Background

Driven professional with experience managing multi-million dollar eCommerce businesses. Strong project management professional with proven history of creating and streamlining processes. Thrives in a collaborative and innovative environment and is always looking to learn something new. Expertise: P&L Ownership, Operations Management, General Management, Data Analysis, eCommerce, Strategy, Vendor Management, Business Development, Financial Planning & Analysis, Digital Marketing, Forecasting, Inventory Management

Job experience

• August 2019 - present
  Category Specialist II
  Walmart eCommerce
  

  San Bruno, CA, USA

  • Managed an Outdoor category during the COVID-19 pandemic, managing more than triple the anticipated demand with close collaboration with cross-functional teams and vendors
  • Established merchandising best practices that aligned both brick & mortar and dotcom logistics, eliminating inventory issues that affected the entire Outdoor department
  • Negotiated promotions, exclusives, and product specifications - one of which was on an international scale that saved $240K in costs while also improving the customer experience

• September 2018 - July 2019
  Category Specialist
  Walmart eCommerce
  

  San Bruno, CA, USA

  • Responsible for developing and implementing assortment, inventory, and merchandising strategies to grow both top and bottom line for a $20M category across two eCommerce sites
  • Delivered operational improvements for business performance reporting, data analysis, and communications by working with product teams and establishing best practices for the department
  • Reworked Private Brand strategy from the ground up, focusing on assortment optimization and merchandising. Doubled profit while increasing sales by 70%, creating a more credible image of Walmart's private brand within the category

• June 2018 - August 2018
  Manager of Technical Sales & Business Development
  Daiso Fine Chem USA, Inc.
  

  Torrance, CA, USA
• September 2016 - June 2018
  Technical Sales & Business Development, Chromatography Business
  Daiso Fine Chem USA, Inc.
  

  Torrance, CA, USA

  • Managed new and existing sales for the Analytical HPLC product line over the North America territory, representing DAISO at trade shows, academic conferences, and customer locations
  • Oversaw Product Development process by communicating interdepartmentally as well with customers over product specification, feasibility, and production timeline. Resulted in identifying and fulfilling an unserved product specification with a new product line
  • Organized and analyzed sales for developing sales strategy based on customers’ consumption trends
  • Created a bilingual training manual to streamline database use for Global Sales Operations

Education

• University of Michigan
  BSE, Chemical Engineering - Minor in Biochemistry
  

  2011 - 2015

• Certified Associate in Project Management
  Project Management Institute
  

  November 2020 - November 2023