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Lauren Banach

West Allis,WI

Summary

Detail-oriented digital professional with expertise in category & project management. Experience with analyzing, implementing and optimizing site merchandising strategies that focus on helping the customer through their shopping journey. Dedicated to delivering financial goals and advancing digital objectives.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

ANALYST, ONLINE CATEGORY MANAGEMENT

Lowe's Companies, Inc
11.2022 - Current

• Monitor and evaluate website analytics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement

• Interpret analysis across a variety of factors and provide data driven recommendations help inform project plans

• Accountable for implementation of tactics in assigned projects

• Effectively communicate project plans and needs with partner teams to help ensure all plans and programs are aligned with department strategies

• Build & analyze in depth reports using data tools like Adobe Analytics

• Interprets analysis across a variety of factors and provides data driven recommendations help inform project plans

• Accountable for implementation of tactics in assigned projects

• Effectively communicates project plans and needs with partner teams to help ensure all plans and programs are aligned with department strategies

• Builds and analyze in depth reports using data tools like Adobe Analytics

• Conduct industry research and develops functional knowledge

• Supports meetings with Online and Core Merchants to deliver insights to guide future strategies, tactics, or activities

  • Complete keyword research and analyze competitor SEO to identify gaps and opportunities


CROSS SITE MERCHANDISING COORDINATOR

Kohl's
10.2022 - 11.2022
  • Help build and prep customized promo offer assortments for holiday
  • Provide linking for Homepage and Email

DIGITAL CATEGORY MERCHANDISING COORDINATOR

Kohl's
04.2021 - 09.2022
  • Analyze the customer behavior using internal reporting to optimize all devices and product finding methods (browse, search & recs)
  • Recap key events and provide future recommendations, new strategies and initiatives
  • Research competitors' merchandising and promotional strategies in order to identify and apply learnings to our own strategies
  • Analyze internal search data with specific focus on unproductive and failed searches to identify merchandising opportunities, product opportunities and issues within search relevancy
  • Enhance customer experience by maintaining clean data to support search and browse paths
  • Partner with all digital teams to provide a seamless digital experience with a focus on optimal linking strategies and SEO keyword opportunities.

ADVERTISING OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Kohl's
10.2017 - 04.2021
  • Support the Digital Vendor Marketing (DVM) team with campaign coordination & execution
  • Work with cross-functional teams and external business partners to ensure successful launches of campaigns
  • Validate campaigns to ensure correct implementation and delivery
  • IT related support
  • Criteo operations lead

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Kohl's
03.2015 - 09.2017
  • Communicate with overseas vendors on a daily basis for any product questions/concerns
  • Lead submit meetings with design and color teams for all upcoming product
  • Troubleshoot to fix any issues with product details, deliveries, etc
  • Own the marketing request process (Workamajig)
  • Research product and shop the competition
  • Organize and keep track of all samples
  • Analyze sales weekly

MERCHANDISE COORDINATOR

BuySeasons
11.2014 - 03.2015

• Daily set up and maintenance on product SKUs and kits

• Interact with vendors for requesting assortment worksheets, imagery, and samples

• Kit component changes – item discontinued, switched out, etc

• Build out party themes & work through new projects

E-COMMERCE MERCHANDISE SPECIALIST

Kohl's
07.2012 - 11.2014
  • Daily SKU set-up and maintenance
  • Interacted with vendors to ensure accuracy within assortments and on kohls.com
  • Resolved issues on kohls.com (missing images, products, and/or information)
  • Tracked assortments through the production process
  • Developed and maintained cross-functional partnerships
  • Supported all positions within the buying office
  • Updated price changes/discontinued items
  • Managed samples and imagery
  • Wrote purchase orders
  • Trained 6 people in role

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
05.2012

Skills

  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Analytical Skills
  • Written & Verbal Communication
  • Competitive Research & Analysis
  • Category Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Timeline

ANALYST, ONLINE CATEGORY MANAGEMENT

Lowe's Companies, Inc
11.2022 - Current

CROSS SITE MERCHANDISING COORDINATOR

Kohl's
10.2022 - 11.2022

DIGITAL CATEGORY MERCHANDISING COORDINATOR

Kohl's
04.2021 - 09.2022

ADVERTISING OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

Kohl's
10.2017 - 04.2021

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Kohl's
03.2015 - 09.2017

MERCHANDISE COORDINATOR

BuySeasons
11.2014 - 03.2015

E-COMMERCE MERCHANDISE SPECIALIST

Kohl's
07.2012 - 11.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Lauren Banach