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Houston, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

To enhance customer satisfaction and profitability, I was brought onboard to turn around supply chain challenges and oversee iPad inventory levels across stores and carriers. I hit the ground running and learned on the job to complete three iPad end-to-end direct product launches with 100% fill rate. In collaboration with 70 vendors, internal teams, and IT specialists, I spearhead large-scale projects and create up-to-the-minute sales projections that boost productivity and efficiency. ☑ Released 100% SKUs on time by interacting with experts across lines of business and becoming self-taught in legacy system to diagnose problem and resolve logistical issue in short period of time. ☑ Designed and implemented fully accessible new hire training guide for remote work based on direct employee feedback at onset of COVID. Took on role of coach and mentor for five contract hires on team. ☑ Prepare and revise rolling 12-month forecasts according to e-commerce, retail, B2B, and government contracts for accuracy.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Combining data- and team-focused approaches, I presided over S&O and sales forecasts for 1000+ SKUs and pricing negotiations with 70 vendors. With a keen eye for detail, I orchestrated weekly sales forecast accuracy reviews to strengthen key metrics. As the primary contact, I communicated estimations to upper management while monitoring industry trends to report on important changes. ☑ Traveled to NY with buyer for face-to-face meeting with vendor and design team to uncover root cause and fast-track resolution of product quality issue. ☑ Boosted gross margin and inventory outcomes through accurate financial proposal in partnership with Purchasing team by expediting product assortments. ☑ Applied statistics from multiple sources to devise risk analysis portfolios utilized for developing vendor contract terms. Leveraged actual and updated calculations to modify pricing strategy.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Based on my leadership abilities and institutional knowledge, I was promoted to a new brand new position and guided a team of 10 staff members. My scope included accountability for $120M+ of retail receipts and $52M sales with 99 - 95% accuracy rate for seven clothing lines. By developing a deep understanding of their needs, I transformed vendor requirements into actionable data used to draft and refine upcoming purchase orders. ☑ Mentored and coached for new and existing employees while supervising seven team members on execution of 18-month project to merge multiple departments into one unified division.☑ Replenished 90% of inventory in one week for stores by taking appropriate action and working with vendor to develop patch to fix coding error and install updated version of software. ☑ Trained 10+ new Analysts and Planners. Gained team buy-in and combined four positions into one to save time and money.☑ Drove transformational changes and adapted seamlessly to volatile situations resulting in efficient integrated work requirements.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

• Managed Sears Hoffman Estates Campus Emergency Response Team• Campus comprised of 7 buildings and over 9,000 employees• Presented monthly metrics to upper management that comprised of new strategies to increase the safety of all employees • Transformed the initial response team which comprised of 20 volunteers into an official department • This helped create 10 new permanent positions and 20-40 volunteer positions for employees• Initiated and managed projects such as installing a new state of the art tracking system allowing the company to create its own weather tracking team• Met daily with Sears Internal Meteorologists to determine potential upcoming weather threats• Met weekly with corporate stakeholders to present potential weather threats along with how we planned to handle the situation if it happened to arise• Ensured plans were successfully passed along to building leads and all employees• Led internal monthly emergency evacuation situations and reported timing metrics to the local authorities• Managed county required yearly response situations with local authorities to ensure all response metrics were being met• Ensure all safety building codes were up to date with local and federal laws

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

In support of corporate objectives, I coordinated multiple comprehensive strategies, positioned the supply chain process from vendor-to-store, and formulated sales analysis to identify market prospects. Motivated by this ever-changing environment, I monitored data results and external impacts closely to sustain inventory levels in stores and implement effective process improvements. ☑ Expedited approval for material and leaned on contacts to locate reliable domestic supplier and remedy unexpected shortage to guarantee 100% delivery of merchandise to stores in two weeks. ☑ Cut shipping costs by 50% on top selling items and retained local production by forging strong connection with new vendor. ☑ Enhanced company margins and customer experience by determining product quantity for stores and steering development labor hour estimates for production and tooling work packages.

Lafayette, Indiana Area

My efforts were crucial to the acquisition of a cutting-edge program with app offering best price point options and fast analysis of sales data for purchasing agent. ✅ Doubled used car sales and reduced inventory turnaround to under two weeks by introducing streamlined process that enabled peak performance and exceeded set targets. ✅ Utilized consultative solution and cross-selling to elevate customer-centric services, experiences, and success from end-to-end.

West Lafayette, In

• Worked as a liaison in the Purdue Study Abroad office to help ensure as many students as possible were made aware of the benefits of studying abroad by providing my own personal study abroad experiences• Mentored and welcomed international students as they arrived on campus• Handled any in-office student “walk-ins” to help answer any of their questions regarding pricing, education, travel, and how the different programs work• Presented slideshows to groups of up to 500 students on a weekly basis• Worked closely with program specific professors to ensure exchange students were properly brought into class (i.e. language barriers) • Initiated promotional practices to help bring in more students• Managed career fair booths and provided prospective students with information on the programs

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Ensured new medical bed designs fit within Stryker’s quality tolerance limit• Collaborated with the design team on any future blueprint designs to monitor the quality of the materials used• Worked closely with R&D to test new product designs before launching the product to the public• Met weekly with hospital reps to understand any reoccurring issues with current products• If a previously unknown issue begins to arise with multiple customers, I worked closely with the design team to reverse engineer the product to get an understanding of what’s causing the issue

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Engineering/Industrial Management, Gpa: 3.5 / 4.0

Minor: Aeronautical Engineering, Science, Math, Technology Courses Included: Sports Law | Calculus | Negotiations & Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations, 3.4