Responsible for managing and strategizing for a business exceeding $2.1 billion in revenue. Effectively coordinated and executed a highly successful Black Friday event, while also efficiently managing the intricacies of multiple holiday events to ensure our Omni Channel Event's success for past 7 years.• Supervised a team of Divisional Planners across all Walmart divisions.• Provided financial summaries and advice to senior management on the Black Friday business.• Managed the organization and planning of over 5500 programs, 100,000 SKUs, and channel-specific strategies for distributing 100 million units across different events and channels.• Engage in weekly collaboration meetings with 60-90 Cross Functional Teams regarding the organization of Events.• Contributed to developing BPE (Buy Plan Execute), a vital planning and supply chain instrument utilized by Central Walmart Company for efficiently managing and monitoring Black Friday activities.• Collaborated extensively with the BPE development team to create a thorough collection of more than 70 reports with the goal of streamlining financial procedures and verifying the correctness of holiday event validations.

• Responsibilities include: buying club shared & exclusive online programs• Assumed an added role as project manager for a new cellular phone project• Created a new spring line plan based on learnings from CES• Expanded assortment by partnering with key existing in club vendors and fulfilling orders thru DSV• Collaborated with marketing team on Samsung and Apple marketing launches which resulted in 2X more reservations than the previous year• Initiated contact with logistics to solve supplier EDI issues during holiday peak• Improved business relations with key suppliers Fitbit & Ring• Bought Sam’s in club products for dotcom which aligned to five in club buyers• Lead and worked with cross functional teams in both San Bruno & Bentonville & Reston

• Responsibilities include: buying, planning, & replenishing the shoe assortment for store shared & exclusive online programs• Developed a key strategy for a Fall Holiday Bootapalooza Event• Lead and developed a top merchandise assistant• Managed over +33K items & +66K Skus• Immediately improved instock from 60% to 85% on long lead time import product• Implemented a model for sharing store warehouse product for .com replenishment• Drove +20% comp growth on Site to Store & Pick Up today sales opportunities• Worked with suppliers to launch a new team sports assortment for .com• Leveraged product development to build extended store of the community assortment colors & stylesOnline Integration Buyer–Women’s Knit Tops & Activewear & Plus Knit Tops & Active 7/14 – 11/15• Best category sales performance for area of responsibility• Bought store shared product for .com which aligned to 3 Walmart store buyers• Assure all store bought product was bought for online• Lead and worked with cross functional Team in both San Bruno & Bentonville• Added bundle packs to the business for low AUR product which added non-comp sales of low AUR product

• Planner for one of the largest complex seasonal businesses: plan 13 active categories with over 80 finelines with +$500 Million in annual sales• Worked with replenishment to flow based on forward looking sales as well as current rate of sale• Influenced and developed cross division strategy for Cold and Warm weather businesses• Influenced & educated teams on thinking of season code as product life cycle.• Developed & implemented zonal swim strategy which proved to be highly successful in driving top line sales and getting WOS in line for specific zones• Developed and influenced management to build realistic targets based on new markdown timing for cold weather businesses

• Planner for the largest planning area at JCPenney- over 86 active classes• Rolled out receipt plan for .com• Rolled out weekly business recap• Recommended 20 strategies for improving .com planning at JCPenney• Influencing & educating teams on thinking enterprise• Implementing new company strategies in .com

• Lead a team of merchandise planners & .com planners in the use of a new seasonal planning tool • Increased GP$ through cost concession collections using a new enterprise (.com & stores) vendor margin tool• Introduced a new sales & clearance tracking tool that is used to measure sales risk• Provided monthly daily sales curve and markdown guidance for the merchandise planning team• Worked with Corporate Merchandise Planning to communicate and implement company strategies & division strategies• Helped implement sales based module planning in women’s accessories division

• Volume $264M• Accountable for ensuring the financial objectives are met for men’s furnishings• Develop and execute bottom-up merchandise plans to meet company sales, profit, and turnover objectives• Drive pre-season, in-season, and post-season analysis to identify opportunities and risk to the business• Collaborate with Buyer and key team members to shape future business strategies.• Provide ongoing analysis of sales and inventory by class to ensure resources are in line with Open to Buy• Create and maintain item plans for keys items to ensure proper inventory and receipt flow.• Planned & executed 3 major product turnover transitions which supported senior management strategic initiatives• Received the Chairman’s award, which is the highest recognition given at JCPenney, for my team exceeding sales and profit goals for the 2002, 2003, 2005, & 2010 fiscal year

• Volume $400M.• Maintained store sales plans based on store performance and company financial merchandise plans• Analyzed store financial performance and communicated with stores• Forecasted buy quantities by store• Created assortment plans

• Created new allocation, location planning, and forecasting tools• Managed a team of four allocators within the Young Men’s Division to accurately replenish inventory• Tested new planning & allocation systems and made recommendations.• Made allocation and plan recommendations based on sales history and trend analysis

• Created location plans for the entire Bed and Bath Division which the allocation team used for their beginning of period inventory needs• Used Arthur planning software to create inventory needs based on my sales projections.• Managed new employees in the planning and allocation department• Assisted buyers to resolve quality control problems• Helped achieve comparative store sales gains for three consecutive years 23%, 11%, 11% respectively• Was the liaison between of distribution center and the buying office.• Was the liaison between the allocation department and the management information systems department

• Responsible for managing all aspects of store operations including seasonal peaks which meant directly managing up to 150 employees• 2nd largest volume store in the company• Recommended a replenishment program which was adopted company wide• Exceeded sales goal by 11% for my departments• Received the district award for the best home department

• Was an executive manger trainee and I was assigned special project assignments• Had direct supervision over six team members• Was responsible for all aspects of the electronics department