Versatile team member offering over 20 years of experience handling tasks smoothly and efficiently. Adapts well to changing processes, programs and team requirements. Eager to contribute to growing company.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Merchandising Specialist - Live Goods
Lowe's Home Improvement Corporate
Mooresville, NC
11.2017 - Current
Support 14 Merchants and 1 Divisional Merchandising Manager.
Managed over 50,000 products.
Determine stocks and non stocks of categories, product retails, and store sets(planograms, graphics, fixtures) for assigned Omni-Channel categories.
Assisting with product costs and analyzing cost increases, payment terms, and promotional support negotiations.
Proofing tab pricing and images for marketing.
Primary contact for supplier, store and internal communities.
Maintains product data integrity within Lowe's designated software systems(i.e. store product authorization, product assignment, product costs, product specifications, vendor agreement) to insure all product costs, product specifications, and vendor agreements are accurate.
Review all pricing and invoicing discrepancies to determine where issues occurred, how to resolve them, and cost for resolution.
Set up and managed all new items partnering with third parties and GDSN providers.
Maintains working knowledge of all Lowe's policies and procedures as well as industry standards and compliance needs for assigned product areas.
Ensures timely collection and implementation of Annual Vendor Buying Agreements, sends out necessary documentation, collects and reviews documentation, and ensures vendors are correctly set up with accounting.
Assists with onboarding of vendors, serving as vendor's first point of contact for any set up related questions and coordinates internally with various teams to execute onboarding process.
Handles daily requests from stores and communicates these requests to appropriate Fulfillment Specialist so products can be ordered. Also, send weekly communications to stores for special guidelines they should be following.
Sr. Replenishment Analyst(VMI)
Scott's Miracle Gro
Mooresville, NC
04.2011 - 10.2018
Responsible for order fulfillment for all Lowe's Home Improvement stores using Lowe's replenishment system(JDA).
Categories of fulfillment include: Soils, Mulch Plant Foods, Fertilizers, Ortho, Roundup, SCJ, TomCat, Cleaners and Durables, consisting of over 600 products.
Analyze seasonal trends and identify inventory gaps/opportunities to maximize POS
Worked with field sales and regional teams to understand current trends and future plans: adjust inventory and ordering strategy.
Assist VMI Manager in formulation of entry and exit strategies for key drive items and assortments.
Conducts inventory analysis to increase/decrease inventory levels based on projections.
Develop and manage key relationships with Lowe's including merchandising, inventory management, demand planning and replenishment teams.
Executes replenishment plans based on stack outs, end caps and planograms.
Provides weekly feedback on root cause/corrective action analysis for key supply chain and customer metrics to include average order size, order frequency, shipments, on time delivery, order touches, fill rate, service level and in stock levels.
Replenished from 24 plants and 10 warehouses.
Assisted with item setup and marketing in off season.
Merchandising Analyst/Buyer
BHC Brooks Equipment
Charlotte, NC
04.2005 - 10.2010
Catalog layout for Apparel, Vehicle Equipment, Flashlights, EMS and Footwear.
Assisted with negotiating costs and set retails pricing for goal margins.
Suggested new products and researched/compared pricing with different vendors.
Vendor cost maintenance.
Contract administrator for GSA(Government Spending Administration) products.
Purchased products for stocked inventory.
Tracked sales orders.
Processed special orders.
Licensed Esthetician
Carmen Carmen Salon And Spa
Charlotte, NC
05.2002 - 04.2004
Recommended retail products for at-home use.
Analyzed skin condition and made appropriate product recommendations.
Fostered friendly, warm and exceptional customer experience.
Performed over 100 facials, chemical peels and waxing procedures per week.
Purchasing Analyst
VF Corporation
Greensboro, NC
01.1997 - 01.2001
Replenished zippers, thread and trim for 25 plants.
Inventory control for all plants.
Confirming and tracking receipt of orders.
Resolve problems with purchase order driven invoices.
Weekly meetings with vendors ro discuss new items and shipping.
Education
Marketing And Merchandising
UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Fashion Merchandising And Marketing
Alamance Community College
Graham, NC
Licensed Esthetician
Stanley Community College
Albemarle, NC
Skills
Customer Service
Consumer Trends
Product Quality Determination
Promotional Effectiveness Review
Interpersonal and Negotiating
Organization
Hobbies
Running, Spending time with family and friends, Going anywhere there is a beach