- Worked with business to establish product vision, performed UX research, and collaborated with design and engineering teams to create a more efficient app experience for internal Associates - Performing market and internal capability research to expand application potential

My focus as Product Director is to ensure our Product Team adds value to our clients through consistent, empathetic delivery. Clients should have confidence in our ability to perform, and our partnership should be a great experience. I also want my team to feel supported, heard, and encouraged as we work together. Following are tangible ways in which I have contributed to this effort: - Led a team of up to 8 Product Managers through in person mentorship and establishing Vision… Show more My focus as Product Director is to ensure our Product Team adds value to our clients through consistent, empathetic delivery. Clients should have confidence in our ability to perform, and our partnership should be a great experience. I also want my team to feel supported, heard, and encouraged as we work together. Following are tangible ways in which I have contributed to this effort: - Led a team of up to 8 Product Managers through in person mentorship and establishing Vision, Objective, and KPIs for the Product function- Create and share training materials for client partnership, end-user research and discovery, product strategy development, and execution best practices- Meet at least twice a month with each of my team members to give support and obtain transparent feedback on what's going well, what is not, and how we can do better- Collaborate with client experience and sales teams to create strategies that helped move the overall business forward Show less

- Partnered with clients to develop long term product strategy and efficient execution of plans- Worked with our internal Client Experience team to develop strategies to drive business growth- Mentored Product Managers on client partnership, end-user research and discovery, strategy development, and execution best practices

- Fulfilled first product role at Nacelle and assisted with developing philosophy and strategic direction for the Product Function as well as implemented agile/scrum frameworks for execution- Worked with Design and Customer Success functions to develop a customer feedback program and performed analysis on feedback to derive insights that gave direction on new feature development and prioritization- Developed interview questions and exercises to ensure candidates met company… Show more - Fulfilled first product role at Nacelle and assisted with developing philosophy and strategic direction for the Product Function as well as implemented agile/scrum frameworks for execution- Worked with Design and Customer Success functions to develop a customer feedback program and performed analysis on feedback to derive insights that gave direction on new feature development and prioritization- Developed interview questions and exercises to ensure candidates met company criteria for skills and values to facilitate PM hiring Show less

- Partner with clients to establish product vision, purpose, objectives, and KPIs that will drive positive product and business outcomes- Perform user-research, concept-testing, rapid-prototyping, and user-testing to ensure the product is designed, and functions, according to target audience needs- Use Agile/Scrum methodologies to keep research, design, engineering, and clients aligned on product purpose, requirements, and progress

- Conducted research and analysis to prepare strategic presentations that showed buyers industry trends, category performance, high and low performing items, emerging new items, and purchasing recommendations- Performed data analysis at the SKU level on all categories within Sam’s Club dry grocery to determine sales performance and make recommendations for category adds and deletes- Built POGs that represent optimal customer flow, assortment, and product placement

- Supported, motivated, and developed 13 sales representatives collectively calling on 331 stores in AR, OK, and MO- Supported team in attaining 100% new product placement, 100% established distribution placement, in-store display and marketing compliance, and driving incremental in-store sales- Leveraged relationships with Walmart Store Managers, Market Managers, and Regional Market Managers to drive incremental sales of key season items

- Cultivated relationships with category managers to sell new items and manage product mix for maximum distribution and category profitability- Managed a multi-million dollar trade fund budget for General Mills perishable businesses at Associated Foods to create sales lift through promotional activity- Drove direct dry and perishable sales for Harmons Grocery through ad programs- Leveraged shopper marketing tools to execute in-store strategy that had been jointly planned… Show more - Cultivated relationships with category managers to sell new items and manage product mix for maximum distribution and category profitability- Managed a multi-million dollar trade fund budget for General Mills perishable businesses at Associated Foods to create sales lift through promotional activity- Drove direct dry and perishable sales for Harmons Grocery through ad programs- Leveraged shopper marketing tools to execute in-store strategy that had been jointly planned with customer. Show less

- Used Retail Link to perform data analysis and monitor sales performance of refrigerated Pillsbury and Yoplait businesses - Leveraged analytics to make insights and recommendations for buyer sales presentations- Performed ad hoc analysis to determine health of business and recommend profitable opportunities

- Executed the roll-out of a centralized buying program for accessory products- Analyzed historic sales of products to determine inventory replenishment needs for 5 plants- Performed analysis on shipping route efficiencies in order to lower transport costs

- Pulled and analyzed data to update quarterly sales volume totals and developed category captaincy scorecards- Held project based responsibilities focused on category and brand sales growth