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Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Georgia

- Successfully led/collaborated on the communication and implementation of several key company initiatives within our store (Pickup Here, Walmart Pay, Availability, Schedule Right, and Walmart Credit)- Successfully co-managed $95 Million dollar Store Operation by budgeting, merchandising, and developing associates- Improved inventory levels, reduced out-of-stock, and increased overall sales performance in multiple departments byanalyzing cross-functional data, planning, and executing

Minnesota

- Took ownership of a $65 Million dollars annual sales business and successfully led a team of 35+ professionals across 13 Sam’s Club Facilities through sales floor layout changes, merchandising guideline execution, and improved service delivery.- Improved the mobility business from bottom 10% in the company to the top 5% within 6 months.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

- Worked with and steered the TEO merchandising team to draft and communicate category specific merchandising guideline and event playbooks that club associates can successfully execute- Collaborated with the buyers to develop item feature plans and ensuring across multiple teams that the barriers for execution are being eliminated- Successfully developed and maintained merchandise feature plans to be executed in the Clubs by aligning with cross- functional teams (merchandising, replenishment, operations, and marketing) to drive sales for the overall business- Successfully planned, communicated, and executed corporate meetings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis by collaborating across multiple teams and levels of leadership through written communication, presentations, and merchandise layouts- Developed and implemented process improvements in the allocation of merchandise feature planning space and execution of corporate meetings

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

- Successfully navigated through the new budgeting process for FYE 15 and ensured that Rapid Response (RR) had Contracts, POs, and was structured in clarity from a reporting perspective to keep moving forward with delivery- Reduced and returned over $5 Million dollars to the division by auditing current work, budget, and creating a more accurate forecast - Identified and recovered over $240K dollars paid in duplicate invoices – this contributed to the implementation of a new Invoice Review process within ISD- Significantly increased the accuracy of RR reporting by analyzing historical and current data while applying relevant business metrics to improve the RR performance- Successfully transitioned Global Integrated Processes (GIP) projects and budgets from RR to the GIP organization during an organizational change- Reduced time and effort in getting budget dollars allocated/moved by identifying procedural waste

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

- Successfully facilitated Welcome to Walmart for over 400 new associates - connecting them to Walmart on a personal level leading to a stronger emotional connection with our company- Selected as part of the first Cultural Ambassador program and recognized multiple times as a Cultural Leader and great communicator at multiple levels within the Global Leadership organization.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

- Successfully managed and executed strategy to integrate $967 million dollar acquisition (Netto - 197 stores, 2 Distribution Centers and Home Office)- Successfully managed and delivered the largest business transformation project for the Brazil Merchandising team (Merchant Simplification - Tax, GPI, IF, RPL, EDI) while leading a team of 90+ associates and contractors- Provided guidance and support across 5 Brazil Integration projects with multi-year, multi-region, multi-application delivery milestones (exceeding $15 million dollars)- Successfully coordinated and led integration's portfolio sizing sessions along with budgeting effort exceeding $50 million dollars.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

- Successfully led multiple medium and small size projects within the SOX and PROFIT (SAP) Program by meeting deliverable deadlines, improving existing processes and procedures, reducing cost over previous year by efficiently allocating resources, proactively managing the scope and time expectations, prioritizing critical issues for root cause analysis, and monitoring progress versus plan- Over two years of experience consulting and auditing of organizational processes, policy, architecture, via risk assessments and integrated scoping, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing- Strategically influenced change by educating cross-functional teams or associates about implementation concepts, problem solving process, process improvement, and change management processes

Georgia, Usa

- Successfully managed Store Operations by budgeting, scheduling, merchandising, and developing associates in a Walmart Super Center ($90+ Million in Sales Annually)- Reduced inventory, reduced out-of-stock, and increased overall sales performance in multiple departments by analyzing cross-functional data, strategizing, and executing- Led company initiated credit Card drive and ranked number one in region- Developed and facilitated training seminars for experienced and new department managers

Dalton, Ga

- Effectively communicated the benefits of a partnership with Seo’s Martial Arts and gained buy-in across multiple levels including (Teachers, Counselors, Principals, Superintendent, Board of Education, and Elected Officials)- Developed, implemented, and directed a countywide after-school Tae Kwon Do program, which increased enrollment, school organization, and overall school reputation for long-term growth- Youngest person to serve on the Board of Community Leaders for Better Education

Master Of Science (M.S.), Operations Management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management Information Systems