Juli Herdegen Lassow Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

JHL Solutions takes the mystery out of building successful retail partnerships. We connect the dots between mass retailers and suppliers. And arm them with the strategies, processes, and tools to make better products faster – and for less. At JHL Solutions, we support retailers and their suppliers across the US and the globe in finding, developing products, and better negotiating with each other. Our clients see faster results, build greater value and amazing products that their customers love. We help businesses better understand and elevate partnerships with key suppliers – driving productivity, growth, and profit.Contact us today at hello@jhl-solutions.com to start a conversation.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Led Sourcing Strategy & Operations team of 12 in the development and execution of transformational and foundational projects for Target's Owned Brand Portfolio (general merchandise). Capabilities included: Costing & Negotiations, Raw Materials Management, Vendor Matrix Management & Engagement, Owned Brand Development, Responsible Sourcing and Long Range Financial Planning.• Developed cross-enterprise global partnerships to further develop sourcing priorities through connectivity and co-development, including: Product Design & Development, Merch Process, Business Partnerships & Negotiations, Packaging, Vendor Risk Management, and Global Trade.• Worked proactively with managers to develop needed resource and project plans; which involved appropriate scoping, visioning, change management, and sustainability plans, enabling meaningful impact to the organization.• Drove engagement with key suppliers, sharing top Target growth initiatives and gather key insights to inform corporate strategies; which were used to develop and train strategic insights content internally and externally.• Defined key people and process requirements to inform the development of in-house technology creation, resulting in negotiations technology solution with which reduced team and vendor workload 20%.• Led and inspired team members in the creation of robust development plans, which served as a roadmap for skill and experience development needed to progress through the organization.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Led strategy development and team of up to 20 team members in the execution of $1B+ Seasonal Businesses, including: Trim a Tree, Halloween, Easter and various secondary seasons. Primary focus included sourcing expertise and vendor matrix elevation, resulting phenomenal assortments, which delivered on strategic and financial objectives, while meeting execution and quality goals.• Led development of annual negotiation strategies, meeting typical cost reduction goals of 2%, while maximizing partnerships with key suppliers, across varied size, scope and complexity of business models.• Developed and executed vendor performance elevation action plans for 45 business partners, across 9 countries of production. Criteria included: capacity analysis, product quality, responsible sourcing, social compliance, on-time shipment and owned brand packaging compliance.• Delivered a 25% reduction of non-value added workflow and elevation of vendor performance, through project management leadership in the conversion of 250+ vendors, across 13 global offices, to an internally supported development model.• Led and inspired team in the creation of robust development plans, which serve as a roadmap for skill and experience development needed to progress throughout the organization.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Developed a comprehensive sourcing strategy to deliver trend-right, cost viable, high-quality products in the lighting and wall decor categories. Elevated performance of vendor matrix, partnering across cross-functional roles locally and in global offices.• Conducted strategic negotiations, leveraging superior product cost breakdown analysis and volume rebate levers to deliver an optimized cost viable assortment, category profitability and vendor partnerships• Developed and executed an action plan for compliance to California Title 20 energy efficiency standards for portable lighting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Oversaw development of comprehensive strategy to elevate seasonal dinnerware and flatware assortments, generating innovative and profitable solutions to drive sales volume and exciting in-store experiences.• Established a formal negotiation process, resulting in a 2% increase in PMU for the program and increased sales productivity of 3%• Developed compelling Flatware reinvention strategy, anchored in innovative presentation and expanded product assortments

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Worked with strategic vendor partners to develop high quality assortment for collection and basic bedding assortment, partnering with cross functional partners to navigate regulatory and execution challenges, ensuring reliable replenishment and store presentation.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led team of four in reliable inventory management and replenishment strategies of US-based pet care commodity business. Utilized international sourcing experience to seamlessly incorporate import replenishment strategies for imported pet accessories and rawhide.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Leveraged strong financial acumen and communication skills to generate financial modeling for competitive negotiation events across Home and Hard Good businesses, simplifying decision making process for merchant and negotiation partners.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Utilized critical thinking and team work skills to deliver exceptional execution metrics for seasonal gifting categories, partnering with key merchant, sourcing and vendor partners to ensure impactful store presentation, and optimized inventory allocation and expense.Promoted from BA to Senior BA in 2002

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics With Math And Classics Minors

Collegiate Debate CREDO Honors Program Completed semester-long study abroad program in Greece Internship at SuperValu Inc

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