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Work directly with the buyers with new product additions, pricing, promotions, set ups, and issues.Manage all aspects of business with Walmart. Surface Protection and Plumbing.Collaborate with the Replenishment Manager on manual orders. Stores at 98% in stock.Gained Category Captainship for the surface protection MOD in the first 6 Months.Built an online-only promotion using old inventory products.Conducted Line reviews, gained additional product placement in all stores.

Leveraged findings from planogram updates, improving product placement and gaining line extensions.Conducting sales and space to performance analysis, leveraging findings to make recommendations for planogram updates, line reviews, business reviews, and new customer implementations.Analyzed POS data, managed customer planograms. Utilize various source data such as NPD aftermarket, retailer data, Business Objects, and integrate with JDA Space planning for planogram specific sales analysis.Met with and presented findings and recommendations at customer meetings. Worked directly with all Regional Managers, marketing groups and brand teams, Sales Reps, outside Sales Reps, Buyers, Customer Category Managers. Built relationships and trust to deliver significant business outcomes.Averaged 400+ individualized Planograms Per year.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Supported account team providing multiple brands analytics. Managed WERCS, product set up with Regulatory for all customers. Worked closely with internal/external departments.Created and distributed monthly reports to Division President, Vice Presidents, Sales Directors and Replenishment: Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Sale trends.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Analyzed POS data, managed planograms,Assisted Sales team and Retailers implementing planograms at store: Analyzed, presented and volunteered for resets.Attended Co-op shows. Showcase Category abilities and the add on values for the business.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Collaborated with Customer internal departments, including Supply Chain, Replenishment, Marketing, buyers, and store associates. Created monthly POS report for 80+ sales reps, district managers and account mgmt.Assisted Category Manager with drawing, proofing, and assigning modular.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Managed purchasing of all co-managed product lines in Customer Distribution Centers at 99.2% in stock. Updated Customers forecasting system by item, by region, at Customer Headquarters yearly. Performed report generation and inventory analysis at store level.Increased store service levels to 99.67% in stock.Worked directly with Customer Replenishment team.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Controlled product life cycle from commercialization to discontinue.Forecast adjustments. Inventory management.Managed plant and warehouse operations for a company acquisition.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area