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Saint Paul, MN, US

Minnesota, United States

Established new strategic partnerships with national accounts Target and Best Buy, leading to an increase in projects and broader project scopes, directly contributing to a 35% increase in sales over projected targets.Directed cross-functional design and production teams, to create custom retail displays, directly shaping client decision-making and driving.

Partnered with Buyers and Marketing teams to expand exclusive brand SKU count in Cables by 24 during the holiday season, increasing Brand visibility and resulting in an 18% increase in margin, contributing to profitable growth.Conducted thorough financial and market analyses, incorporating product teardowns and leveraging NPD/IRI data for deeper insights.

Focused on assortment decisions and marketing plans to maintain above-average category margin rates, driving profitable growth and facilitating strategic partnership initiatives. Conducted annual vendor negotiations with 26 vendors, ensuring terms were favorable for both parties and fostering mutually beneficial relationships, while successfully increasing.

Led data management efforts for the Mobile Phones category, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement new screens and attributes in Best Buy's database. action plans to solve current issues

Managed proper ordering, allocation, configuration and shipment of ordersRecovered funds from delinquent accounts to ensure customers’ credit lines remained openCreated and maintained the support team's SharePoint site Created a database to track order progression for Account Managers to ensure acceptable order cycle time