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Leads Sales Strategy for Omni affordable home division totaling $350M in revenue; 7 top customers, 5 divisions, and 25+ categories. Manages team of 17 with 3 direct reports to drive assortment, pricing, and promotional strategies, build cross-functional efficiencies and processes, and increase total company revenue and EBITDA

Promoted to Director in carrying out ecommerce sales strategies. Achievements include building out new ecommerce-centric product development and innovation process, implementing strategy to grow ecommerce business from 10% to 30% penetration.

Led newly created function focused on e-commerce strategy and growth. Grew business 10% to 30% of total business with notable achievements in developing 3yr growth plan, achieving 30% CAGR, and preparing materials for BOD approval.

Recruited to aid in company’s e-commerce transformation, focused on account management of Wayfair, Walmart.com, and Target.com. Successfully drove sales and profitable growth through account management resulting in a 16% increase in revenue.

Recruited to lead e-commerce sales at Walmart.com and Target.com in Writing Division (Sharpie, Elmer’s, Papermate, Expo). Achieved double digit revenue growth and increase in market share through comprehensive omni-channel strategy for back-to-school season, and 360 marketing campaigns that effectively promoted Writing Division products, resulting in.

Greater Atlanta Area

Promoted to develop and implement strategies to increase market share, sales, and profit for the Writing Division at Target, totaling $150M across 8+ categories. Efforts resulted in winning company award for beating goals in sales growth, market share gains, and forecast accuracy combined.

Recruited to integrate the purchase of Elmer’s Brands into division strategies with specific management of Target, Drug Channel, and regional Mass retailers, totaling $30M in revenue. Led efforts in P&L management, commercialization of innovation, and budgeting.

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsible for monthly financial close processes for IT, performing analytics on cost savings, implementing process improvements, and providing financial guidance and support to IT business.

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed companywide Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing and reporting through quarterly tests and reviews and performed internal audit testing of controls for various business cycles in division and corporate functions.

Conducted Internal audits in the areas of IT general controls, expenditures, entity level controls, revenue, and financial closePerformed walkthrough for business processes relating to expendituresPerformed quality review of internal forms to ensure consistencyGenerated SOPs for purchase requisitions in new accounting systemImplemented contract database

Worked with Accounting Department learning how a company's receivables, payables, andfinancial statements are done, performed bank reconciliations, debits, credits, and employeeexpense reports

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

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