Anthony Tai
Equity Research
New York, NY
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Retail Vendor Manager I - Strategic Vendor Services
Amazon.com - Seattle, WA - November 2012 to November 2013
• Managed all aspects of the business of a global Fortune 500 vendor partner including revenue expansion
strategy contributing to 55% growth; financial analysis, planning, and reporting; inventory management of more
than 5,000 products totaling $2.3 million of inventory; and marketing, customer targeting, email campaigns,
and site merchandising
• Analyzed financial performance of the business, quantified opportunities to improve results, and implemented
strategies to drive revenue and profit, helping to deliver contribution profit growth of 51% year-to-date
• Planned and executed promotional programs entailing demand forecasting, profitability and cost analysis,
price elasticity evaluation, inventory planning, and marketing. Generated in excess of $990,000 of incremental
revenue year-to-date
• Constructed business-critical analysis of market share data spanning the entire Office Products organization
used to plan long-term goals for the broader business group
• Managed inventory by tracking and responding to metrics such as inventory turnover, vendor lead time, and
weeks of cover, maintaining a healthy balance between being under/overstocked (out of stock < 4.5% and
unhealthy rate < 1%)
Equity Research Analyst
Palisades Investment Partners, LLC - Los Angeles, CA - June 2010 to November 2012
Delivered detailed investment opinions based on analysis of stock valuation, predictions of financial results,
and inspection of the strength and integrity of companies' financial position. Findings were employed to make
buy, hold, and sell decisions on securities
• Built financial models to forecast companies' revenues, earnings, returns on equity, and cash flows - these
metrics were crucial to Palisades' technique for valuing companies
• Formulated well-informed investment theses supported by in-depth research conducted through the following
means: analyzing financial statements; perusing SEC filings, news releases, and industry research notes;
assessing company presentations and conference calls; and interviewing sell-side industry analysts, corporate
investor relations, and executive management teams
• Authored client-facing reports explaining the methodology behind investment decisions and presented them
to Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer
• Identified investment risk through scrutiny of financial statements and developed a bearish stance on high-
risk stocks, which were subsequently sold from the portfolio or avoided
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics
University of California Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
September 2007 to March 2011
LINKS
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anthony-tai/15/95/89a