I am responsible for directing inventory management activities and omnichannel order fulfillment between Hallmark’s online presence and Gold Crown store network. This includes all categories of digital fulfillment such as product launches, promotional events, seasonal pacing, everyday replenishment, and liquidation.I oversee team performance goals, strategies and guidelines for inventory planning, sales trend analysis, and develop tools to maximize profitability. My team enforces store compliance to Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) while providing training and guidance to set up retailers for successful execution.I am accountable for developing financial and strategic objectives, aggregate and SKU level demand forecasts, and managing ongoing staffing and development of team members. I ensure that my team is engaged in collaborative learning, common use of best practices and seeks to continuously improve themselves and their contributions to achieve performance objectives.

• Conducted in-depth analysis on regional and consumer trends to maximize sales opportunities across 350 stores nationwide• Partnered with merchant team to refresh jewelry/accessory assortment in 2016, resulting in 55% sales increase year-over-year• Collaborated with marketing and digital team to secure proper inventory support for promotional features• Accurately allocated merchandise by establishing volume groups and monitoring inventory levels• Identified and shared key learnings of assortment, sales and opportunities with merchant team and management• Strategically managed seasonal assortments, optimizing sku counts and creating pace curves to drive sales and minimize post-season markdowns• Forecasted, developed and executed sales plans by utilizing regional differences and carefully evaluating individual stores’ sales histories

• Purchased over $15 million in packaging and raw materials in 2014 using Microsoft Dynamics GP, expediting shipments when necessary• Negotiated rates with vendors to decrease overall material costs by 8.7% year-over-year• Planned weekly production schedules by identifying material and fill line requirements, maximizing manufacturing efficiencies while meeting customer deadlines• Managed strategic sourcing efforts for various commodities and raw materials, using blanket shipping terms to reduce lead times and optimize shelf space• Calculated the budgetary effects of new capital investments and presented to upper management, resulting in over $280,000 of annual cost savings• Supplemented existing ERP system with Microsoft Batch Master Module, creating new efficiencies and increasing productive workflow across departments• Maintained accurate inventory levels while monitoring production and performing regular cycle counts

• Purchased over $24 million/2 million units of inventory annually across three different companies using SAP Business One software.• Maintained appropriate stock levels while developing valuable relationships with suppliers.• Exhibited apparel to customers at tradeshows to demonstrate value and triple sales revenue in 3 years.• Helped implement the foundation for two start-up companies in a six-month time span, making key purchasing decisions, managing SKU’s, and working with overseas factories to ensure timely delivery for customer satisfaction.• Assembled weekly exception reports to communicate broken styles to sales reps.• Forecasted style sales based on current trends and planned revenue growth.

· Conducted in-depth analysis to maximize sales opportunities across 100 stores throughout the Midwest, resulting in sales of over $20 million in fiscal year 2007.· Forecasted, developed, and executed store-level sales plans by utilizing regional differences and carefully evaluating by-door sales history.· Reduced number of styles in assortment by over 25% while still maintaining overall stock levels, thereby increasing gross margin by over 2.75% and earning an additional profit of $1.34 million.· Accurately allocated merchandise by establishing distribution clusters and monitoring inventory levels.· Won quarterly award for having the best sales performance in Men’s/Kid’s division, exceeding the company average by over 9%.

· Protected Central Bank’s exposure by evaluating risk factors on all notes.· Gathered and analyzed credit information on potential borrowers to determine the advisability of issuing credit for diversified types of loans.· Performed annual reviews on several companies to detect strengths or weaknesses relevant to their loans.