Kathryn Wallman Email & Phone Number

Lynchburg, VA, US

Lynchburg, VA, US

High Point, North Carolina

• Exclusively responsible for the expansion and growth of the Walmart and Walmart.com accounts
• Provided analysis of forecasts, open orders and scheduled production to ensure timely product availability and inventory status
• Proactively resolved customer-related issues by working with cross-functional departments including but not limited to; IT, Master Data teams, Quality Control, Supply Chain and Marketing
• Utilized key performance indicators to prioritize activities to ensure timely execution and implementation of goals, objectives, and expectations for Walmart and Walmart.com
• Assisted in the launch of “HMidea,” a brand new furniture line for our company, unveiled in October of 2019

• Co-led the largest account for HMI including but not limited to; new product set up, testing, labeling, shipment, documentation, website maintenance, etc. to ensure compliance and highest level of customer satisfaction
• Reviewed and executed weekly analysis of customer forecasts, orders and scheduled production to ensure timely product availability
• Exclusively responsible for the American Signature Furniture Corporation Account

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Responsible for overseeing a $33MM+ store: 100+ team members, 3 Team Leaders, and 3 Senior Team Leaders, all store vendors, and their work centers
• Co-led Back to College Execution resulting in an increase of 10%+ in sales over the prior year
• Recruiter for potential Executive Team Lead, Senior Team Lead, and Team Lead talent since 2016 in Districts 457 and 358

Greensboro, North Carolina

• Successfully oversaw entire execution process by strategically planning and coordinating all store team, headquarters, and contractor workload goals, deadlines, and payroll requirements to ensure successful completion.
• Provided weekly assessments to all store leaders, contractors, and headquarters in regards to sequencing, challenges, and successes as well as problem-solved to overcome challenges

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Oversaw 100+ team members, 5 Team Leaders, and 3 Senior Team Leaders, all store vendors, and their work centers for a $33MM+ a year store
• Led store team to achieve top food safety scores from Health Dept. and Steritech
• Achieved highest Operational and Customer Service scores at Starbucks for entire district 11/12 months of Fiscal Year
• Evaluated performance and set challenging goals with clear outcomes through metrics and financials
• Identified root causes of problems and developed and implemented action plans to exceed performance and sales goals; as well as held team leaders accountable to doing the same for their prospective work centers
• Successfully captained the roll out of several new operational process changes to increase and drives sales within the Grocery, Style, Guest Experience, and Food work centers resulting in an increase of 3.89% in sales.

• Responsible for managing and supervising 40+ team members and 5 Team Leaders for a $30MM+ a year store
• Oversaw timely execution of all logistics core processes and leaders of their prospective teams including but not limited to; Trailer Unload and Stocking, Replenishment, Backroom Inventory Management, Reverse.
• Coordinated all logistics activities and strategically planned in order to achieve workload goals by their deadlines, drive sales, and meet payroll requirements by delivering on all aspects of efficiency, accuracy, and.
• Led and executed 2015 Inventory Process, and resulting in 1.2% shortage for entire store
• Won “Outstanding Sales Driver” Award from District Team Leader and Store Team Leader

Christiansburg, VA

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

• Gained thorough knowledge and understanding of the logistics processes and operations and how it applies to delivering an exceptional guest experience
• Accountable for coordination and execution of daily activities throughout the store during “Leader on Duty” Role - Obtained "Green" score for store-wide Compliance Assessment in absence of Executive Team Lead- Guest.

Virginia Tech

- Oversaw enlargement of brand awareness through effective marketing and execution of bimonthly meetings with public relations committee - Responsible for coordination and promotion of all sponsored events and happenings - Proactively managed the reputation of the fraternity through social media, assisting in recruitment, on-campus presence, and official.

Virginia Tech

- Selected to represent Prospective Member Class - Led the execution of raising over $1,000 for our organization and Project Linus for our marketing project in less than one semester through bake sales, fundraising efforts, and a letter campaign making it the most successful project for a Prospective Member Class to date- Ensured all new member activities.

Blacksburg, VA

- Selected as Marketing Honors student to work with Dr. Yael Zemack-Rugar as a Marketing Research Assistant- Analyzed marketing research by pre-screening studies to be conducted in the research lab at Virginia Tech - Coded data for further analysis of results

Blacksburg, VA

- Worked with Dr. Rick Buehrer on Independent Study- Investigated two cloud-based Sales Force Automation Systems and compared and contrasted the strengths/benefits/key aspects of each system - Selected as one of two students from Virginia Tech to compete in the Russ Berrie National Sales Competition - Worked with fellow students in Marketing Sales Lab on.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) Dual Degrees, Marketing Management / Entrepreneurship Technology And Innovation Management

Activities and Societies: Virginia Tech Competition Sales Team, Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity, Make a Wish Foundation, Pi Sigma Epsilon.

Core Business Courses Towards Degrees At Virginia Tech

- Adapted to an unfamiliar environment and embraced cultural differences - Used communication and organization skills to navigate through.