Responsible for managing the Consumer Markets Data Stewards as well as leading, coordinating, training, enforcing and executing the data governance and stewardship policies for Consumer Markets. Partner with all areas of Consumer Markets to understand the existing data assets that are used to support the business. Work with the Consumer Markets Strategy Team to ensure that all invest projects are establishing and implementing good data management best practices.

• Served as consultant/partner/collaborator with Global Brand Managers to influence direction and decisions early in the product cycle:- Ensured accurate set up of materials data in the system such as minimum order specifications, language version and cost implication rules related to electronic items for European countries; and- Provided options, driving resolution in accordance with Global Brand direction.• Documented and managed Business Process Procedures and updates for Data Governance adherence, providing process training and laying out steps to get tasks/activities accomplished, facilitating effective and efficient workflow.• Managed controls related to Material Master Data for each item sold:- Reviewed new product data, identifying missing or incorrect data, explaining why it was needed and coordinating internally to obtain correct and complete information;- Ensured that product was available and shipped according to licensing agreements for on-shelf dates, avoiding fees and fines, saving man hours and money;- Ensured that packaging was accurate in accordance with retailer shelf space planning and specifications, maximizing partnership effectiveness to meet and surpass sales targets; and- Boosted company efficiency at least 20% since the department inception, saving more than $1 million.• Loaded data into the system to support global sales efforts generating $2.5 million in annual ship dollars, working with 6,000+ pieces of data to ensure accurate product dimensions, bar codes and item classification information utilized in Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Product Development and Retail activities.• Managed the release of all materials created to the Data Control Group for Business Readiness to other systems, feeding up to five other systems globally.• Conducted six global internal system audits, coordinating interdepartmentally to resolve 95+% of issues.

• Transitioned to the Way to Work team as BI Analyst to help with the development of new information system.• Analyze client requests and design solutions based on stated requirements.• Facilitate design sessions and lead Business Modeling efforts.• Act as project leader on small to mid-size projects as assigned.• Lead configuration and testing efforts.• Participate on department committees/teams within the IS department to develop various procedures/policies.• Familiarity with Enterprise Data Warehouse (and/or BW) concepts and practices• Ability to develop and evaluate alternative technical solutions to best meet the needs of the business.• Ability to develop and execute task specific project plans with minimal supervision.• Prepared business, functional and system specifications.• Conducted business process analyses and needs assessments in an effort to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.

• Supported development and testing of the Data Synchronization Project, reviewing data in the third party holding area to ensure accurate transmission of data to retailers such as Walmart.• Partnered with brand/category leads in creation of annual sales plans for assigned categories that are based on historical trends and current initiatives. • Evaluated performance against plan and prior year and created metrics that improved understanding of business for better decision making. • Responsible for identifying any fluctuations between sales plans and actual trends and communicating accordingly. • Drive operational improvement and problem identification by analyzing customer forecasts vs. plan/actual. • Participated as key member of the design and development team that created the initial Sales Forecasting application as well as current version of Forecast Collaborator, providing training and support to global partners. Also ensured that assigned projects adhered to agreed-upon functional specifications. Led testing efforts and ensured defects were identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.• Supported Sales reporting and ad hoc report development using SAP, BW, SQL queries, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, Outlook) and Crystal Reports, serving as Go-To person for troubleshooting and global partner training and facilitating improved sales forecasting accuracy.• Supported and maintained the internal Hasbro Sales Team’s Access-based Brand Builder Application for Target, enabling more detailed forecasting.• Supported business areas with technology needs, education and provided daily operation production/support. • Created an all inclusive Sales report that could be adapted to be run for any accounts, despite IT’s assessment that it couldn’t be done, enabling sales teams to identify trends, track orders, shipments and retail activity.