KAITLYN KING
Summary
I'm a driven, energetic, and team-oriented business associate who is always ready to provide both clients and team members alike with service and support that leaves a lasting, amiable impression. I'm a reliable, responsible, and detail-oriented team player, and have excellent organizational skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Club Solutions Manager
Sam's Club
02.2024 - Current
- Serve as the primary liaison between clubs and home office partners, resolving item, inventory, and layout issues while balancing club needs with enterprise merchandising strategy.
- Provide operational guidance across assigned markets by interpreting merchandising plans, planogram direction, and inventory constraints to support execution and minimize flow disruption.
- Analyze and act on club feedback related to assortment changes, item exits, replenishment challenges, and on‑hand risk, escalating or redirecting actions based on data and business impact.
- Lead multi‑market communication and coordination to ensure clarity, consistency, and effective change management.
Product Coordinator
Sam's Club
09.2021 - 02.2024
- Cross-functionally support Merchants, Suppliers, and internal replenishment teams to facilitate and manage item creation, maintenance, and migration. (Basic and Children's Apparel; TEO)
- Test system functionality and rollout improvements to proactively identify technical issues, then apply feedback to create a more streamlined process.
- Verify data inputs during item creation/maintenance using an internal, standardized data dictionary.
- Pricing: Support TEO COOP agreements and management.
- Costing: Support all Direct Import costing updates for C63 & C64.
Systems and Specifications Coordinator
George's, Inc.
07.2019 - 09.2021
- Managed and organized all product information and data (Formulations, Packaging, Specifications).
- Constructed and developed a newly-launched product data management system and remained within the projected budget.
- Partnered with HR to initiate and facilitate a series of department-led meetings intended to promote positive workplace culture.
- Regularly met with scientists, labeling and regulatory, compliance, sales, marketing, and plant managers to ensure projects are progressing as needed.
Marketing Intern
George's, Inc.
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Collaborated directly with the Director of Marketing to help expand marketing channels.
- Performed market analysis and created competitive sets to research and determine the latest food service trends.
- Partnered with Research and Development for product development and branding.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Marketing & Spanish
University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Fayetteville, ARHigh School Diploma -
Bentonville High School
Bentonville, ARSkills
- Project Management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Organization
- Adaptability
- Retail Link
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Club Solutions Manager
Sam's Club
02.2024 - Current
Product Coordinator
Sam's Club
09.2021 - 02.2024
Systems and Specifications Coordinator
George's, Inc.
07.2019 - 09.2021
Marketing Intern
George's, Inc.
08.2018 - 07.2019
Bachelor's Degree - Marketing & Spanish
University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville
High School Diploma -
Bentonville High School