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* Improved Inventory shortage results: 1.3% 2007, 1.12% 2008 (national best in corporation).* Trained merchants on reconciling weekly purchase journal for identifying and resolving vendor Accounts Payable issues.* Designed and documented Inventory Reconciliation manuals and trained merchants.* Conceptually designed and implemented enhancement to merchant Return to Vendor system that reduced user application workload 70% saving 4000 hours monthly.* Increased store compliance on return to vendor system by 20% resulting in reduced inventory and increased margin.* Reduced vendor debit balance by 40% recovering monies due Macys from vendors.* Heightened merchant awareness of Federal Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines pertaining to Markdown Allowances by editing and communicating policy to the merchants and auditing their compliance.* Facilitated delivery of special rush shipments by writing policy and upgrading and expanding the vendor direct to store process for receiving select priority shipments.* Coordinated and executed interim store inventories for storm damages and other special circumstances relieving company of dead inventory.* Managed, communicated and analyzed $10-million jobouts driving compliance of 230 stores and processing financial adjustments relieving company of aged inventory.* Tracked and summarized for senior management movement of merchandise into GOB (Going out of Business) locations ensuring store execution and proper accounting.

* Identified and resolved merchant vendor issues.* Trained buyers in reconciling Merchandise Purchase Journals* Coordinated Return to Vendor processes with Distribution Centers* Approved merchant markdown allowance chargebacks to vendor

HVAC wholesaler with 350 branches and 7 distribution centers located in 49 states and in Guam. Selected in team to facilitate reconfiguration and integration of all systems, processes, policies, procedures and practices for this $650mil publicly held company during its reorganization, refinancing and transition to new ownership. MANAGER OF INVENTORY CONTROL Coordinated and executed annual Physical Inventory and periodic Cycle Counts.* Identified and resolved system issues that had previously yielded inaccurate inventory results.* Revamped annual Physical Inventory procedures and methodology.* Implemented cyclical inventory system with ultimate goal to replace annual Physical Inventory.* Recovered $1mil by ensuring special cost concession claims against vendors were current. * Identified and recovered $1.5-million overpayment to consignment supply vendor.

Full accountability for financial data integrity, merchandising inventory integrity, gross margin calculation and operational implementation. Served as organizational focal point for operational policy development and compliance and operational problem solving.

* Opened stores in Greenwood, SC, Nashville, TN and Atlanta GA, 1986 - 1989. * Trained associates in sales and merchandising techniques. * Interviewed and hired associates for the stores.* Largest volume area in company