Karen O'Connor Email & Phone Number

Rogers, Ar, Us

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Execute replenishment strategies to maximize retail sales.Analyze store movement and volume to determine inventory levels.Manage and generate store-level orders based on inventory service level goals.Collaborate with customer to resolve demand and replenishment exceptions. Analyze reports to support forecasting and spot trends. Drive improvement on key performance metrics.

Forecasting, ordering and coordination of inventory to provide efficient product flow. Maintaining DC, Store and Club in-stock goals.Reporting on inventory position, sales results and overall performance.Analyze business trends.Identifying and resolving any out-of-stock or over-stock issues. Direct contact with internal departments such as commodity managers, production and logistics to Resolve any product availability or on-time delivery issues. Maintain internal forecasting calendar for future inventory planning. Promotional planning and communication of plans and events. Monitoring and reporting on Key Performance Indicators.Communication with Sam’s and Wal-Mart replenishment teams. Purchase order creation and maintenance.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Maintaining and tracking appropriate stock levels for clubs and DC’s. Inbound and Outbound purchase order creation. Coordinating and building orders through Wal-Mart traffic systems. Direct Store Delivery Program for specific items. Analyze and adjust inforem setting and suggested orders to maintain club inventory levels.Daily interaction with the buying/merchandising team.Ability to run and analyze various Retail Link reports.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Senior Account Representative for Top 10 AccountTracking and monitoring freight movements via truck and rail. Daily contact with customer production and shipping departmentsOrder solicitation, order entry, scheduling. Logistics Manager Assigning backhaul loads daily for the needs of thee dedicated fleets with minimum eadhead and maximum utilization of equipment. Identifying, resolving and communicating logistics problems such as driver and equipment failures. Daily communication and coordination with the customer to schedule pick-ups and deliveries.Substitute Service Manager: In-house brokerage providing additional equipment to meet customer needs. Soliciting freight to contract carriers. Responsible for negotiating rates, dispatching, monitoring, and billing of each load. Keeping carrier files current and signing up new carriers that meet company requirements.Customer Service Representative: IntermodalSingle source contact for two national accounts. Involved in the initial start-up of the intermodal division

Organizational Management

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), 3.4