Kayla Rodriguez Graff, Mba Email & Phone Number

Memphis, TN, US

Greater Memphis Area

We have bioengineered a new, platform material that will revolutionize patient care across multiple markets. SweetBio is a commercial-ready, medical device company with novel, honey-incorporated wound care products (FDA cleared May 2019).

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Helping Target change the face of retail one tablet at a time. Half product manager, half product marketing manager, and full time ideator on disrupting the tablet shopping experience.

San Francisco Bay Area

At Target Innovation Office: Developed tablet gap analysis to identify current user experience, competitors’ best practices and potential opportunities leading to key re-design decisions and 2014 roadmap. Analyzed guest insights, competitor research and user feedback to create tablet strategies for 2014. Identified guest pain points and opportunities to.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Developed a new and ambiguous role that connected multichannel (in store, online, and mobile retail) projects, processes, and team members across multiple campuses and countries leveraging agile methodology
• Conducted in-depth big data analysis on consumer trends, competitor moves, and new product/technology launches
• Designed and launched senior leader digital mentorship program to coach top leaders on new ways to leverage digital innovations to grow their businesses
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• Consulted for HR/business leaders on new organizational structure redesigns and change management to shift Target’s culture to the reality of the multichannel landscape Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Managed $500M in inventory yearly in all 1760 US stores for the rapidly declining physical books industry
• Drove strong expense reduction through complex profitability models using big data analytics
• Conducted statistical regression analyses, developed inventory strategies and redesigned processes to drive leaninventory and reduce expense and workload by 80% for top 2tles (e.g. Hunger Games, Twilight, etc.)
• Led expense management to save $5M in supply chain expenses and… Show more
• Led expense management to save $5M in supply chain expenses and win Expense Management Award Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led global team to create and pilot 20 processes to be shared across US and India - reduced 40% of US Analysts’ work

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• In the Merchandising Pyramid, controlled $500M in inventory yearly in all 1760 US stores for the books department:
• Forecasted spending, operational costs, and profit margins. Supported shelf presentation design and managed vendor relationships in dynamic and rapidly digitizing entertainment industry.
• Developed successful inventory strategies and statistical regression analyses that delivered consistent lean inventory management and high in-stock presentationfor high volume titles… Show more In the Merchandising.
• Developed successful inventory strategies and statistical regression analyses that delivered consistent lean inventory management and high in-stock presentationfor high volume titles like Hunger Games and.
• Redesigned book inventory processes reducing expenses and store, HQ, and vendor workload Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed comprehensive Q4 Excel tool to streamline the forecasting of over 300 DVD holiday titles during Target's key selling timeframe and conducted a 2007 trend analysis to develop recommendations for 2008 Q4 top selling movie titles

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Disruptive Business Models, New Product Development, Entrepreneurship, International Strategy

Activities and Societies: Dean’s list, Elected Student Government Representative, Editor-in-Chief of student magazine, active participant.

Project Management Certificate, Project Management

Bsb, Entrepreneurial Studies & Marketing

Front End Web Development, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design

Entrepreneurial Management