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Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Indianapolis, In, Us

Responsible for purchasing and inventory management for new/existing products to ensure forecast demand for worldwide sales teams can be fulfilled.- Sales forecast, performance analysis, and tactical execution of product life cycle strategies for assortment of over 4,000 finished goods and parts.- Coordinated shipping strategy of products to ensure all warehouses remain in stock.- Created and distributed sales, inventory performance, and analysis reporting to buying group and sales teams.- Maintained a strong working relationship with multiple overseas suppliers ensuring products are built and shipped on time to meet sales order lead times.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

Led a first-class, cross functional team of inventory, marketing, operations, and other business analysts to ensure effective vendor management, assortment planning, launch strategy, promotion, weekly ad creation, and life cycle management for the physical and digital video game software business- Managed assortment of over 300+ SKUs across over 1000+ retail locations, covering major video game software publishers including (Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, and Warner Home Video Games)- Coordination and communication of plans to internal cross functional teams and external vendor partners. - Reporting of financial planning data and results to Sr. Leadership. - Analyzed, evaluated, and presented vendor performance and profitability for entire Best Buy VG software business- Negotiation of annual programs, initial purchase quantities, and various promotional plans (exclusive and non-exclusive).

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

- Rendered support to Merchant/Buyer in a variety of areas to build sales and margin. - Responsible for tactical execution of corporate strategies by generating, analyzing, and presenting reports related to sales and margin to internal business teams. - Efficiently managed an assortment of over 1,000 products and the promotional planning/execution for 1,100+ retail locations. - Maintained a strong rapport with multiple vendor partners while assisting them with product assortment needs, updates, and/or changes.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

- Protect the Best Buy Brand via phone, email, and written correspondence by resolving customer service concerns and issues. - Explaining various policies and promotions, resolving customer complaints, and using empowerment when necessary to ensure that customer concerns were completely addressed.