Justin Stultz Email & Phone Number

Tempe, Arizona

-Manage overall inventory levels-Develop systems and processes for Inventory Management-Associate development

Manage overall inventory health of the companyReview current models/processes and improve efficiencies

Cat Consumables-Created sales/margin/inventory forecasts for Cat Consumables categories. 99.5% accuracy on $1 billion in sales and $19 million in inventory-Created promotional analysis tool to evaluate past/future promotions that drove $250K in sales.-Recommended pricing and assortment optimization opportunities/risks to buyer in advance of category resets-Managed/Budgeted P&L for consumables and total merchandising cost centers. $4 million in expenses Dog Collars and Leashes-Created sales/margin/inventory forecasts for Collars/Leashes and Feeding categories. 98.1% accuracy on $500 million in sales and $30 million in inventory that was heavily impacted by port delays. -Analyzed product assortment for price elasticity and recommended retail changes that drove $300K in sales-Created promotional performance report to track new “buy one get one” promotional capabilities-Created vendor funding allocation model to appropriately allocate funding to maintain margin integrity-Worked with buyer to minimize margin impact of product cost increases and still achieve margin targets-Suggested markdown strategies for discontinued product

-Monitored overall inventory health with $600 million in inventory-Identified categories with which to invest/divest based on days of supply vs. lead times-Created an automated database to track discontinued inventory-Designed/Implemented a store/SKU write off process that reduced unproductive inventory by $10 million-Managed P&L for replenishment cost center. $1 million in expenses

-Suggest promotional order quantities for hard goods categories-Monitor product flow of promotional inventory to achieve desired sell through-Managed workload for two direct reports-Proactively created replenishment process for holiday items that increased sell through from 30% to 90%. The Access database I built for this remains in use today-Co-lead on development of proprietary system to perform quantity and event analysis

-Managed inventory productivity in excess of $500 million at the micro and macro levels-Budgeted vendor purchases for a company with $1.9 billion in annual sales-Monitored the performance and profitability for all company categories-Managed Return to Stock and Return to Vendor Programs-Headed weekly inventory meeting with senior leadership team-Created or improved systems to monitor inventory levels and purchase trends versus sales trends

-Managed inventory of $60 million in 250 stores -Maintained store in stock percent -Minimized store overstock through regular reviews of store on hands compared to sales -Monitored weekly battery purchases for 1,200 stores through daily reviews of purchase orders