Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, 2 awarded each yearAhead of emerging trends, in 2019, I re-aligned my headcount to create first digital category advisory role for both Kimberly-Clark and WalmartFirst Category Advisory Team to create and execute a Walmart Omni-Channel category strategyFirst non-Walmart associate given access to the Luminate - Assortment Deep Dive application; created the first Luminate driven modularsRecognized for building promotable talentLead Kimberly-Clark's North American Employee Resource Group, Family Caregivers Network

Walmart grew market share every year on the categories that I advisedConsistently recognized by Walmart merchandising as a best-in-class category advisor, including turning in flawless modulars Critical player within a cross-functional team that defined, identified and refined long-term category growth opportunities Worked with Walmart Space Planning to modularize flex space; this allowed for increased assortment and accelerated growth Completed a project with a Modular Manager Team Leader to develop a multi-category Hispanic strategy; this project was presented to the Walmart CEO Worked with Walmart’s logistics team to implement setting changes, allowing our shelves to work more efficiently

Provided weekly sales reports to Kimberly-Clark and WalmartChallenged the team to think more strategically about how we sold to Sam’s Club by implementing store-specific forecasts on In/Out items to avoid markdowns, proactively staging shipments of diapers to stores being impacted by Hurricanes and properly stocking clubs during Tax-Free weekends Development and execution of our internal Annual Operating PlanFirst vendor to develop a Joint Business Plan with Sam’s Club, which included four full-day work sessions with Sam’s Club leadership and consultants to define the JBP processWorked directly with our staff marketing teams to develop new packs, pricing and product offerings for Sam’s ClubResponsible for doing our manufacturing demand forecastsManager of eValues for Kimberly-ClarkAlong with our shopper marketer, I developed in-store and in-pack marketing programs for our Personal Care businesses

Supported the corporate team with roles at a manufacturing facility, staff P&L support and logisticsI was the first financial support person in a field sales office which allowed me to define the role for Kimberly-ClarkGuided the Walmart and Sam’s Club teams to make better financial decisions by changing the way they think about selling from a volume-driven organization to maximizing OPLead financial person on a project to move trade spending management from our staff marketing group to the field sales teamsPlayed a critical part in the monthly and quarterly forecasting