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Seattle, Wa, Us

- Led Climate Pledge Friendly program strategy & execution across private brands business; achieved 30% program growth YoY. - Created a 3 year product roadmap for Amazon Aware household, personal care and beauty categories through assortment analysis, competitive benchmarking, and consumer research.- Managed and sourced suppliers for sustainable household and personal care categories; developed and launched 15 products.

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Led Q4 2021 Deals strategy for Canada Hardlines (14 categories, 60 teammates); delivered +49% YoY revenue growth. - Managed Amazon.ca Pets business and achieved +45% growth YoY by onboarding 11 new brands, acquiring new customer through Subscribe & Save program, and launching new Marketing levers.- Identified the need to dismantle & rebuild a pricing process for Amazon Canada and led its launch; prevented $4.6M profit loss.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Monica + Andy produces baby and children’s clothing using the softest, safest GOTS-certified organic fabrics, and we create and deliver experiences and classes at our various Guideshop locations. We’re committed to helping moms and moms-to-be find their voices and feel confident and supported in their choices because we understand there is no one-size-fits-all approach to motherhood. - Provided strategic point of view and recommendations to CEO and executive leadership team- Led cross-functional projects and investor outreach- Developed interviewing and hiring process

San Francisco, California, Us

- Developed and implemented troubleshooting process for store analytics vendor in Europe and Asia markets- Led a team of 4 undergraduate interns and created a footwear strategy for Levi Strauss targeting Gen Z consumers; presented to Global Leadership Team

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Owned the success of 20 footwear brands on Amazon. Responsibilities included: P&L management, terms negotiation, relationship management, business strategy, and promotion and advertising strategy- Outside of vendor management responsibilities, unique accomplishments include: developing and implementing a price matching procedure for the Softlines business, authoring a negotiations playbook for entire vendor management organization, creating a report which revealed brand pricing behaviors in the marketplace

Deerfield, Il, Us

- Partnered with buying teams to provide data-driven insights and recommendations relating to assortment mix, space changes, and store clustering opportunities. - Created and led a cross-division team of data warehouse subject matter experts to streamline system-related training and communication.

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Us

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Us

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Us

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Management

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Finance And Marketing