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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Mobilized a team of 5 MBA level analysts to transform the financial planning and forecasting process within the organization which, for the first time, established goals that combined brick & mortar and e-commerce businesses.• Oversaw an SAP implementation that transformed the organization's planning and forecasting process for 3000 end users. Designed and approved all requirements for over 50 new input templates and reports.• Refocused merchandising leadership on key performance metrics to streamline the forecasting process, eliminate false precision and save workload, shrinking the overall process from 2 weeks to 4 days.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Maximized total company earnings by partnering with business unit leaders to develop sales and margin stretch goals, contributing to a successful 2014 holiday season and a 14.9% EPS improvement over the prior year.• Influenced merchandise procurement leadership to actively address inflated inventory levels by developing a long range plan to improve total company leverage by 300bps and remove 6 days of inventory supply.• Established new activity-based cost accounting measures, holding merchants accountable to a more accurate representation of supply chain, marketing, and store payroll expenses associated with selling any item.• Championed the development of newer managers and analysts by actively mentoring, coaching, and facilitating development conversations, accelerating their preparation for taking a leadership role within finance.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Motivated a team of 6 direct reports to maximize productivity, delivering timely, accurate and insightful financial performance information on over 120 key reports to leaders of all levels throughout the organization.• Leveraged domestic and international resources to balance workload, optimize process, and automate report production, consistently meeting 8am Monday service levels.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Extracted $36M in value by performed a valuation of all 1740 existing stores within the chain, highlighting recession impacted communities, leading to the assessment and eventual closure of two underperforming stores.• Guided new business development initiatives, like the CityTarget store prototype, by actively participating in cross functional strategic dialogue and selecting a merchandise assortment that met guest needs and maximized profitability.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Supported $7 Billion Snacks, Beverages, Pets & Candy division as a key finance partner in assessment and recommendations on all key strategic decisions.• Analyzed and modeled trends within all departments to inform pricing, promotion and inventory purchasing decisions.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Initiated a study to determine optimal casepack quantities for 75,000 SKUs within the supply chain, quantifying previously unknown financial impacts at vendor, import, transportation, distribution center and store levels.• Analyzed existing methods of forecasting capital expense, start-up expense, and depreciation expense and provided a detailed roadmap for improvement and integration of these processes.• Examined trends in sales and gross margin within 300 Target owned Starbucks franchises, identifying and explaining patterns in margin related to changing product mix and invoicing inconsistencies.

St Paul, Minnesota, Us

• Supervised on-site workforce of up to 75 employees from 3 union affiliated contracting trades in the construction of a 28 story condominium complex, concurrent with the completion of a 207,000 ft2, hospital addition.• Developed and implemented equipment ordering and tracking tools for use with 175 custom upgrade options.• Facilitated discussions between tradesmen and project managers of multiple companies to maintain project schedule milestones and budget constraints within a compact 22 month construction schedule.• Budgeted proposed scope of work changes and negotiated agreeable pricing with owners, owners’ representatives, and general contractors while maintaining 20% profitability on all changes.• Designed and drafted custom HVAC, piping, and plumbing systems for commercial, residential, and industrial installation following local and national design requirements.• Coordinated design requirements with architects and other engineering firms involved in building design.• Selected equipment and materials with consideration given to financial impact, electrical efficiency, space constraints, local building codes, and esthetic appeal.

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

• Supported 13 regional salesmen with engineering knowledge of compressed air system selection, design, and implementation conveying ideas in a language that customers could understand.• Provided customers with system upgrade analysis and recommendations resulting in 1 or 2 year purchase payback.• Worked closely with local energy providers to facilitate system upgrade rebates, diminishing capital costs of customers’ system improvements up to $10,000.

Dublin 2, Ie

• Maintained and distributed firm developed document repository software for use on all market unit projects.• Built and maintained backend server framework for 3 separate releases of the software.• Developed training documentation for software use and maintenance resulting in a 50% decrease in training time.

Mba, Finance

Bme, Mechanical Engineering