Sandy Perko
Aurora,CO
Summary
Driven and results-oriented business leader with a proven track record as a store manager, seeking to leverage a growing passion for data analytics. Eager to apply a solid foundation in business operations, coupled with ongoing academic pursuits, to excel in a dynamic data analyst role. Committed to harnessing the power of data to inform strategic decisions and drive meaningful business transformations.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Store Manager, Labor Analyst
Levi Strauss & CO
07.2007 - Current
- Compiled weekly data using data visualization and Excel, working with 2 senior business analysts to infer meaningful insights that improved payroll spend for US retail stores
- Pulled company wide store tool usage data and compiled excel workbooks to report to corporate partners
- Researched and prepared presentations regarding profitability reports, policies, internal operating inefficiencies, and industry trends
- Communicated strategies to analyst team, and received valuable feedback regarding approach to business observations
- Identified operational gaps leading to discrepancies between payroll reported by salaried managers and actual figures.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Only Levi's store manager in world to be selected for upskill machine learning boot camp where I became proficient in SQL, data analysis, Python, and Pandas
- 15+ years as store manager where I gained expertise in sales and metrics analysis, operations, systems and tools implementation, process improvement, payroll/labor, project management, and training
- Top performing store manager consistently gaining year over year sales increases and a 76% store sales increase in the last 3 years including a profit contribution margin of 43%
Department Manager
Toys R Us
10.1999 - 07.2007
- Managed inventory and receiving operations to maintain optimal stock levels and meet expected demands.
- Selected by GM to lead all visual merchandising initiatives and resets in building
Education
Graduate Certificate of Business Ananlysis - Business
University of Denver
Denver, COCurrent
Bachelor of Science - Exercise And Sports Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO05-2005
Skills
- Predictive modeling
- Data analysis
- SQL and databases
- Operations analysis
- Business planning
- Python
- Advanced Excel
- Statistic analysis
- Trend forecasting
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Multitasking Abilities
Certification
Certified Machine Learning Practitioner, Launchpad.ai bootcamp, March 2021-May2021
Timeline
Store Manager, Labor Analyst
Levi Strauss & CO
07.2007 - Current
Department Manager
Toys R Us
10.1999 - 07.2007
Graduate Certificate of Business Ananlysis - Business
University of Denver
Bachelor of Science - Exercise And Sports Science
Colorado State University
Certified Machine Learning Practitioner, Launchpad.ai bootcamp, March 2021-May2021
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