Mindy Dowling, Mba Email & Phone Number

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Oversee program management of UniqueSource’s Pennsylvania Photo ID (PID) Program under contract with the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaRelationship management Partnerships with third parties and maintains positive working relationships with PENNDOT, member agencies, state agencies, vendors, consultants, customers, and other key stakeholders.o Managing.

Hanover, Pennsylvania

• Direct and facilitate Retail Planning process for the East Coast Regions Snacks Portfolio supporting more than $1.2B in sales. Direct Store Delivery (DSD business – Snacks Portfolios).
• Partner and advise Regional Retail Vice Presidents and their field teams of over 300+ associates) on how to impact revenue attainment by providing actionable insights for HQ, Category Teams, Retail Execution teams to.
• Host monthly calls with cross functional partners including National and Regional Retailer Customer Accounts to build plans and deliver brand and customer strategies for the field sales teams to effectively execute at.
• Increase retail execution effectiveness by constructing and communicating geographic sales plans, emphasizing key supporting sales drivers, and analyzing/monitoring ongoing performance, recommending necessary.
• Review KPIs, IRI syndicated data, and Forecast / Budgets to identify opportunities for improvement. Build plans to achieve forecast and increase market share & advise sales teams how to implement to maximize success.
• Organizational Strategy Project – working on organizational department design, measurement and evaluation of processes, consulting on implementation capabilities using data to support decisions for sustainable.

Hanover, PA

• Lead regional sales analytics team in development of scorecards, providing insights and consolidated reporting for 600 front line sales team members within 3 geographic regions.
• Reduced output reports from 17 to 5 after reviewing and streamlining into purposeful, value added, action driven, and exception-based data.
• Performed root cause analysis and implementation of various process efficiencies for DSD Sales Teams and how to improve ways of working cross functionally following large company merger of Iconic Brands.
• Lead cross functional sales projects with Information Technology, Finance and Sales.
• Support the questions for the sales team related to data, business issues and assistance with leveraging the suite of tools including a mobile dashboard and a data collection tool.
• Focused on metrics for DSMPs (Distribution, Service, Merchandising and Pricing) to drive action to meet organizational goals. Identify gaps in ACV Display and align on ways to adjust go to market strategy to improve.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

• Oversee operational shrink programs across 175 store locations; provide leadership to 40 direct reports to ensure consistent achievement of financial goals through successful execution
• Work with Legal and HR teams to provide executive leadership with strategic advice on all policy / program adjustments before implementation.
• Create and implement range of business strategies; own all aspects of shrink control & Inventory strategies for the brand.
• Presented financial status and critical business updates to Operating Committee monthly
• Maintained Capitol Expense & Shrink Budgeting totaling more than $300M
• Manage physical security programs and equipment, including CCTV, alarm monitoring, safes, key control, and armored car services.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

• Ensure all corporate marketing, merchandise and operations programs are executed to drive sales, unit growth and profits, and reduce loss / shrink in all stores within area of responsibility.
• Lead total store inventory initiatives and attended physical inventories across 30+ stores to ensure correct implementation, resolve any issues and coach store teams.
• Monitor inventory levels and order adjustments to ensure stores maintain appropriate in-stock positions while protecting high-theft items and minimizing loss / stale on slower-moving items.
• Optimized specific investigations’ results by leveraging industry-standard interrogation skills to conduct interviews and collect evidence.
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of personnel at various locations and within the headquarters locations.
• Manage the team to perform in-store audits, complete KPI review, and handle internal investigations.Key Accomplishments:

Carlisle, PA

• Primary central leadership role for DSD, Non-Perishable, Fresh and Operational shrink. Work closely with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Division Asset Protection teams, Pricing, IT and other support areas to increase.
• Led team of 10 Category Analysts on merchandising category analysis: including development of CPG account portfolios to anticipate and prevent shrink/margin loss exposures.
• Managed team of data mining analysts for Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction monitoring to identify trends or data anomalies that could identify missed sales, fraud, or system issues on the stores’ front ends.
• Analyze, benchmark, interpret data across multiple sources to identify opportunities to promote/sell additional products and make assortment changes to increase sales.
• Conducted frequent store visits and provided training to District teams & Center Store Managers on effective operational practices.
• Determined reporting and analysis needs and directed the team to develop reporting, analysis, and insights that supported execution.

Carlisle, PA

- Conduct regular store visits across AUSA locations (700+) with Specialists, District Directors, and Divisional and AUSA Support Teams to share knowledge and receive feedback to assist in improving processes both Operationally and Upstream. - Teach, Coach, and Mentoring of Store Management teams to improve Operational Practices.- Performed analysis to.

Ahold Financial Services

- Supervise a staff of 15 – 20 associates processing invoices for Direct Store Deliveries as well as product delivered to the various Whse facilities- Communicate Store compliance issues with Store Operations and Merchandising in an effort to reduce shrink. Provide feedback for process improvements / compliance at store level.- Develop training material.

Ahold Financial Services Carlisle, PA

- Supervised Accounts Payable staff responsible for processing transactions and vendor payments on Non Resale Services for our Organization. This included oversight of Expense Report processing / validation, Contract rates and terms for all established vendors, and validating incoming purchase orders.- Account Reconcilliation

Camphill, PA

- Worked with specific vendor representatives to reconcile invoice variances and exchange information that was used to work toward making process improvements to add value- Created and implemented correspondence tracking system to document all correspondence arriving from vendors.- Reporting on various items such as productivity, store inventory results.

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science Business Management With Retail Certification, Business Administration, Management Marketing And Operations

Associate'S Degree, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Graduate - 1995