Matthew Leiser Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Ownership of a $250MM P&L statement for home improvement categories including Seasonal Home Environment, Electrical Supplies, and Home Safety. -Responsibilities included all elements of product, placement, pricing, and promotions, with product sourced from both leading national brand suppliers and via Target's private label resources (leading cross-functional teams)

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Responsible for financial planning, inventory allocation and supply chain management for Target's candy business, including responsibility of an annual receipt budget of $1.5B+. -Coached and mentored a team of four direct reports. -Championed supply chain and merchandising strategies that enabled the team to grow sales by 4% while reducing AIPS (average inventory per store) by 9% from 2011 to 2013.-Partnered directly with Hershey, MARS, Wrigley, Nestle and McLane Transportation on Collaborative Forecasting and Supply Chain Strategy initiatives.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Merchandising Consultant responsible for developing replenishment best practices for nine Merchandise Planning Teams that included three Merchandise Planning Directors, nine MP Managers and 30+ MP Business Analysts

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Responsible for the inventory allocation and supply chain management for 1750+ Target stores. -Categories managed include Womens Rainboots, Kids Sandals, Kids socks and Underwear.