Taylor Jensen Email & Phone Number

Prosper, Tx, Us

Prosper, Tx, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

Evanston, Illinois, Us

-Graduated with Distinction; Beta Sigma Gamma-Deans Consulting Alliance-President, Latter-day Saints Student Association-Member of Kellogg Marketing Club, Tech Club, Strategy and Business Development Club, LDSSA, Soccer Club, and Volleyball Club-Focused coursework in Strategy, Management, and Marketing-Kellogg Cares Day site coordinator

Purchase, New York, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Summary: Worked in Strategic Growth Channels business unit within Snacks division, focusing primarily on growing Walmart volume. Promoted in-role within 1 year. Mastered Nielsen reporting and analytics and created on-boarding materials for new hires. Initiated and led cross-functional teams in development and launch of 30 new items. Responsible for division's Seasonal Snacking strategy and portfolio. Developed sales materials for line reviews with senior Walmart buyers, led competitive analysis to drive key initiatives and decisions, and managed marketing budget. Key Accomplishments:-Identified seasonal opportunities in Fruit and Grain categories and successfully launched 6 new items for 2017 season; projected to double seasonal business vs. the prior year-Provided analytical support for Nature Valley sizing initiative to expand value- and mega-packs at Walmart; led cross-functional teams in launching new sizes that led to unprecedented growth on flagship granola bar brand-Developed and led "Salty Multi-pack" project to introduce first ever cross-branded salty product, featuring 18 single-serve bags of Bugles, Gardetto's, and Chex Mix-Performed research and analytics to measure the impact of Walmart moving nutrition bars into mainstream granola bars aisle for Nature Valley and Fiber One brand teams and C-suite leaders

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Summary: Promoted to Senior Business Analyst for strong proven results and contributions above and beyond the scope of role (see previous role for more details). Developed strategic project focused on consignment-based business models and shared best practices and Excel model throughout the company. Managed the Crayola/Art/Activity kits desk, responsible for hundreds of millions in sales per year. Named Department Forecast Captain, Plan Captain, Q4 Captain, and Division Back To School Captain.Key Accomplishments:-Partnered cross-functionally to develop 2015 Back to School inventory management strategy, led 6 peers in implementing plan, and gained leadership approval and assortment planning team support to make key changes to save $300+ million in average inventory in the department-Delivered superior inventory management results by improving managed instocks +2.1% on $1.4 million less average inventory-Initiated analysis and recommendation that led to first-ever "return to vendor" program, relieving department of excess inventory and reducing average inventory held-Collaborated with buyer and vendors to select assortment, forecast, and plan replenishment of new "Hand Made Modern" aisle within department

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Summary: Trained in Bread and Baking Mixes Department and was responsible for merchandise planning of 450+ items. Core responsibilities included maintaining in-stock levels, improving inventory allocation and forecasts, and strategically managing budget. Rotated to Candy Department in Feb 2014 and collaborated with vendors and buyer to determine assortment, high/low volume store assortments, merchandising, and forecasts for ~200 items for upcoming Halloween season. Rotated again to Office Paper, Planners, and Fashion office segments in the School & Office Supplies Department. In addition to executing core role developed 3 excel-based tools for department to improve efficiency and accuracy of merchandise flow.Key Accomplishments:-Maintained in-stock levels above department goals for 12 consecutive weeks, including peak Q4 holiday season-Reduced excess inventory by $4 million for Bread and Baking department by analyzing and making forecast adjustments within planning system and delivered recommendations to other departments to apply learnings across the division-Earned Target Team of Excellence award for strong Halloween results: Delivered +8% sales volume with a 19% lower inventory purchase, achieved by creative and strategic partnership with key vendors-Received Director's Award for delivering above-goal instocks during key Back to School period while supporting +11% sales growth in managed categories

Provo, Ut, Us

Summary:Teacher's Assistant for International Business course; responsible for writing and grading tests, quizzes, and homework for 50 students/semester. Also managed communications and conflict resolution for teams and individuals.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Summary:Participated in Target's training program and helped develop inventory management plan for Holiday and seasonal snacks and candy. Created Excel tool to help departments accurately plan inventory buy and flow for key seasons.Key Accomplishment:-Earned Thought Leadership Award, one of top 10% of intern class to receive an award

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Summary:Made first contacts with insureds and claimants and worked with inspectors to investigate claims. Made numerous phone calls in Spanish with Hispanic customers to facilitate claim reportingKey Accomplishment:-Created record retention database for titles held within division

Masters Of Business Administration, Marketing, Management, Strategy

Business Management, Emphasis In Marketing, Msm-Undergrad-Management

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