Responsibilities include overseeing the Vendor Relations, Vendor Operations, PO Tracking, Vendor On Boarding teams.•Conceptualized, developed, and implemented the PO Tracking system used by the newly created PO Tracking team. The Team was created and rolled out to change the responsibility of tracking shipments from the Merchants to this team. The team was built to support all merchants’ areas consisting of one Director, three Managers, six Supervisors and thirty Analysts.•Responsible for hiring and maintaining headcount for the Vendor Relations Group – total fifty-four associates.•Developed continued to update SOPs for all areas of the Vendor Relations team.•Working closely with Burlington and vendors’ senior leadership to support and improve business.•Continue to identify opportunities and work with the PO Tracking team and vendor community to improve overall on time fill rate.•Partnered with the DC operations team on prioritizing specific appointments to ensure that the appointment will be processed in a timely manner avoiding unnecessary payment issues.•Revamped and reintroduced an updated vendor scorecard providing details on shipping, Fill Rate while introducing the shipping error rates so vendors can see the true accuracy of how they shipped their product. The scorecard is rolling out to the top 200 vendors as well as other vendors during performance conversations•As part of the Merch 2.0 project, developed the Vendor Onboarding process which was to improve timing of the setup process while removing the merchant from the process and having a direct line to the vendor•Partnered with merchants, vendors and other areas supporting operations streamlining the process of receiving opportunistic buys•Partnered with DC leadership and Accounts Payable to review the BOL shortage claim process as well as vendors with a high level of shortage deductions•Maintain comprehensive knowledge of competitive environment and identify opportunities for differentiation

•Partnered with leadership to work with the vendor community of ~5100 vendors to find opportunities to improve the relationships while working to identify process improvements. •Partnered with our vendor partners to resolve or negotiate deductions while coming up with a fair resolution for both.•Created and Implemented the TMS Support and Vendor Operations Teams in effort to continue to provide support to the vendor community.•Provided support to the vendor community through online training presentations, in person meetings as well as Vendor Summits. •Organized Vendor Summits based on Vendor category or new to the company.•Partnering with a third-party software partner, developed ‘Scaffold’ which is a web-based tool used for data entry. This is currently used by over 200 users daily where data is entered in a consistent manner and used for many corporate reports as well as information provided to vendors.•Designed and implemented the Traverse Vendor Portal so vendors could have the ability to view and dispute compliance charges as well as see their check remittances. This tool also allows the vendors to view statuses of their invoices and opt to use the anticipation tool for early payments. This model is now being used by other Traverse Systems customers.•Partnered with the merchants and vendor community to increase the overall vendor ticketing to ultimately save $4.5M in DC labor eliminating the need to ticket merchandise in the DC.•Created ticketing and packing guidelines for merchandise which is used by vendors, stores and all distribution centers.

•Updated the Vendor compliance program to improve overall compliance. This included updating the vendor manual, teams SOPs as well as upgrading the Traverse compliance program.•Managed all aspects of strategy, planning, and execution while revamping the Vendor Compliance program, including business objectives, compliance requirements, onboarding, chargebacks, KPI's / reporting, day-to-day operations, and content updates of Burlington Coat Factory’s Vendor Compliance manual and subsequent documentation / addendums.•Introduced the Vendor website where information regarding Burlington’s operations is posted.•Recruited and trained a team of Compliance Auditors on the revised compliance process.•Worked with the vendor community to implement EDI to all vendors.•Partnered with several internal partners to endure the compliance program ……•Developed and rolled out the vendor ticket program while partnering with a third-party ticket provider who produced all the companies’ tickets.•Developed training program for twenty-five Compliance Auditors while managing teams in 5 DCs on two coasts.•Maintain the Traverse System for all users and system updates.

•Implemented / upgraded the NSB Allocation and planning system.•Provided support and training across the Planning and Allocation team on NSB.•Created several vendor recaps used to evaluate vendors performance.•Produced adhoc selling and inventory reports used throughout the organization.

Divisional Planner for Ladies Sportswear, Accessories and Shoes•Developed and implemented a training program on the STS (MMS) Allocation system.•Create and maintain seasonal unit plans.•Identify individual store and corporate sales and margin opportunities.•Analyze and communicate sales, inventory productivity, and gross margin opportunities to Buyers, DMMs.•Developed a planning process for new, expanded, and remodeled stores.•Monitor and ensure an expeditious turnaround of drop shipment or warehouse allocations.•Assisted in the creation of the BCF Planning and Allocation Standard Operating Procedure manual.•Supervise productivity, training, and development of four Planners, two Assistant Planners, Two Senior Allocators and thirteen Allocators.•Recruit and hire for department.•Created an environment that is conducive to keeping the staff highly motivated.•Responsible for $630 million in sales for 300+ stores.•Perform yearly performance evaluations on staff.

Manage two divisions of four Allocators, which include training personnel on the MMS Allocation system, Lotus, Excel and the Order Entry system.•Correct problems within the system, department, warehouse, distributions.•Review and update plans.•Monitor store performances having daily communications with Vice President, Planners, Buyers, Stores and Distribution Center.•Monitor and give guidance on allocations. Also look at store presentation for performance.•Assist Buyers in the market.•Facilitate flow of goods from Distribution Center to stores.

•Responsible for allocating and transferring merchandise to 200+ stores with inventory control at a store level.•Work closely with Buyers, Vendors, Stores and Distribution Center. Advise Buyers of merchandise problems as well as reviewing merchandise sales/inventory status on a continuous basis.•Created and implemented a distribution sheet to help with the communication between Allocator and Buyer.•Extensive work on the STS (MMS) Allocation system.