• Senior Director II Merchandising Operations in Commercial Bread, Breakfast, Baking & Commoditieso Servant Leader for 11 direct reports across Replenishment and Business Analytics. Identified, attracted and retained diverse talent. Fostered inclusive environment. Set aggressive goals for the team; removed barriers and obstacles that impact performance; provided resources; identified performance standards; measured progress and adjusted performance accordingly; demonstrated adaptability and sponsored continuous learning. Provided mentorship to individuals across GM and Food. o Responsible for building annual department budgets across multiple KPIs (sales, profit and inventory). Managed department level annual P&L of $40B thru robust forecasting, analytics, financial modeling. Incorporated business trends, insights and corporate strategy. Recommended actions to enhance business performance to Executive Leadership. o Provided overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.o Collaborated with cross-functional leads across Merchandising, Store Operations, Logistics, Inventory Health, Site Merchandising, Private Brands and Sourcing to develop and implement business strategies, improve processes, communicate, and promote change. o Led thru multiple organizational transformations including the migration of Walmart Merchandising to an OMNI centric model. o Introduced Import best practices to Food based on GM experience. Collaborated with Sourcing, Product Development, Logistics, Replenishment, Category Analytics and Buying teams on improving overall import processes in Food.

• Senior Director Merchandising Operations in Media & Gaming, Commercial Bread, Breakfast, Baking & Commodities. Led team of 9+ Planning and Replenishment Direct reports. Responsible for creating Department level budgets that aligned with Walmart GM and Food goals. Forecasted financial metrics at daily, monthly, annual level and communicated to Executive Leadership. Provided overall direction to the team implementing strategy, business plans and objectives to achieve goals. Led teams thru OMNI transition initiatives and new ways of working. Led Walmart GM and Food annual budgeting. Established and maintained department level financial goals, created rollups, communicated gaps and collaborated to achieve annual plan objectives.

• Planning Director in Toys, Stationary, Media & Gaming. Led team of 7+ Planning direct reports. Responsible for creating Department level budgets that aligned with Walmart GM goals. Forecasted financial metrics at daily, monthly, annual level and communicated to Executive Leadership. Provided overall direction to the team implementing strategy, business plans and objectives to achieve goals. Developed new Line Review strategy for Toys allowing for streamline communication to Executive Leadership. Created new committed buy and markdown processes in Stationary to improve seasonal sell thru and profitability. Led Media & Gaming Team in new ways of working utilizing robust analysis to forecast new release performance.

• Senior Manager Planning in Seasonal and Boys Toys. Built team of 3 Planning direct reports. Communicated department strategy. Gave direction based on strategy, insights and analysis to the team. Collaborated with replenishment teams and suppliers to ensure adequate flow of merchandise. Built financial rollups of area of responsibility to communicate health of the business to leadership. Set team goals and tracked performance against the goals. Provided guidance and feedback to individuals for their career growth. Supported training and development needs.

• Senior Merchandise Planner Toys in Seasonal and Girls Fashion Toys. Created annual, monthly, weekly, daily budgets based on category targets. Built line reviews and rollups to communicate modular buy plans based on historical analysis, current trends, and strategies. Forecasted and communicated to leadership financial metrics (sales, profit, inventory) at daily, weekly, monthly, annual levels. Utilized fact-based data analysis to make recommendations to improve the health of the business. Collaborated with cross-functional team and suppliers to achieve goals and objectives. Forecasted and implemented modular and seasonal markdowns during transitions.

• Merchandise Planner in Apparel Infants Layette and Men’s Workwear & Accessories. Created annual, monthly, weekly, daily budgets based on category targets. Built and communicated unit buy plans based on historical analysis, current trends, and strategies. Forecasted financial metrics (sales, profit, inventory) at daily, weekly, monthly, annual levels. Collaborated with cross-functional team and suppliers to achieve goals and objectives. Executed end of season markdowns to maintain inventory health.

• Licensed Sales Agent for Home, Auto and Life Insurance. Marketed bank and insurance products to current and potential customers. Monitored weekly progress towards agency goals. Wrote new insurance policy for customers based on individual needs. Completed bank loan transactions for auto, home, and personal lines of credit. Developed one-on-one relationships with clients while serving a variety of insurance products. Maintained competency in changing insurance standards and policies.

Executive Director• Led Non-Profit Child Care for 432 low-income families and children with disabilities covering three counties (Benton, Madison, Carroll) in 13 locations. Responsible for the hiring, training, and retention of 150+ employees. Wrote federal, commercial, and privately funded grants. Forecasted financial needs for new projects and annual operations. Responsible for management of $3M annual budget. Designed and implemented agency strategy. Monitored progress towards organizational goals. Reported to Board of Directors and Policy Council Parent Representatives. Chaired weekly management meetings to collaborate and share information across functional team.

• Supervised Human Resource, Safety, and Technology Department Directors. Wrote department director job descriptions. Developed and implemented an agency transportation component. Wrote and revised agency program component instruction manuals. Solicited, compared, and awarded competitive bids for agency products and services. Wrote and maintained all agency contracts for products and services. Provided monthly and other training as needed to 150+ employees.