Ashley Sloan Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Develop reports and other measurement tools for distribution to Field Sales to enhance decision making and improve pro-active visibility to volume and revenue performance vs. plan/budget.Leverage tools and information to identify selling opportunities based on customer and/or consumer trends & information. Serve as the business expert for syndicated data analysis, reporting and presentation development.Translate Marketing/Brand strategies and objectives to compelling data specific selling stories for use in the field.Proactively identify key market trends and/or shopper insights and make recommendations to Sales and/or Marketing to drive improved business results.Develop, monitor, analyze and publish reports and scorecards to support National Accounts, to include but not limited to:- Monthly Nielsen updates reflecting insights and selling tool graphics- Customer Nielsen aggregate reports- Ad hoc reports as requested by NA (Nielsen & Diver)- Pricing Reports- Shipment Reports - Monthly Executive National Account update summary report- Nielsen Scorecard updates- Promotion analysis- S&OP inputs

- Planning and Scheduling Projects- Creating efficiencies within the reporting and scheduling process- Requires high level of organizational, problem solving, and excel skills

• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Category Manager – Category analysis using Neilsen and other syndicated data. Communicate and negotiate with sales personal to push and increase sales. Build promotional calendar for 25 plus categories. •Prepare presentations (category reviews, weekly/monthly reporting) •Got all Buyers at Corp. using power point for their reviews•Brought a new innovative approach to the buying team •Experienced Office Manager •Experienced Front End Manager•Knowledgeable with ordering product from a corp. perspective and from a store perspective•My knowledge in the field made me a greater asset at the corporate level. I was able to bring a more knowledgeable perspective and approach to the buying team, having served time in different types of stores in different types of locations. I learned a lot about the consumer from personal experience that could not be taught in a classroom, I was able to share that knowledge and benefit other buyers, which made us a more dynamic team.

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