Residential Elevators is the Nations Leader in Elevators for your Home. Primary driver of development and management of product roadmaps while exploring potential areas of growth to adapt to changing customer needs. Represent the organization in various functions like conferences, showcases, and seminars to create awareness about organization products and generate potential leads.

Forecast, plan, negotiate, and purchase all inventory needs across the entire business from multiple suppliers, both domestically and internationally. Forecast and replenish all online and partner marketplaces, owner of HazMat certifications, review and approve USCBP entries including accuracy of contents and tariffs from Freight Forwarder. Develop vision, plan, and strategy to implement and maintain all company dashboards and analytics as Salesforce and Tableau Admin across multiple systems including Shopify Plus, Fishbowl Inventory, and Amazon. I led marketing team to develop brand standards, product assortment, and packaging for all customers while minimizing waste. Collaborated with sales team to develop pricing and merchandising assortment strategy for all customers. Led operations and warehouse teams for processing of all inbound and outbound orders including container, truckload, LTL, and parcel shipments. Collaborated with accounting teams to develop processes and procedures for inventory, tariffs, shrink reserves, and landed costs.

Led the marketing teams to rebrand and market new lines of professional products inherited from sister company. Active member of leadership team who developed strategy to integrate products and resources into company while maintaining customer SLAs. Led sales team to win product line review for new product with big box retailer as new entrant in category. Managed sales directors and sales managers who owned accounts for big box retailers and smaller national, regional, and local dealers.Led and guided team that was charged with product line contribution, future innovation roadmaps, and product marketing. This extends from increasing the profitability of existing products to developing new products for the company. We build products from existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on industry experience and our contact with customers and prospects.Communicated and collaborated with all areas of the company and across the enterprise of Nortek. Worked with the engineering team to define product release requirements, lead and develop marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy by helping our teams understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customers. I also serve as the internal and external evangelist for our product offering, by working with the sales channel and key customers.

Merchant/Buyer for interior door, exterior doors, screen doors, security doors, garage doors, garage door openers, and gate openers, categories exceeding $100MM in annual sales. Determine store assortments, pricing, promotions, and marketing for almost 2000 stores located in the United States and Caribbean. Own P&L for multiple classes of products sold at all US THD stores while forecasting future profitability across each subclass. Lead vendor negotiations for pricing, promotions, service, and support across category of products. Initiated and lead product line review for two categories leading to multiple vendor changes and product resets across all US stores.

Maintained 100% in-stock postion as Bulk Distribution Centers that service all stores in the United States. This included making spot buys on the open commodity market when needed to maintain this inventory level. Worked with all contract vendors to keep VMI/Consigned/Owned products flowing through the DC or direct to store in order to meet the demand in a highly seasonal business. Collaborated with all buyers and suppliers across all product lines that utilize the Bulk DCs and flatbed carrier network. Assisted DC leadership teams with inbound rail and truckload issues. Issued all host orders for outbound truckload shipments of season and emergency orders, including hurricane truckloads.

Analyze data and make recommendations for merchandising decisions for the Lumber Department at The Home Depot. Collaborated on strategy and time lines for product resets with multiple merchants. Determined financial impacts for changes including transportation and margin changes through custom forecasting models. This position also develops the strategy for direct fulfillment and internet presence for the Lumber Department. Served as online merchant/buyer for homedepot.com for lumber department. Assisted Vice President of Merchandising in all analysis decisions and supplier negotiations on an as-needed basis for over $1B of annual sales.

Manage team of instructional designers who design and develop approximately 80-90% of training/learning programs for associates in The Home Depot stores. This position includes project management, technical support, quality reviews, and day-to-day supervision of this team of talented, highly educated individuals. Interview, hire, coach, and mentor team to maintain maximum efficiency and on-time delivery for all projects while remaining on or under budget. Served as primary interface to Canadian and Mexico divisional partners for all hourly store training programs.

Content owner and webmaster for Enterprise launch of Six Sigma Process Improvement program. Lead instructional designer, project manager, and training facilitator for delivery of all levels of Six Sigma. Served as backup trainer for all Master Black Belts on an as-needed basis. Received Six Sigma Black Belt certification through completion of three projects and mastery of assessment test certified by Six Sigma Master Black Belts.

Developed Management and Leadership training materials for Regional Vice Presidents, District Manager, Store Managers, and Assistant Store Managers. Developed programs for both US and Canadian salaried store leadership positions. Received certification of completion for ISD training programs.

Assistant Store Manager for all aspects of Retail Operations at $40M business including P&L, HR, and Merchandising. Made all personnel recommendations for 140+ employees including promotions, annual evaluations, and terminations from store construction to beyond grand opening period.

Fast-track college recruitment management program to spend time across entire store and become new assistant store manager within 24 months. Spent time in every merchandising and operational department within the store and acted as department supervisor for merchandising department through season.