+ Oversee day-to-day operation of Catalog Content Team; including in-direct management of 3 direct reports+ Ensure 2 million+ active items are loaded and maintained accurately within the digital catalog, across 25+ unique data points+ Manage all item master data for two white-label vendor websites - Midmark & Canon+ Work closely with our PIM Database (Informatica MDM - Product 360) consultants on adding new features & enhancements+ Co-created item scorecard to determine overall completeness of various product assortments+ Serve as point person for various internal departments for reporting, new item on-boarding & on-going enhancement+ Contact for various external supply partners; ensuring their items are loaded properly & on-time+ Created various database templates & processes used across the department for loading, updating and expiring items+ Worked with Business Intelligence team on product life cycle and item expiration processes+ Department lead for all new-hire on-boarding & cross-training+ Head collaborator with I.T. to ensure a seamless export of data for the website and problem solve database export issues+ Created & maintained reporting used in monthly & quarterly business reviews

+ Global lead for all Heavy Truck market demand planning with direct forecast responsibility for North America and Latin America+ Lead monthly consensus meeting for Heavy Truck, North America & Latin America to ensure Market, Finance, Sales and Customer Service teams are all in line; approximately 10-15 people each meeting+ Hold monthly conference calls alongside Sales and Customer Service teams with top customers to steward them and their forecasting expectations+ Update daily and monthly sales and forecasting reports that are used department and company wide+ Assisted with the training of the newest Demand Planner+ Produce monthly plant report and work with specific plants to identify and resolve discrepancies + Work with inventory teams to identify and resolve discrepancies with forecasting and inventory levels+ Familiar with Industrial Distribution and Automotive Aftermarket sides of business

+Manage products on Joann.com including product selection, pricing strategy, merchandising and inventory+All product maintenance including photo uploads, product copy, updates and positioning on website+Plan and execute promotional pieces including e-mails, package inserts and website placement+Lead role in the homepage execution+Manage relationships with many outside vendors and manufacturers

+Experience with Seasonal, Quilt/Holiday Fabric and Checkout/Impulse shops+Managed weekly buys within the Open-to-Buy (OTB) parameters+Responsible for all initial allocations, in-season pushes and DC clean-outs+Monitor product and actively adjust forecasts+Article performance reporting and analytical analysis +Work hand and hand with basic vendors to ensure service level and store-in-stock goals are met+Ensure store requests and project store needs are met+Lowest Forecast Accuracy Error Rate 5 out of 6 weeks (Sept 2011 – Oct 2011) among all Senior Replenishment Analysts+Resource for other Replenishment Analysts and cross-trained Planners+Worked closely with Category Merchant Team (CMT) groups on inventory related issues

+Work closely with Merchandise Planners to ensure all background systems are working accurately+Work hand in hand with IT teams on project testing and business software needs+Monitor background data for accuracy+Processed over 3,000 ad-hoc changes across all merchandise teams+Mentored and trained new Merchandise Planners on all Listing Systems and Transactions

+Maintain 3 websites (product set-ups, copy, images, offers, testing, accuracy management, inventory)+Re-launched 2 new websites within a year+Account coordinator for Shop.com and SkyMall+Monthly reporting, product recommendations+Worked closely with creative and merchandising teams+Promotional E-mail proofing/approving+Managed Deployments and Site Refreshes