Stephanie Schmitz Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

Supporting Fulfillment, Delivery, Patient Care, and Inventory

New York, Ny, Us

Brooklyn, New York, Us

• Spearheaded opening of two 3PL Inbound Consolidation Centers to avoid high parcel air rates, saving $5M in first year and enabling further hub and spoke transportation operations• Negotiated multiple carrier contracts with cross-functional partners, including two transitions between FedEx and UPS within 2 years, as well as 11+ smaller regional and local couriers to achieve $1.75 per package savings on return shipping rates and create a network that generates cost reductions as volume grows• Designed future team structure and successfully acquired funding for three additional headcount to expand the Operations Finance team and better support the business partnerships• Partnered to create an innovative home-pickup service to provide the most seamless, convenient, and highest-scoring customer return service; project estimated to generate over $9M in savings at its full entitlement• Designed Finance/Ops process to forecast, monitor, and report Inbound Inventory Freight, an area previously never monitored; reducing CPU from $3.94 to $3.54 through better negotiations with carriers, longer term commitments, and transition Incoterms to mitigate customs/duty risk• Managed ~$120M of total-network fulfillment cost, including inbound and customer transportation, fulfillment center labor, and supplies; drove efficiencies in annual budget and ongoing results analysis by right-sizing the level of required detail and partnering with a freight audit company to obtain actionable, real time data to inform business decisions

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Ongoing partnership with Supply Chain leaders to develop 5 year Transportation Strategy plan, including improvements toinventory, performance metrics, speed, and ultimately cost• Collaborated with cross functional team to launch pilot with crowd-sourced delivery company Deliv over 140 days,demonstrating financial and operational business value to Target, developing strategic reporting, and working crossfunctionally to ensure alignment across Stores, Supply Chain, and Technology• Developed streamlined process and template for evaluating financial benefit of innovative tests within transportation• Mentored incoming Sr. Financial Analyst to become a trusted leader and subject matter expert across finance and partnerteams; through one-on-one coaching and comprehensive knowledge transitioning, instilled within her the confidence in herown business expertise and her ability to influence clients• Oversaw the training and development of two last mile interns

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Managed Target.com shipping expenses, which grew 140%+ over the three year period. Owned forecast, annual goal, andactuals processes, as well as special projects, improving shipping rate by 14%• Vetted and valued long term benefits for acquisition of technology platform Grand Junction and crowd-sourced shoppingand delivery company, Shipt• Launched Target’s “Delivery from Store” service, developing current and long-term business case, pricing and assortmentstrategy, and store operations model• Facilitated bottoms-up headquarters budgeting process across all Supply Chain senior leaders, reducing non-payrollexpenses by 10% year over year• Owned consolidated Global Supply Chain and Logistics finance reporting, forecast administration, and project start-upexpenses

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Supported Merchandising and FP&A organizations through omnichannel inventory consolidation and cost to retailaccounting conversion, assessing and adapting reporting and processes to ensure seamless transition• Partnered across Merchandise Finance and with HR and Compensation to design and develop the first omnichannelmerchant incentive plan• Collaborated with partners cross-functionally in Pricing, Finance, and Data Analytics to create comprehensive Holiday andBlack Friday reviews of sales/promotions, margin, and store performance for weekly distribution across Target andpresentation roadshows, as well as the Board of Directors meeting• Designed Finance 201 and 301 Excel training sessions, guides, and practice workbooks and hosted training sessions forFinance Team Members

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Kenosha, Wi, Us