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- Implement efficient business processes for various Direct-to-Customer retailers including Red Envelope, Travelsmith, and Gumps Online.- Document and train users in business best practices- Work with management and IT to develop reporting solutions - Use data-mining, query, and analysis to create business plans- Work with IT department(s)/programming engineers to maximize productivity and efficiency for end users, using existing systems as well as outside analysis tools- Develop and implemented inventory disposition/markdown plans- Develop and implement efficient purchasing practices

Manage product development, inventory, and order management for a small online shopWork with emerging ecommerce technology to increase sales and customer baseCreate financial sales and inventory plans and realistic goals for a small companyTrained and managed interns and temporary employeesManaged the offloading of in-home customer-service and fulfillment to third-party

- Developed and implemented business processes for multi-million dollar retailer for all channels of distribution, including backorder management, customer notification, purchase orders, product database set-up, and FTC compliance- Developed reporting solutions for business end-users, working with programmers and software developers- Oversaw User Acceptance Testing for new software and business tools- Developed and conducted training for business end users- Developed test-cases for QT and UAT- Worked with project manager(s) to aide in defining scope of projects

Planned sales and inventory for multi-million dollar retailerWorked with catalog and internet marketing teams to develop financial plans and advertising budgetsManaged Open to BuyCreated new productivity measures and reporting toolsManaged staff of inventory control buyersDeveloped and conducted training Managed backorders and overstock dispositionTracked international shipments

Planned sales and inventory across retail, catalog, and internet channelsPerformed in-depth advertising analysisCreated financial plans and forecasts at product and department levelsAnalysed product profitibility and return-on-investmentManaged backorders and overstock dispositionTracked international shipments

Analysed seasonal sales and inventory turn to develop Open to BuyImplemented new inventory management system across corporate-owned and franchise storesWorked with vendors to barcode product and create databaseTrained data-entry assistantsCreated in-depth store newsletter and communcations