Abby Mueller Email and Phone Number
I am a passionate and creative design and operations professional with over 15 years of experience. I transform process, communication, and technology barriers into seamless experiences and proven sales results for retail, technology, lifestyle, and entertainment businesses and their customers. ______________________From 2014-2017, I collaborated with a group of 73 cross-functional partners to design, launch, and implement a streamlined structure for store expansion projects, which:🛍 Opened 100 new doors each year, generating an additional $446.9 MM in revenue for the business👛 Reduced the project scope by 75% --from one month to 5 days— saving the company $40 MM dollars annually🙌 Launched careers for over 375 new associates each year ______________________Following the closure of corporate offices during the pandemic in 2020, I partnered with 27 key leaders to facilitate and implement a solution that: ♻️ Removed (& recycled) 54% of our offsite physical file storage💰 Eliminated $75.7K in unnecessary expense⚖️ Realigned operational and legal compliance______________________🧩 I love challenges that are unsolvable by traditional means.💥 I disrupt the status quo and will never settle for "the way it's always been." 💪 I see people's differences as opportunities to deliver the greatest impact.💡 I want to work with passionate, forward-thinking innovators who boldly break down barriers, are driven by a desire to improve every day, and enthusiastically dive into an endless world of possibilities.______________________I specialize in:☑️ Strategic Management☑️ Omnichannel Communication☑️ Analytical Reasoning☑️ Research & Analytics☑️ Process Optimization☑️ Content Writing☑️ Responsive Design☑️ Product Testing & Validation☑️ UX/UI Design☑️ Storytelling☑️ Technical Proficiency☑️ Project ManagementThese are my tools:☑️ Figma☑️ Invision☑️ Webflow☑️ Miro ☑️ Maze ☑️ Mural☑️ Optimal Sort☑️ Excel☑️ V-Lookups☑️ Pivot Tables☑️ G-Suite☑️ MS Office Suite
Ulta Beauty
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Senior Floor Planner | Store Planning And ExperienceUlta Beauty Sep 2021 - PresentBolingbrook, Il, Us
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Ux/Ui Designer | Core PresenterIdeo Jun 2021 - May 2022San Francisco, California, UsThe goal over this 12-week experimental “solutions acceleration” program has been to level up innovative, sustainable solutions for the food system from every part of the world into real “game changers.” ▪️ Represented a cohort of 12 food systems industry experts and innovators for the Food Systems Game Changers Lab Solutions Accelerator Programme. ▪️ Partnered with Thought for Food to uncover shared challenges in our food system and galvanize around a shared vision for the future. ▪️ Combined and aligned forces to apply energy, resources, and expertise into a solution designed to unlock systemic barriers and catalyze system-level change within complex, inter-related systems. ▪️ Co-developed Action Agendas towards healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems. ▪️ Presented our cohort’s solution to scaling partners at the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit. -
Corporate Facilities Manager | Corporate Experience & InnovationUlta Beauty Feb 2019 - Jan 2021Bolingbrook, Il, UsLed a team of 7 to maintain 350,000+ square feet of corporate office space and strategized for suite expansions; collaborate with landlords, vendors, & internal leadership to meet the daily needs of 1,876 corporate associates.▪️ I identified and eliminated $80K in unnecessary expense and realigned operational and legal compliance by partnering with 27 key leaders to facilitate and implement a solution that removed (recycled) 40% of our offsite physical file storage.▪️ I sourced and provided PPE and touchless amenities, and co-developed enhanced protocols for a safe working environment for 1,876 corporate associates during a global pandemic, allowing our ecommerce site and 1,264 store fleet to remain operational and generate $6.15B for the business in FY2020. ▪️ I reduced the cost of a $1M dollar shipping program by 50% from 2019-2020 by testing and implementing multiple innovations in materials, cadence, work scope, and implementation structure of the program with 12 key cross-functional business partners .
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Store Experience Merchandising StrategistUlta Beauty Jan 2017 - Jan 2019Bolingbrook, Il, UsDesigned planogram to store assortment layouts with consideration for brand image, space allocation, and brand adjacencies for store and guest experience. Provided data insights and assortment I generated critical rev recommendations for cross functional partners to optimize profitability of the store fleet.▪️ Generated critical revenue to support a 9% increase in the number of new doors each year from 2017-2019 for an average of 93 doors by combining marketplace and sales data, regional demographic data, and marketing strategies to design customized, optimal merchandise assortments for each store by location.▪️ I researched, recommended, and launched new product assortments across 4 merchandise categories for an 1,174 store fleet to support a new diverse and inclusive branding campaign in 2018, resulting in an increase in e-commerce sales of 37.9% and in overall sales by 15.4% to $1.5B in Q2 following the campaign’s launch.
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Growth And Innovation Manager, Store ExpansionsUlta Beauty Aug 2015 - Jan 2017Bolingbrook, Il, UsOrganize and lead teams of 30-40 associates through simultaneous physical store expansion projects, supporting over 100 annual new store openings, remodel designs, and specialty brand boutique installations. ▪️ I designed, launched, and implemented a streamlined structure for store expansion projects, opening 100 new doors each year which generated an additional $447MM in revenue, reduced the length of the project scope by 75% --from one month to only 5 days (an annual cost avoidance of $40MM dollars) and created new career positions for over 375 associates each year from 2014-2017.▪️ I reduced labor by 16 hours for each specialty brand boutique installation project by researching and developing an optimized project scope and schedule, resulting in an annual savings of 1,120 labor hours.▪️ I planned and facilitated a rejuvenation project to conduct operational resets in 28 stores across California in 2017 that reduced shrink by 5.12% and generated $153.4MM for the enterprise in 2018.
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Associate Store Manager And Growth And Innovation Manager, New StoresUlta Beauty Oct 2012 - Aug 2015Bolingbrook, Il, Us
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General Manager- Operations Manager-Prestige ManagerUlta Beauty Apr 2011 - Oct 2012Bolingbrook, Il, Us
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General Manager- Assistant Store Manager-Administrative Manager- Beauty ConsultantUlta Beauty Mar 2005 - Apr 2011Bolingbrook, Il, UsRecruiting, hiring, and training of new associatesOverseeing retail and salon staff; growth and development of direct reportsEffective scheduling and payroll management Achieving or exceeding retail and salon goals and initiativesEnsuring timely compliance of all corporate instructions through proper staffing, scheduling, training, and accountabilityExecuting performance management processes and reviewsCreating a unique and uplifting store experience for guests in order to drive loyalty, NPS ranking, and salon guest retention
Abby Mueller Education Details
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DesignlabUser Experience Design -
Ashland UniversityPsychology
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The Ohio State UniversityPsychology
Frequently Asked Questions about Abby Mueller
What company does Abby Mueller work for?
Abby Mueller works for Ulta Beauty
What is Abby Mueller's role at the current company?
Abby Mueller's current role is UX/UI Designer I Content Architect I Product Storyteller I Process Optimizer I Sustainability Enthusiast I Cheese Lover.
What schools did Abby Mueller attend?
Abby Mueller attended Designlab, Ashland University, The Ohio State University.
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