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Responsible for the overall financial direction of eCommerce & Expanded Assortment with the goal of meeting / exceeding sales, margin, and EBITDA targets.Evaluate promotional activity and profitability of sales promotions and coupons and provide recommendations to future events to maximize gross margins and EBITDA.Work cross-functionally with Drop Ship and Digital Merchant teams to monitor vendor performance and make recommendations to maximize profitability.Evaluate and identify market share opportunities in the competitive landscape and present business strategies to all levels of senior management.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Manage workflow streams for our on-site product content process utilizing Salsify and Tableau to gain visibility to all steps in the production process. Identifying product that is On-site vs. Not on-site, complete or incomplete in the production process, what steps that are need to complete product content production and any IT errors that are preventing product to be visible on Belk.com for our customers.Manage the Belk.com product exposure process for store fulfillment and buy on-line pick up in store (BOPIS). This is inclusive of establishing buying guidelines for all the merchant teams, managing product that will purchased for the fulfillment center, brick and mortar stores, and maximizing OMNI inventory efficiency. Maximize placement of products that has high purchase/ship together rates that will in turn minimize shipments, maximize employee efficiencies in stores and fulfillment center, lower shipping cost, and reduce company expense while driving top line sales and margins.

Managed the entire Women's Apparel business eCommerce business sales, margin, purchase plans, and 3 year strategies. Partnered with 13 buying and planning teams to execute buys, manage Open to Buy and create seasonal plans by channel for eCommerce and brick and mortar locations.Worked with SVP's, GMM's, VPs, and DMM's to Vice Presidents, SC VPs and GMMs on all merchandise planning activities, including annual plans, in season Open-to-Buy, purchase plans, allocation and productivity of inventory investments while supporting sales, margin and turn objectives for my assigned Merchandise Division(s).Developed and lead eCommerce inventory allocation and flow strategies that support the overall Merchandise Division(s) inventory productivity, turnover goals and eCommerce fulfillment center capacity goals.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Directly responsible for managing Open to Buy, annual plans, purchase plans, and productivity of inventory investments to support sales, margin and turnover objectives for a $225 million dollar business.Lead a team of 8 planners and assistant planners to develop sales, margin and inventory strategies to effectively support corporate strategies. Analyzed historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities for all classifications of business.Management responsibilities included the 3 largest and most profitable private brands for Belk Department stores. Kim Rogers, New Directions and The Limited.

Charlotte, Nc

Collaborated with merchant team, build seasonal financial plans to effectively achieve company sales and profit goals, and optimize return on inventory investment. Communicated financial goals and performance with vendor partners & internal teams. Managed vendor partner financial goals and communicated objectives on a quarterly basis.Develop strategic unit/item plans to include projection analysis for key product categories and classifications. Implemented strategies that ensured in-stock position, consistent flow of product, turnover objectives, and profitable business strategies. Managed monthly, quarterly and seasonal Open-to-Buy

Managed, Planned and executed business strategies for the following business categories: Trim a Tree, Outdoor Furniture & Decor, Indoor Furniture, Accent Furniture and Back to School Shops. These categories had a annual volume of $200 million.