Tamara Adkins
Columbus,OH
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Big Lots!, specializing in inventory control and merchandise coordination. Excelled in logistics planning and fostering teamwork, significantly enhancing supply chain efficiency. Proven track record in utilizing SAP for optimal inventory management, ensuring high-demand items' availability, and contributing to sales and margin growth.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Control Coordinator
Big Lots!
10.2018 - Current
- Respond to store challenges to correct errors with appropriate inventory adjustments.
- Assist Distribution Center, Corporate Office and Store with perpetual inventory reconciliation questions and challenges.
- Interprets inventory data to make financial inventory adjustments. Assist with Store and truck physical inventory reconciliations as needed.
- Perform in-transit audits for inventory stores to ensure proper billing for received product.
- Monitor all store to DC transfers to ensure they were received and processed correctly and in a timely manner.
Merchandise Coordinator
Big Lots!
08.2008 - 10.2018
- Works with several different buying teams within Division 3 & 6 (Electronics & Seasonal) to impact overall sales and implement best practices
- Executes and manages all purchase orders related to department for in store and online sales including vendor revisions delays, and cancellations.
- Maintains open to buy files and evaluates orders to ensure timely deliveries.
- Prepare various reports, queries and other documents to support the buys and sales. Gather and research information to ensure improvements on product assortments and availability.
- Understand & support the financial metrics of the buyer’s business and participate in vendor meetings and negotiations.
- Manages marketing for the buying team, including: samples/detail of product to marketing team, proof edits, and tracking completive Ads.
- Provides attributes and samples to Ecommerce Team for product going on-line.
- Organizes and maintains current product assortment for sets and any sample needs.
- Trained new team members on company policies, procedures, and merchandising best practices.
- Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays.
- Talked with vendors and suppliers about product orders and issues.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to facilitate efficient merchandise flow from warehouse to sales floor.
- Ran markdown reports, managed store replenishment, and analyzed buying reports.
Master Data Merchandise Support
Big Lots Corporation
03.2006 - 10.2008
- Article Creation manually & upload.
Allocation Analyst
Big Lots Corporation
04.1999 - 11.2005
- Utilized [SAP] to check inventory levels and determine if there was sufficient merchandise to drive sales.
- Reduced stock-outs and overstock situations through accurate forecasting techniques.
- Enhanced supply chain efficiency by collaborating with cross-functional teams on demand planning.
- Ensured timely replenishment of high-demand items by monitoring sales patterns and adjusting allocations accordingly.
- Worked closely with buying teams to maximize product mix offering tailored to individual store''s customer base.
- Provided support during peak selling seasons, ensuring adequate staffing levels in the allocation department for timely merchandise processing tasks.
- Maximized sales and margin results with optimal product placement and assortment planning.
Education
GED -
Hilliard High School
Hilliard, OHSkills
- Logistics planning
- Cycle counting
- Stock reconciliation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Verbal and written communication
- Inventory reconciliation
- Inventory accounts reconciliation
- Purchasing strategies
- MS office
- Inventory control
Timeline
Inventory Control Coordinator
Big Lots!
10.2018 - Current
Merchandise Coordinator
Big Lots!
08.2008 - 10.2018
Master Data Merchandise Support
Big Lots Corporation
03.2006 - 10.2008
Allocation Analyst
Big Lots Corporation
04.1999 - 11.2005
GED -
Hilliard High School
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