Steven Rath Email and Phone Number

Floor Plan Specialist for Meijer’s Sporting Goods, Plumbing/Electrical, Hardware, Paint, Automotive and School/Home Office departments. Duties included:• Leading annual and semi-annual strategy meetings with Business Partners to set merchandising direction, including analysis/recommendations based on space-to-sales data.• Partnering with Merchant Managers, Planners and Buyers to ensure that each store’s layout translated business strategy and sales analysis into consistent, executable and profitable results.• Utilizing the JDA Space Planning Suite (Floor Planning, Space Planning, and Data Manager) to create and distribute department layouts for Meijer’s 222 stores. • Coordinating the work of multiple Space Planners to support department transitions/projects.• Acting as lead for Special Projects, such as multi-department initiatives and pilots.• Acting as an Expert Resource for layout conversion from CAD to JDA, as well as for company and retail merchandising guidelines.Certified Professional, JDA Floor and Space Planning 7.6

Oversaw production of newsletters, brochures and corporate Intranet home page; directed layout and design in collaboration with team members. Consulted with internal clients to establish new Intranet home pages for their departments/Operating Companies, and monitored to ensure that sites reflected a consistent style and appearance. Edited, styled, proofread and wrote intranet and print communications for a variety of audiences, including management, employees and retirees. Developed ideas for illustrations and graphics, and evaluated and selected artwork for publication in print and on the Web. Coordinated multi-location teleconferences for an audience of 750 Human Resources employees.