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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

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.

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.

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.