Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Brian Wilkerson

Albertville,MN

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Operations – Complex project- Orders

Best Buy Corporate
03.2021 - Current
  • Operating as a customer facing subject matter expert for the point of contact on multiple accounts
  • Creative thinking with Team leading tactics to drive sustainability going forward, help drive SLA’s for customers but keeping Best Buy operation model in the forefront
  • Product management – Pricelist management, sku enablement’s, and inventory
  • Created, Managed, implemented an Org wide change in our incoming customers data form
  • Continued self-driving learnings on SQL and Python
  • Responsible for Large Data analytics that result in Mass uploads to Best Buy Business systems
  • Build and Maintain efficiencies for Mass Quote uploads to provide a better Customer Experience
  • Creating data driving intel to show the work that is going on in our space to leaders
  • Managed a small team to recognize process improvements and build how to content to solve them.

Vertical Operations

Best Buy Corporate
11.2020 - 02.2021
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients and AM’s on best practices, allows us to best understand the vision and support that is needed for our clients
  • Responsible for product knowledge
  • Creating content for new hires or extended training
  • Educating on Pricelist management while ensuring clients are educated on inventory levels or sku restraints both for current and future product placement
  • Responsible for creating, building, and maintaining process improvements for our employees and clients to help drive efficiencies
  • IE standardizing MQU conversion forms to create consistency across the channel with less human touchpoints
  • This helped drive less back-end work
  • Created a Mass Quote upload case build
  • Lead a team with the challenge of redesigning a software’s capabilities to streamline the workflow process
  • Followed thru with Cross functioning teams (IT, Strategic team, etc.) to see the changes happen to the scope as needed
  • Standardization
  • Responsible for Data Entry, Mass Quote uploads, and report generating analytics
  • I created, coordinated, and facilitated new hire training materials.

In-Home Advisors Pilot

Best Buy Corporate
12.2018 - 11.2020
  • Cross communication with multiple partners
  • Creating processes, efficiencies, and relationships
  • Created and maintained data for report generating thru excel formulas, pivot-tables, VLOOKUP, Power BI
  • Created and designed Cross functioning collaboration processes to deliver efficiency and time sensitive issues
  • With the end vision being we drive channel process’ and standardization with putting the work with the correct team to address
  • Responsible for new process’ and implementing them to future potential team members
  • Creating analytics to drive a sustainable process for Order Management with IHA’s
  • Organize data analysis of existing and new data – educating on trends, issues, and solutions
  • Managed and maintained open order report both in a proactive and reactive methods.

Fraud Risk Analyst

Best Buy Corporate
05.2013 - 12.2018
  • Responsible for determined existing fraud trends by analyzing accounts and transaction patterns
  • Created suspicious activity reports and risk management reports for Managers
  • Maintained fraud analysis models to improve efficiency and effectiveness of company systems
  • I created, coordinated, implemented, and facilitated the following training program Both here at Best Buy corporate and abroad in India while representing BestBuy.com Fraud working with our vendors American Express
  • These programs include: Fraud Risk analytics/data, Ongoing training to keep analysts current with policies and procedures, Phone etiquette, Tools and SOP related data, Back to basic preparation for holiday season, Chargeback dispute case building
  • Maintained relationships with fulfillment carriers to stop Packages from reaching their end point
  • Fraud Risk Analyst working as a part of an around the clock operation performing early fraud detection, prevention, and minimization of losses thru credit card transactions that directly affect the company’s bottom line.

Section Manager

Lawn Ranger INC
Eden Prairie, MN
01.2007 - 01.2013
  • Lead a team of 60 over the span of 9 different job sites at once
  • Managed consumer and business relationships to provide total ground maintenance analysis and services
  • Displayed high degree of customer satisfaction skills to attract new and retain existing clientele
  • Reaffirmed total business liability by acting as an intermediary between consumers and upper management
  • Inventory control on product/ Data record keeping for state audits.

Education

Bachelor of arts in Business Management -

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Skills

  • Meeting facilitation
  • Procedure Implementation
  • Business Analytics
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Entry
  • Project Planning
  • Inventory Management
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Self Motivation
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Microsoft Office
  • Organizational Skills
  • Database entry
  • Problem-Solving
  • Spreadsheet Management
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • New Business Development
  • Research and Analytical Skills
  • Data Validation
  • Dashboard creation

Accomplishments

  • 09/20/2018, India business Case – Created a business case and was selected as one of 3 representatives for Best Buy to accompany our American Express Vendors located in Dehli, India. I created, implemented, and coordinated a 2-week training regimen for new and existing employees working for American Express on Transaction Fraud on our .com platform. Training consisted as classroom setting, 1:1, and small groups sessions. Along with extended training for those in need. Teachout’s on culture, user Experience that goes into ordering on BestBuy.com, general customer experience tactics when verify private information.
  • 12/30/20, PAF team nominated Brian Wilkerson – “The PAF team would like to nominate Brian Wilkerson. “We received compliments from the VP of sales because of the assistance Brian provided this past month!" "…he took on a considerable amount of order volume this Holiday and his attention to detail spotted mistakes and duplicates from clients multiple times. Additionally, if he knew a client would be a repeat file, he took the time to reformat the file to build long term efficiency. He helped with Paycheck Works, Rymax, BI worldwide (award coordinator orders), Motivation/Augeo, Group Ventures, MDG USA, NCD Financial, and Robertson Marketing MQU files with many of those being daily order files. He was the glue that kept my non-automated business chugging along…” “Brian recently took over most of the support responsibilities for Selective Gift and the transition couldn't have went smoother. Helping us en-route to SG's largest month ever in December. He is quick and accurate to process MQU's and also catches any potential stock issues before he processes them which helps to prevent back orders and client disappointments….it seems like he has been working with this account for the last 2 years. He is very accurate and sincere of what he is doing for the client and supporting Jarred and myself…”
  • 04/16/21, PAF team nominated Brian Wilkerson – “The PAF team would like to nominate Brian Wilkerson. With Anthony Wong moving over to the core, Brian has taken on additional work with Selective Gift and has been very helpful in recent MQU requests for other clients.” “He has taken the reigns on the MQU process, and is very open minded, and provides feedback/suggestions to help us all be more efficient. He is also involved in future work to make the MQU process even better for us all!” “He consistently handles my MQUs correctly and with great accuracy. Always replies to my clients and makes business easy”, “I really appreciate all the work that Brian Wilkerson has done in perfecting the MQU process. He has really stepped beyond his job duties and helped to develop shortcuts and efficiencies to ensure MQUs are done quickly and correctly.” “I agree with everyone here, his work around the MQU process is a key component in supporting the newer high growth tech clients and a key piece in the client graduation process.” “He has done tremendous job for Selective Gift on MQU and product master sheet.”

References

References and recommendations available upon request

Timeline

Business Operations – Complex project- Orders

Best Buy Corporate
03.2021 - Current

Vertical Operations

Best Buy Corporate
11.2020 - 02.2021

In-Home Advisors Pilot

Best Buy Corporate
12.2018 - 11.2020

Fraud Risk Analyst

Best Buy Corporate
05.2013 - 12.2018

Section Manager

Lawn Ranger INC
01.2007 - 01.2013

Bachelor of arts in Business Management -

Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Brian Wilkerson