Lameshia Newton
Houston
Summary
Results-driven pricing professional with strong analytical skills and focus on data-driven decision-making. Adept at optimizing pricing strategies to maximize profitability while ensuring market competitiveness. Known for effective team collaboration, adaptability to changing market conditions, and commitment to achieving business goals. Highly skilled in financial modeling, statistical analysis, and market research.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Strategic Pricing Analyst
Academy Sports and Outdoors
06.2017 - Current
- Streamline promotional and markdown retail pricing using Revionics, Oracle Retail Price Management (RPM) and Omni-Engage software.
- Assess data from 4 Divisions to gain insight into pricing strategies and market trends.
- Analyze reports from Structured Query Language/SQL and ETL files to ensure pricing accuracy and timeline requirements.
- Recommend pricing strategies that align closely with market trends and identifying new market segments.
- Collaborate with Visual and Marketing departments on developing and implementing competitive pricing strategies and 300 Every Day Value/EDV signage, notating key items for the company.
- Monitor promotional campaigns'' effectiveness to assess their impact on overall sales performance and recommend adjustments when necessary.
- Lead pricing-related projects including establishing timelines, defining deliverables, and drafting communications or presentations.
- Create and design over 50 Price & Items signs for precious pricing that is competitive to the current market.
Field Support Specialist
Paychex, Inc.
04.2016 - 06.2017
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, resulting in improved service quality and reduced response times.
- Generate, verify data, and distribute weekly and monthly statistical reports to District, Zone Sales Managers, and Corporate.
- Maintain database, master lists, statistics and essential files on pertinent sales information including WARs, status reports, accounts payable, etc.
- Assist DSM in personnel administration, including submitting new employee and termination paperwork, enrolling new Sales Representatives in training, reporting payroll, tracking vacation/time off, etc.
- Log and send accounts payable information to corporate office, and prepares information for sales meetings, CPA and branch seminars.
- Track and record commissions to field management and corporate when needed; prepare Sales correspondence and proposals.
Asset Protection Case Management Analyst
Stage Stores, Inc.
01.2001 - 10.2014
- Developed comprehensive reports, providing valuable insights into business performance and aiding in strategic planning efforts in case activity.
- Plan, develop, and implement awareness programs in conjunction with other departments within the Company to reduce shortage.
- Administer the Associate Keyline hotline program. Assign and distribute calls inquire about status and provide response to callers.
- Serve as liaison between Stage Stores and vendors associated with returned checks.
- Schedule and coordinate the physical inventory process, for 780 stores. Develop policies to facilitate an accurate count and serve as a liaison between inventory services and the Company.
- Research and resolve incomplete data fields to ensure proper scans are performed during each step of the freight transit process. Identify freight carrier procedural deficiencies and communicate these to Freight Investigator and carrier representatives for corrective action.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX12-2000
Skills
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Access
- Outlook
- Micro-strategy
- American Sign Language
Timeline
Sr. Strategic Pricing Analyst
Academy Sports and Outdoors
06.2017 - Current
Field Support Specialist
Paychex, Inc.
04.2016 - 06.2017
Asset Protection Case Management Analyst
Stage Stores, Inc.
01.2001 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University
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