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Mooresville, Nc, Us

Mooresville, Nc, Us

P&L Management – ownership of total business model +2B in retail sales, delivering 8 straight years of positive comp growth.Partnered with internal business units and external supplier partners to influence mutually agreeable product strategies while implementing business plans to achieve 3-5-year category market share growth.Championed cross-functional merchandise strategies between multiple merchandising subdivisions while partnering with store operations on operational efficiencies, while gaining executive leadership support.Provides leadership, oversight of work quality and constructive feedback to subdivision support team.Demonstrates the ability to work cross functionally with marketing, price management, private branding teamsto develop promotional and pricing strategies for omnichannel customer value statements.Develop annual category marketing plan for both print and digital media. This includes such tasks as item selection, special value/promotional pricing planning, value endcap development for products.Applied use of complex analytic programs to help optimize and regionalize store assortments. Partnered with the internal support teams to develop short- and long-term promotional strategies by product category.Created collaborative business plans with strategic supplier partners while negotiating exclusive marketing strategies and sku’s to bring to the retail marketplace.Maintain, foster and create positive supplier relationships.Negotiates with current and potential supplier partners’ product pricing, payment terms, volumerebates/allowances, quality, store service and promotional pricing support.Provides strategic direction of developing and fostering the growth of Sta-Green and other private label brands within assortments.

Mooresville, Nc, Us

• Planned, developed and implemented business plans for Lawn Care (Indoor/Outdoor Pest, Grass Seed, Ice Melt, Plant Foods, and Lawn & Garden Organics) and Garden Hardlines (Watering Hose End and Long Handle Tools).Managed all aspects of the P&L for highly sku intensive regional categories (managing over 1300 SKU’s and 150+ different planograms)Established and maintained strong relationships with external stakeholders with supplier partners to drive core business needs such as product exclusives, new brand launches, new chemical introductions and promotional pricing.Lead and guidedmerchandising specialists across all daily functions to support the business.Negotiated improved payment terms from our largest suppliers to improve days payable. Successful developed and executed BATNA for the commodity fertilizer program Supplier exit/failure post product line review that required implementation and execution of a multi-supplier recovery plan to service store needs throughout the US prior to start of spring selling season.2009 Corporate Unsung Hero Award for program implementation of Ice Melt assortment Collaboration with the Lowe’s Brand Management team to develop a private label long handle tool programThough develop of private label brand product, managed a blended supplier program that included both domestic and import product flow for entire line of long handle tools.Partnered with suppliers to co-develop new packaging and key product attribute call outs to clearly define a step-up strategy (Good, Better, Best) for Long Handle ToolsManaged the items selected for the subdivisions allotted advertising vehicles including securing incremental funds to support above and beyond advertising for the Lawn and Landscape Divisions USA Today advertising campaignCreated and developed service level agreements for supplier partners in-store service groups to manage shelf presentation for store labor

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Coordinate communication between vendor community, distribution, and transportation department to ensure smooth throughput of product through Lowe’s Distribution NetworkMonthly review of each vendor report card, to ensure vendors within the business unit is meeting Lowe’s corporate minimal product flow requirements. Determine/review optimal product flow decisions for all vendors on an annual basis to ensure best channel method is being utilized.Collaborate with vendor community to reduce handling, packaging and maximize freight efficiencies.

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Recognize and solve inventory and vendor issues with product flow through the stores and distribution centers, including out of stocks, late purchase orders, carrier issues, product damage and incorrect product receivedAnalyze data to identify non-productive or slow moving inventory and make recommendations to manage the asset more productivelyDetermine inventory levels required to support tabs, endcaps, and other promotional activities

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