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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Minnesota, Us

Head of Supply Chain, Sourcing, Compliance, Purchasing, Planning, and Customer Service for an Amazon ecommerce startup.• Scaled topline sales to $100M+ in under three years through M&A and organic growth.• Designed the diligence playbook to identify post-LOI risks and opportunities before close.• Successfully completed 12 single-asset acquisitions and the first large-scale merger of US aggregators.• Saved company $2M+ in annual storage costs through several cost-cutting initiatives.• Launched consolidation at origin which saved company an additional $500k in annual freight costs.• Renegotiated or Resourced thousands of products saving the company $2M in manufacturing costs.• Launched new markets in Canada and Europe which added 15% to topline sales.• Built an international team of 50+ associates and partnerships to support the growing business.• Manage a portfolio of 45 brands including home storage, office, ready to wear, automotive, textiles, entertainment, crafts, supplements, CPG, decor, sports gear, collectibles, and more.

Collaborate with emerging brands (<$50M) to improve strategy, analytics, and operations/ execution.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Led a team of 20-25 across a P&L of $1.5B revenue and $700M in cost purchases. Functional oversights, at various times, included Merchandise Planning, Demand Forecasting, Pricing & Promotions, and Merchandise Operations. Brought a data-driven approach to improve strategy, insights, processes, organizational design, and cross-functional decision making. Ultimately returning the go-forward business to profitability.• Partnered with President and General Merchandise Managers (GMMs) to articulate company priorities and cultivate product strategies. Utilize data-driven analytics to drive sales, optimize inventory, and increase profitability.• Product & planning transformation helped return company to profitability, improving operating cash EBITDA by +$50M.• Grew GM% +400BP y/y through cost savings, category strategy, assortment rationalization, and discount optimization.• Saved company ~$20M in store operating expenses by accelerating time to achieve sales and inventory targets. • Improved SKU productivity by +30% on -20% inventory, growing topline sales and margin.• Managed eCommerce strategy after COVID shutdown, driving D2C growth by +400% and exceeding exit plan by +$100M.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Planning team was responsible for analyzing business, forecasting trends, maintaining high service levels on core items, optimizing assortments, and managing margin and inventory. International travel to improve production planning and reduce supply chain costs with strategic vendors. • Launched Magnolia Home partnership which generating +$50M of incremental sales.• Optimized production planning in textiles to improve container utilization from 75% to 90%.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Responsible for the indoor furniture business that generated $500M+ annually. Transformed the planning process and implemented a strategy framework that improved decisions and turned around several categories. Leveraged analytics, team building, and collaboration to drive innovative solutions.• Planning lead on cost-cutting project that optimized home office expenses by $5M.• Led the successful turnaround of a $150M dining furniture business through better product strategy, space planning, & execution.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Develop allocation strategy for over 1,000 stores. Partner with DC and store operations on seasonal product flow. Partner with visual merchandising to establish presentation standards. Identify process and technology opportunities to drive down operating costs and improve store in-stocks. • Launched space planning initiative to improve sales per square foot by store size• Partnered with head of DC operations improve seasonal workload model• Improved store in-stocks from 90% to 95% without raising store inventory levels

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Manage team of 25+ associates and provide planning leadership for $1.8B company. Partner with finance, supply chain, marketing, stores, and merchandising to define pre-season financial targets. Facilitate monthly C-Suite discussion on sales, margin, inventory, and cash flow. Head of business intelligence, pricing, system enhancements, and merchandise operations.• Company experienced consistent growth of +9% CAGR during tenure.• As owner of discounts, guided company to record-high margins over 60%.• Planning lead on business development committee that launched eCommerce• Standardized reporting for executive leadership team to track key business indicatorsMentored team of 25 associates and provided planning leadership for P&L of $1.8B revenue and $800M cost purchases. Partnered with Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing, Stores and Merchandising, during a time of high volume and growth, to define and achieve pre-season financial targets. Facilitated monthly C-Suite meeting to review goals against timelines and budgets, ultiamtely achieving a +9% CAGR that year.• Launched e-Commerce business, including BOPIS channel, and developed the omni-channel merchandise strategy.• As Head of Merch Ops, built several teams to support evolving business needs including Centralized Planning, Business Intelligence Group, Pricing & Promotion, and Systems Development & Integration.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Distribution