Tara Wright Email & Phone Number

Allen, Tx, Us

Remote

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Tx

Led supply chain relationship with key accounts (CVS, HEB, Kroger, Fred Meyer, Longs), managed strategic placement of Revlon brands in stores, led category innovation with key accounts, and partnered with a leading supply chain/forecasting vendor on a process implementation for Revlon fixture/graphic forecasting, planogram creation, and product forecasting/reporting.• Partnered with Sales, Retail Strategy and HEB to sell in an innovative wall which increased Revlon and Almay’s footage by 1,000 feet across HEB stores. Merchandisable space increased 43% over prior year.• Developed a new fixture tracking process for HEB to identify missing fixtures across all stores, leading to HEB stores achieving 98% compliance.• Reduced warehouse expenditures for fixtures stored at Kroger by 50%, through reducing unused fixture inventory, delivering fixtures direct door, and reducing waste of additional fixtures shipped to Kroger warehouses.• Managed fixture and graphic supply chain/inventory levels between Revlon and key accounts. • Let the implementation of all Cantactix software through multi-department collaboration, via understanding current internal systems/data structures, master data, reporting needs, and process documentation. • Developed business processes for the Space Planning/Retail Execution teams for planogram execution, custom graphic creation, bill of materials creation, and fixture/graphic ordering. New processes decreased custom graphic creation by 60%, increased sku distribution reporting by 60% and decreased manual errors by 90%.• Managed key account budgets for fixtures, graphics, shipments, merchandising, and innovation.• Awarded “Excellence in Customer Service” from HEB. Only person to be awarded to date, out of 30 cosmetic brands that supply HEB.• Awarded “Best in Class” from Revlon for work accomplished with HEB.

Plano, Tx

Lead a team to implement category management methodologies for large grocery/mass, club, convenience and drug channels. • Recommend planograms for Aramark coolers to increase flavor assortment for consumers, increased assortment by 35%. • Implement category management automation software for key retailers such as Walmart, Target, Delhaize, Dollar General, AAFES, Meijer, Circle K, Travel Centers, Giant Carlisle, and Corner Store.• Design business reviews to create actionable insights for retailers and to enable Sales, Category Management and Shopper Insights to pull account-specific shopper data in 10% of the time. • Improve technology implementations through time and accuracy as technology liaison between Category Management and IT. Software implementations and upgrades were performed with 100% accuracy, 1% downtime, which resulted in a more efficient user base.• Frequently speak at industry specific conferences on category management tactical methodologies. Viewed as an expert in category management tactical automation throughout the Consumer Product Goods industry.• Manage personnel through career coaching, constructive 360 feedback, situational leadership, and a formal company-sponsored mentoring program. • Reduce 3rd party vendor costs by 150% through absorbing subject matter expertise in category management shelf automation, automating product image libraries, and reducing dependence for external support.• Implement automation processes which allow “big data” (shopper & loyalty data) to update an executive dashboard, reducing delivery time by 10 business days, and personnel by 2. • Recipient of Call to Action Award for “Customer Centric”, based on work with Walmart.• Recipient of Manufacturer Leader (IBM) award on behalf of Dr Pepper Snapple Group.• Recipient of Consumer Goods Technology Customer Management award on behalf of Cadbury Schweppes Americas. • Recipient of Outstanding Leader award in Category Management.

Dallas, Tx

- Project management leadership in converting three software applications.- Project management leadership in maintaining financial, property management, and reporting applications.- Project management leadership in implementing a help desk support system for 150 users.- Maintained financial and property management software systems.- Provided customer support for 200 end users.- Performed database administration duties for Oracle databases and SQL databases- Created and maintained reports utilizing Business Objects.- Implemented and maintained Citrix Presentation Server 4.0/4.5 environment. Citrix servers housed 30 applications and 150 users.- Implemented and maintained SQL Server 2000 environment.- Designed, implemented, and maintained backup solution for Corporate office (22 servers) and offsite properties (4 servers). - Enabled disk to disk solution using direct attach storage option.- Designed and implemented Corporate wide disaster recovery solution.

Plano, Tx

- Performed detailed Metasolv TBS software and environment (hardware) installations.- Created and maintained Oracle databases both internally and for clients.- Configured and maintained Metasolv Application Server architecture.- Performed detailed Business Objects reporting software installations and customized operational reports for use in Business Objects.- Lead training classes on Metasolv TBS software and Oracle Database installations.- Performed Lead responsibilities on Metasolv Data Selection Tool software and Load and Go projects.

Dallas, Tx

- Developed and configured First Logic/IdCentric application for use in interfacing with Siebel software.- Documented all software troubleshooting tips and directions on how to use software.- Developed training guidelines and lead training classes on use of First Logic software.

Dallas, Tx

- Performed full software implementation of PeopleSoft software suite – concentration on financial modules.- Trained end users of clients on PeopleSoft software suite and Outlook.- Performed multiple software selections for clients throughout technology, non-profit, telecommunications, and communications sectors.- Wrote training documentation for software for various clients.- Peoplesoft and Siebel certified.