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Category Merchandising Manager
Philips Lighting
Jul 2013 - Present (11 years 4 months)
Manage the entire planogram process for light bulb planograms at Home Depot as a category captain in light bulbs both internally and externally. Provide guidance and training with additional staff through the creation of over 550 semi-monthly light bulb planogram releases on time and efficiently.
Analyze product performance through overall sales, units, and turns and apply the knowledge towards the development of planograms. Drive the implementation of store specific planograms based on regional differences, store specific sales intelligence and utility rebates to drive incremental sales volume.
Work cross functionally with sales, marketing, demand planning, and product management on a daily basis.
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Category Merchandising Analyst II
Philips Lighting
Apr 2012 - Jul 2013 (1 year 3 months)
On a day-to-day basis develop around 250 planograms and modular’s based on analysis and/or sales intelligence and aesthetics. Participate in space shelf-space, trend, planogram, and competitive analysis based on retail account-specific data.
Serve as the primary contact to The Home Depot for all merchandising standards. Serve as an internal contact for all merchandising standards for all retail accounts - Weis, AAFEs, Meijer, The Home Depot, and Lowes. Additional planograms developed for new business prospects.
Create visualizations of data to focus on needs of the account. Lead the planogram process for a multi-vendor category team at Home Depot.
Work with category management, sales, and marketing to recommend creative strategies for SKU rationalization and buy pack size. Execute semi-annual/annual planogram releases for all retail accounts and special projects. Act as a liaison to category management team and provide a voice back to the customer.
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Category Merchandising Analyst
Philips Lighting
Mar 2009 - Apr 2012 (3 years 1 month)
On a day-to-day basis develop around 250 planograms and modular’s based on analysis and/or sales intelligence and aesthetics. Participate in space shelf-space, trend, planogram, and competitive analysis based on retail account-specific data.
Serve as the primary contact to The Home Depot for all merchandising standards. Serve as an internal contact for all merchandising standards for all retail accounts - Weis, AAFEs, Meijer, The Home Depot, and Lowes. Additional planograms developed for new business prospects.
Create visualizations of data to focus on needs of the account. Lead the planogram process for a multi-vendor category team at Home Depot.
Work with category management, sales, and marketing to recommend creative strategies for SKU rationalization and buy pack size. Execute semi-annual/annual planogram releases for all retail accounts and special projects. Act as a liaison to category management team and provide a voice back to the customer.
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Industrial Designer
Regal King Manufacturing
Aug 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Sole designer in US office for a multi-national lighting and outdoor garden manufacturing company that sells OEM products to Home Depot and Lowes.
Worked with multi-disciplinary teams both domestically and internationally.
Conducted trend and market research and applied the knowledge to drive sales in presentations and new product development.
Developed new product concepts and altered existing products through 2D and 3D methods. Oversaw new product development sampling process. Created packaging, catalog design, posters, hard copy and digital presentations.
Coordinated outside freelance projects.
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Designer
S2 Productions
Mar 2007 - Aug 2007 (5 months)
Design for POP, trade shows, and corporate interiors. In charge of redesigning companies logo and website.
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Project Manager
Abbellimento Design
Mar 2007 - Jul 2007 (4 months)
Mold making and production of architectural plaster ornamentions (corbels, mantles, molding, etc.) Responsible for developing ceiling tile designs, color samples and new finishes for product line.
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Ceramics Assistant
Savannah College of Art and Design
2005 - 2006 (1 year)
Loaded and unloaded kilns. Mixed new glazes. Produced clay using dry and wet ingredients using a pugmill. General upkeep of studio. Assisted students with class assignments both in handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques.
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Clerk
QuikTrip
Apr 2001 - Aug 2004 (3 years 4 months)
Tendered change to customers on the register.
Maintained the store's upkeep.
Reset stores to planogram.
Wrote orders for store inventory.