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- Work with the core merchandising Merchants/DMM’s/MVP’s to achieve their financial goals and drive market share via hypothesizing, implementing, and measuring the impact of strategic pricing actions utilizing various statistical measurement techniques and tools- Continuously collaborate with internal business partners to improve processes to increase capabilities and capacity of the team- Partner with cross functional team members to evaluate and implement innovative and solution-oriented pricing solutions in the industry- Develop and deliver influential presentations that summarize complex analysis and drive effective business decisions

• Provide ongoing Merchant support via price test design, implementation and performance analysis that serve to either optimize pricing based on local market conditions or influence customer buying behavior within a line structure.• Perform ad-hoc analysis on product attachment, line structure, competitive landscape and price localization opportunities in support of Business and Product line reviews• Responsible for tracking financial impact and status of all Departmental pricing tests and weekly distribution of Reporting package to Senior Leadership• Project owner of the Volume Pricing Program (VPP), leading the development and enhancement of reporting and KPI metrics to best quantify success of the program

• Assimilate disparate data from various sources to provide consistent, relevant, accurate, and timely information• Develop sustainable reporting and analytics that track progress against key initiatives• Recommend, develop, and implement best practices to ensure that all levels of reporting accurately reflect business performance, and provides actionable and reliable data to various control operations• Perform modeling and simulations to understand financial impact of certain business decisions• Produce weekly, monthly, and ad hoc financial and managerial reporting, and provide knowledge/guidance of the information and definitions that are available for evaluation

• Supports development of guidance on CCF deployment across customer/account base for each category based on interpretation of customer segmentation framework & marketplace conditions• Develops expertise around trade management practices and analytics - serves as Customer Team SME for application of all tools• Responsible for conducting event optimization analytics within account base (PPMs, account managers, Sales Leadership)• Conducts analytical evaluation of event ROI within customer base - provides Sales Leadership with objective guidance on maximizing trade spend returns• Partners with finance to provide Sales Leadership current and objective assessments of CCF Checkbook balances for each category within account base• Provide guidance on opportunities for redeployment to maximize returns against each Category• Ensures that the proper collection of relevant data & marketplace conditions are being captured within COE Event library; develops necessary routines, tools or analytics to facilitate capture

• Responsible for timely and accurate distribution of month end financial reports• Conduct sales and financial analysis using data mining tools for actual vs. forecast, budget, and prior yr metrics• Routine collaboration with business partners to develop and maintain meaningful mtd/ytd scorecards and trend reports• Coordinate with departments to assure satisfactory data content, quality, and receipt of desired information• Assist with data compilation and analysis of budget and business planning for an assigned area• Coordinate with multiple data sources to consolidate information • Reconcile data through analyzing and reviewing variances to plan and forecasts• Analyze accrual balances to ensure appropriate allocation• Prepare simplified presentations that capture financial results• Develop and maintain complex reports that summarize current and projected company financials/KPI’s• Actively seek to continually improve and streamline reporting routines

• Responsible for the forecasting and scheduling of a 1200+ seat contact center• Handle all back office responsibilities within Workforce Management• Assist in the intraday management of 6 domestic/international sites• Work with internal/external business partners to remediate gaps to satisfy Internal audit and regulatory requirements• Interface with IT, Telecom, and Sr. Management to analyze, plan, and troubleshoot all aspects of call routing and staffing• Review operational procedural manuals to ensure that all information is up to date• Trend data for critical analysis and efficiency modeling to allow for sound recommendations

I suceeded at the retention of high net worth clients and brought in an additional $20 million in new assets to the firm; placed stock, bond, mutual fund, and option orders; educated clients on brokerage/bank products, SEC regulations, fed/margin calls, etc...; routinely provided supervisory support for classes of 20+ new hire associates