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Brittany Steinman

Frisco,Texas

Summary

Accomplished retail merchandiser with a strong track record of creating solution-oriented, consumer-centric floor plans, planograms and merchandise assortments using JDA and AutoCAD. Skilled at adapting and implementing space plan strategies and fixture merchandising programs to achieve both short and long-term sales and margin goals. Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems with multiple variables to create non-prototypical solutions to meet desired timelines. Recognized for ability to develop new ideas, collaborate across all areas of merchandising and manage complete life cycle development for small to large projects.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Vendor Relations Analyst

Tuesday Morning Partners, Ltd
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Acted as dedicated resource for Tuesday Morning vendors in fast paced and time sensitive environment.
  • Oversaw vendor accounts, ensuring purchase orders were successfully shipped and allocated to stores.
  • Oversaw the life of a purchase order from start to finish. Beginning with new vendor account setups to collaborating with accounts payable on payments to resolve vendor inquiries.
  • Reconciled open AR reports for key vendors. Balanced a vendor’s million-dollar account, including outstanding payments and overdue credits owed. Identified short shipments from a vender, in which I was able to acquire a $68k credit owed to Tuesday Morning. Used a portion of the credit as payment for the remaining purchase orders of the season.
  • Managed vendor credit limits for Category Managers, facilitating the implementation of strategic initiatives within quarterly budgets.
  • Guided candy and chocolate vendors through a 6 month “Melt” transportation project, with a specialized focus on controlled temperature in accordance with Texas weather.
  • Ensured regulatory compliance of state and federal laws and regulations.
  • Analyzed all pre-planning logistics ensuring vendor, distribution center and category manager needs are met.
  • Managed all inbound transportation, partnering with the distribution center on anticipated labor and identifying vendor opportunities.
  • Coordinated transportation schedules with vendors, port of entry, carriers and distribution centers.
  • Created standard operating procedure documents to efficiently train team members and future employees.

Category Support Coordinator

7-Eleven Corporate
12.2017 - 04.2021
  • Coordinated data elements for products in the Dairy, Frozen Food and Frozen Treats assortments.
  • Cultivated and maintained strong knowledge of key strategic initiatives.
  • Developed and executed expertise in proprietary 7-Eleven product data used to facilitate successful rings at the store.
  • Synchronized product information exchanges between 7-Eleven master systems and vendors in a high volume, low error tolerance and deadline-driven environment.
  • Coordinated new product setup information between vendors, suppliers and wholesalers to launch through Wholesale, DSD and CDC distribution methods.
  • Created a Cost of Goods and Mark Up SKU relationship. This enabled stores to sell coffee bar creamers as take-home items, increasing the Dairy profit margin.
  • Drove the requirement for process and format consistency, with an initiative to create process improvements in all communications with vendors and Category Managers. Implemented an updated new item process to launch product successfully to stores.
  • Grew the Ice business by 139% on July 4th. Used a hands-on preparation process leading up to this key holiday, by having all Ice related cases prioritized and streamlined to me for quick resolution. Partnered with our vendors to schedule same day or next day deliveries
  • Increased innovation with emerging brand items. New items introduced in 2019-2020 resulted in a net gain of $12+ million in sales per year.
  • Improved the take rate on the top growth items in the Dairy and Frozen categories.
  • Curated assortments based on regional and local needs by decreasing SKU count by 20%.
  • Contributed to the growth of Dairy Private Brand. Successfully transitioned 10 of our dairies across the United States to start distributing our new Private Brand 7-Select Fresh Milk, creating incremental cost savings for stores.
  • The Dairy/Frozen team was recognized as 7-Eleven Heroes.
  • With COVID-19 emergency shut-downs, Berkley Farms notified us of closing. Over 500 northern California stores were without a dairy supplier. In less than four weeks, our team sourced and onboarded a new supplier, maintaining a consistent source of milk and dairy without any interruption.

Floor Planning Coordinator

Michaels Stores, Inc
10.2011 - 08.2017
  • Developed strategies to ensure that category and departmental space was allocated appropriately in stores to enable maximum return on investment.
  • In a deadline-driven environment, analyzed floor layouts, fixtures, fixture components, adjacencies and set sizes to create individualized floor plans focused on driving retail sales.
  • Developed and merchandised customized floor plan for a new store in Manhattan, which became Michaels top volume location in the first year.
  • Directed introduction of Coca Cola machines to 800 stores, while enabling use of existing power sources in 400 stores, resulting in company savings of $4k.
  • Led North American rollout of new Craft Paint, Wood Crafts and General Crafts departments, reallocating space from underperforming to high-performing areas.
  • Designed brand-oriented, re-merchandised product presentations, which optimized the customer shopping experience. Resulted in increased sales and customer retention.
  • Team Lead on projects building customized floor plans and ensuring execution of store vision.
  • Coordinated and executed macro space collection, ensuring ongoing accuracy of floor plans and fixture adjacencies.
  • Analyzed business issues, category performance trends, merchandising, new items and consumer purchasing dynamics based on current sales to create customized floor plans in support of a regional merchandising plan.
  • In a highly collaborative role, interacted closely with Buying Teams, Store Managers, Store Planning Teams, District Managers and Zone Vice Presidents in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.

Stylist

Michael Kors
01.2011 - 08.2011
  • Provided outstanding shopping experience to guests through product knowledge, trend awareness and exceptional guest care.
  • Managed merchandising, organization and customer service standards in all store areas.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Retail Merchandising, Business Administration

Texas Tech University
2010

Skills

  • JDA Space Planning, Floor Planning
  • AutoCAD Floor Planning
  • Microsoft Excel, Access, Word
  • Power BI
  • Salesforce
  • Project Management
  • Merchandise Planograms
  • Product Presentation
  • Assortment Optimization
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Brand Integrity

Timeline

Vendor Relations Analyst

Tuesday Morning Partners, Ltd
05.2021 - 05.2022

Category Support Coordinator

7-Eleven Corporate
12.2017 - 04.2021

Floor Planning Coordinator

Michaels Stores, Inc
10.2011 - 08.2017

Stylist

Michael Kors
01.2011 - 08.2011

Bachelor of Science - Retail Merchandising, Business Administration

Texas Tech University

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