Mike Malone Email & Phone Number

Dedicated, detail orientated professional with extensive experience with three leading national retail companies. Broad based management experience in store facilities, store construction, space planning, buying, merchandising, planning, and operations. Team player with the ability to work cross-functionally. Quick learner who can adapt to rapidly changing business situations and to solve problems quickly and effectively.Accomplishments• Acted as a company liaison with Andersen Consulting to determine implementation strategy and best practice usage for Arthur Planning System as a primary tool.• In partnership with AtWorks Solutions, developed and administered comprehensive, written training programs for entire Planning group to ensure consistent training in best practice usage of the Arthur Planning system, including all manuals and training materials.• Successfully managed the Merchandise Hierarchy Change Project. The projected created a department structure that resulted in more accurate and actionable reporting while laying the foundation for a successful Merchandise Financial Planning system and Retek Upgrade implementation.• Responsible for the planning, budgeting and forecasting, and markdown analysis for a major department that increased sales $58 million, equaling a 76% increase over a two year period.• Directed the conversion of 34 under performing stores to an outlet format that incorporated the movement of product both in and out of each store, as well working cross-functionally with Store Operations, the Merchant Organization, Real Estate, and Finance departments.• Key member of the Framing Solution team that orchestrated a complete department reset that resulted in 10.7% comp sales increase and 12% growth in Gross Margin. • Created and maintained Excel based Department Monthly Planning/Forecasting system used by merchant teams and senior executives to plan and manage $3 billion business.

Listed skills include Merchandising, Retail, Visual Merchandising, Store Management, and 16 others.

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  The University Of New Mexico