environment.Provide training seminars for on-site and remote users on new and updated features.Maintain test database and verify synchronization across Java, PHP, SAP and i-Series environments.Assist in managing Retail Link data for setup and maintenance of items for Wal-Mart and Sam's.ProSpace support for merchandising and inventory management.Jenkins Administrator for promotion of program changes to test and production environments.Provide support for all Purchasing systems to both the US and Canada, internal and external users.

Amarillo, Texas Area

Lead a team of 4 analyst on the Electronic Data Interchange team for transferring and sharing data with key companies, banks and business partners. Coordinated the exchange of sensitive policy information including new applications, payments and distributions. Maintained format standards as defined by the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC).Cultivated contacts to work closely with our business partners to set up new feeds, test data exchanges, address issues and implement improvements in data sharing.

Amarillo, Texas Area

Purchase and distribute all video games, consoles and related products for the 150+ store retail chain while maintaining open-to-buy.Generate weekly sales and turn reports to maintain supply chain to include in-stocks, identify overstocks and submit reorders as necessary.Main contact for key vendor partners to negotiate discounts and advertising dollars.Collaborate with the Merchandising and Marketing teams for key product placement and advertising.Work closely with management to generate annual sales and turn goals.Provide support to stores to address questions, gather suggestions and share best practices across the chain.

Springdale, Ar

Provide customer service and build preorder client group.Purchase all comics, baseball cards and related merchandise for the store.Merchandise all products in the store and highlight key releases.Rotate stock and manage old inventory to increase sales.Track sales and identify potential out of stocks.Open and Close store as scheduled.Balance drawer and provide details for nightly deposits.