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Saint Paul, MN, US

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Category Analyst develops a holistic understanding of the consumer, product assortment and categories to build and execute strategies that help brands achieve their right to win!

Minneapolis, Minnesota

· Co-created curriculum to transition buying philosophy; trained and managed for best practices.· Determined adequacy of skills needed by workforce to effectively conduct assigned tasks.· Researched the gap of what the grocery industry needed to achieve a competitive edge.

• Led the design, communication, and facilitation of training and development programs.
• Directed best practices to achieve strategic priorities and manage organizational effectiveness.
• Facilitated leadership development programs to 700 leaders.
• Conducted market research and analyzed industry trends to provide proactive ideas and solutions.
• Co-managed needs analysis to reveal performance gaps and consulted on development solutions.
• Developed and designed leadership curriculum and OCC-required compliance eLearnings.

· Systems expert on financial planning and processes, leading, evaluating, and facilitating cross-functional, cross-company project teams to monitor and address supply chain and vendor compliance initiatives.· Set direction for the department: inbound/outbound carrier interaction, budgeting, vendor relations.· Led and managed team of coordinators.

· Systems, financial planning, and process expert for the Ready to Wear and Home divisions.· Leveraged internal partners to document and develop the vision for new location planning initiatives.· Directed, planned, and trained for the system roll out to create actionable and productive location plans.· Analyzed seasonal plans and key business segments to.

· Selected as member of the transition team to new Macy system and transitioned 700 merchants. · Collaborated to create a training program to support the company’s vision, brand values, and key strategies.· Developed, rolled out, and led development training curriculum for new hires and tenured team members.· Systems expert supporting Merchandising.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

· Planned, managed, and drove strategic initiatives to drive profitable sales and meet inventory goals.· Developed business relationships and negotiated with vendors for merchandise category success.· Target onboarding in finance plans and analysis, retail, and systems expertise.· Developed seasonal financial plans and forecasted monthly financials.·.