Andrew Vold Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Manage client businesses totaling $100M in receipts at Tier 1 retailers, primarily focused on Best Buy and Target
• Foster relationship between vendors and retail merchandising teams, seeking out new business opportunities to increase revenue and market share for both parties
• Present new products to retail buyers and assist vendor clients with their launch strategies, including inventory planning, marketing, pricing, and planogram alignment
• Provide vendors with sales and inventory reporting, along with detailed analysis of forecasting/budgeting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Analyzed data and provided insights to Target buying team to guide assortment decisions
• Reviewed industry trends, assisted with comp shops, and actively participated in vendor line reviews to evaluate brands and bring in products that were incremental to existing assortment
• Built and optimized planograms with goods that were productive, on-trend, and inspiring
• Monitored website traffic and conversion trends to identify digital focus areas
• Audited digital product content on PDPs to optimize searchability and conversion rate

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Saint Paul, Minnesota

• As founding member of analytics team reporting directly to C-Suite, built reporting tools/dashboards to provide visibility to key performance indicators
• As member of project team, implemented new workflow management software that allowed for greater interface between technicians in the field and administrative staff
• Transformed data structure to enhance reporting capabilities, which included the reconfiguration of branch pricing structures to improve margins and allow for consistency on customer invoices
• Served as liaison between purchasing team, software project team, and outside consultants to improve visibility to inventory metrics

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Executed the issuance of municipal bonds coordinating with underwriters, verification agents, and escrow security providers to ensure the objectives of the bond sale are met
• Reviewed client debt portfolios in search of opportunities where municipalities could refinance debt at reduced interest rates, consequently lowering or adjusting debt service payments
• Assessed client debt capacity using data queried from Bloomberg Terminal
• Outlined financing plans analyzing feasibility based on best case and worst case scenario interest rates
• Monitored the stock market, fixed income market, and economic indicators in order to estimate the impact on future financing costs

Edina, MN

• Created standardized reports for executives and field leaders using SQL, Excel, Access, and other programs to track performance vs. baseline
• Monitored $10M bonus program that ensures field leaders are appropriately incentivized
• Streamlined pay record query and analysis process to model scenarios where changes are made to stylist commission plans or pay structures of 45,000 employees
• Analyzed effects of changes to the macroeconomic landscape, such as minimum wage increases and changes to labor regulations
• Served as the main finance support person overseeing Regis’ Canadian salons that generate over $100M in annual revenue

Richfield, MN

• Analyzed market trends and worked with vendor partners to ensure a superior product assortment for customers (online and in-store)
• Managed promotional strategies including “Deal of the Day” and other high visibility promotions, and secured vendor funding to maintain profitability of these promotions
• Pulled financial reporting from various databases on daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms to monitor effectiveness of marketing tools
• Renewed vendor program agreements with over 200 vendors selecting only vendors aligning with strategic plans, and negotiating better contracts with vendors boasting low profits

Richfield, MN

• Introduced new marketing strategy to capture millennial market segment
• Created pricing strategies to ensure competitiveness in the market
• Analyzed market share trends to gauge effectiveness of marketing strategies
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams and vendors to perfect weekly promotions

St. Peter, MN

Edina, MN

• Helped clients develop portfolio based on risk tolerance and return
• Presented strategies for clients to implement to meet their goals
• Developed contingency plans for clients in the event of death or disability
• Built a clientele based on a foundation of strong relationships
• Created a schedule to hold myself accountable in meeting production deadlines

Coon Rapids, MN

• Analyzed sales revenue versus labor costs, and made additions and subtractions to labor accordingly
• Increased restaurant’s efficiency by delegating tasks
• Hired and trained new employees up to company standards

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Financial Economics

Activities and Societies: Big Partner Little Partner, Entrepreneurship Club, Investment Club ($100, 000+ portfolio), Gustavus Women in.

Economic Development

• Analyzed the microcredit system in Bangladesh, as well as other poverty alleviation methods • Researched rural poor village community.