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Blake Dickey

Blake Dickey

Bentonville,AR

Summary

Results-driven planning professional with 6 years of Walmart/Sam's Club experience. Proven track record of creating processes to improve operational efficiencies. Leader of cross-functional collaboration and a peer mentor with a passion to develop our associates. Seeking to leverage my apparel planning expertise, organizational skills, and leadership qualities to drive financial excellence for the Sam's Club Consumables business.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Planning Manager- Men’s Dress, Accessories, Work

Walmart
Bentonville, AR
06.2024 - Current
  • Managed a P&L exceeding $700M for the Dresswear, Accessories, Workwear Categories.
  • Assumed a leadership role on the team to streamline communication and operational efficiencies to build out H1 FYE26 buys in AEX, leveraging my experience to facilitate the onboarding of my merchant into the tool.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with the merchant and replenishment manager to identify sales opportunities in the accessories category, implementing segmented replenishment strategies that have driven 53% growth to LY in Q3, gaining an incremental $2.2M in sales while maintaining responsible inventory levels at 6 weeks of supply.
  • Developed a markdown scenario planning tool that enabled the planning team and leadership to assess the benefits and risks associated with various pricing strategies, enhancing decision-making.

Planning Manager- Men's Sportswear Tops

Walmart
Bentonville, AR
11.2022 - 06.2024
  • Managed a $540M P&L for the Men's Sportswear Tops category.
  • Developed and implemented a pre-season replenishment planning process that merges unit plans and color/size buy percentages to deliver accurate item-level GRS forecasts. Additionally, trained the men's cross-functional merchandising operations team on the benefits of the process and the importance of implementation.
  • Collaborated closely with replenishment manager and merchant to address $178.4M of H1 FYE25 import delays, prioritizing replenishment for top stores. Implemented in-season pricing action initiatives to mitigate end-of-half inventory risks. These actions resulted in 6.2%($6M) beat to sales plan from week 17 to week 26.
  • Assumed a leadership role on the Sportswear Tops team during a transitional period without a merchant, partnering with the associate merchant to develop a data analytics-driven modular strategy for H1 FYE26, while executing in-season management for the current fiscal year.

Associate Merchant- Team Sports

Walmart
Bentonville, AR
12.2019 - 11.2022
  • Bought and managed the apparel business for all professional sports leagues and high school, accounting for 40% of the Team Sports apparel business.
  • Managed supplier relationships to enhance business productivity across product assortment, cost management, delivery, chase opportunities, and replenishment strategies.
  • Assumed a leadership role in the absence of a senior merchant, leveraging my experience to guide the other associate merchants through preseason and in-season management effectively. Additionally, I assumed all of the buying responsibilities of the previous senior merchant.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with the planner to effectively prepare for open-to-buy meetings and preseason category roadmap meetings.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration: Marketing/Management

Lander University
Greenwood, SC
12.2017

Skills

  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • P&L Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Effective and Efficient Communication
  • Customer Centric

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Planning Manager- Men’s Dress, Accessories, Work

Walmart
06.2024 - Current

Planning Manager- Men's Sportswear Tops

Walmart
11.2022 - 06.2024

Associate Merchant- Team Sports

Walmart
12.2019 - 11.2022

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration: Marketing/Management

Lander University

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