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QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE Highly experienced Retail Consulting Project Manager, Executive, Merchant, Analyst, Planner, and most recently in the project management role for large retail system implementations, process assessments, upgrades, selections and system transformations. Experience with retail clients in all sectors of the industry, adept at delivery of consulting services to implement and advance client adoption and use of applications. Highly experienced at facilitating sessions, defining user requirements, developing and delivering end-user training, creating and maintaining project schedules, and preparing and presenting project briefings to executives Experience with department, specialty, big box and grocery stores as well as for manufacturers with retail operations. Retail industry expertise includes: merchandise financial, assortment and item planning, forecasting, profit improvement, budgeting, data analysis and macro space management. Adept at creating teams, providing attention to detail ensuring adherence to procedures and communicating proactively to achieve project goals and objectives. Achieved certification is an Oracle OUM certified level 4 project manager. * Highly adept at leading a project team at delivering required services to meet client expectations while simultaneously managing project plan to drive key performance indicators * Skilled at collaborating with sales on forecasts, client business development, RFP responses, and development of cost estimates to ensure profitability of engagements while contributing to business strategy and budgetary planning * Able to drive the delivery of service offerings to clients, ensuring engagements are completed on-time, to standard, within budget, and with an elevated level of client satisfaction. Overseeing multiple project delivery teams in the execution of defined methodologies to meet engagement requirements and expectations * Experience in a multi-national environment having worked internationally with off-shore teams * Exceptional personnel management and team leadership skills. Adept at leading assigned consulting resources and an delivery teams to drive individual performance metrics and to develop required skillsets for assigned associates. * Proven ability to understand and become the 'expert' regarding business processes and system components * Knowledge across the retail business footprint including foundation data, store operations, inventory management, planning, forecasting, supply chain and point of service. * Ability to interface with different functional and technical groups on defining and managing system solutions and complete the process by writing clear functional requirements to a level of detail that facilitates the development and implementation of system enhancements and configuration PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING EXPERIENCE * Oracle Retail (RGBU) - Redwood Shores, CA (Remote Employee) 2011 to 2017 Sr. Technical Project Manager (October 2011 to September 2017) * BJM Consulting - Sarasota, FL 1999 to 2011 Independent Retail Consultant * JDA Software, Scottsdale, AZ Project Manager/Sr. Retail Consultant * LAKEWEST CONSULTING, CLEVELAND, OH Project Manager/Sr. Retail Consultant * CFT Consulting, LLC, Sarasota, FL Sr. Functional Consultant BARBARA J. MCDANIEL PROFESSIONAL RETAIL EXPERIENCE 1976 TO 1999 * LIMITED STORES, INC., Columbus, OH Senior Planner * FEDERATED MERCHANDISING, INC., New York, NY Manager, Merchandise Planning & Analysis * BERGDORF GOODMAN, New York, NY Director, Merchandise Control, Planning & Analysis * BELLE FRANCE, Wholesale Division, New York, NY National Sales Manager * FILENE'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., Boston, MA Operating Vice President, Merchandise Information and Planning Assistant to the Chairman * BURDINE'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., Miami, FL Merchant, Dept. Manager, Planner
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