Lisa M. Callihan

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Cabot, AR 72023

501-***-**** cell

acsidr@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To gain a position in your company as a marketing specialist with the potential for growth and opportunity based on personal performance.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree

Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Major: Marketing Management

Experience

Business Analyst, Dillard’s Store Services Inc.; Little Rock, AR (3-14 – Present)

Objective: Work in an Agile environment with user experience, quality assurance, and development teams to create new computer applications to better service the users

Analyze business to determine improvements that can be made to system applications

Work directly with the business to gather information and determine users desired results and needs

Analyze applications to see if improvements can be made or if new applications are necessary

Create business reviews and work cases to present findings and recommendations to management

Work with Agile team to determine purpose and design of the application

Create workflow charts for the new application for the users and the agile teams throughout the process

Writes stories in Mingle to identify project milestones, phases, and elements

Determines system business user cases, user security, data validation, and screen navigation

Writes acceptance criteria for each development story and tests each story as it is coded

Present business review meetings and iteration planning meetings for the users and other teams involved

Retrospect meetings to review iterations and determine if and what changes need to be made to the project

Continuously work with user experience team and the business for usability testing as phases are developed

Work with other system groups to perform integration testing

Write support documentation to help train users

Work directly with users as the application goes live

Monitors progress and usability and works with the team to improve the application and resolve defects

Buyer, US Foods; North Little Rock, AR (03-13 – 03-14) (Business Selling)

2013 Merchandiser of the Year

Support sales team

Inventory control

Communicate with vendors

Analyze current and past sales to project future sales

Choose and create temporary markdowns monthly

Recognize when product should be discontinued and price reduced

Place orders

Manage expiring and obsolete product

Category Manager, USA Drug/Walgreens; Little Rock, AR (03-12 – 03-13) (Business Sold)

Categories: Cosmetics, Cosmetic Accessories, Nails, Hair Care, Hair Color, Hair Accessories, Hair Appliances, Skin Care, Fragrances, Gifts, Jewelry, Frames, Candles, Rain Gear

Attend markets and vendor meetings

Choose new product

Create planograms for store placement

Order fixtures and determine layout for new and remodeled stores

Work with district and store managers on planogram resets

Place orders for the stores and SAJ Distributors

Inventory control and distribution to stores and warehouses

Communicate with vendors

Negotiate freight agreements

Negotiate agreements and pricing with vendors

Analyze current and past sales to project future sales

Approve invoices for freight and merchandise

Create biweekly ads for advertising

Create endcap displays for the stores

Choose and create temporary markdowns monthly

Decide when product should be discontinued and price reduced

Assist with coordinating the manager’s meetings/Christmas show

Merchandising Supervisor, Hank’s Furniture; Sherwood, AR (09-05 – 06-11)

Supervise Re-buyers

Attend furniture market and vendor meetings

Assist with choosing new product

Inventory control and distribution to stores and warehouses

Communicate with vendors both domestic and international

Negotiate freight agreements for containers, less than truckload, and truckload merchandise

Negotiate agreements and pricing with vendors

Analyze current and past sales to project future sales

Approve orders for merchandise

Approve invoices for freight and merchandise

Assist with advertising

Assistant Product Coordinator, Product Development, Dillard’s Store Services Inc.;

Little Rock, AR (10-03 - 09-05)

Coordinate with design team to develop new product for each season

Write orders for each of Dillard’s 326 stores and website based on financial budgets

Assist in creating financial plans based on sales and receipts

Generate and track orders for product

Control inventory on division level, store level, and by climate

Communicate with vendors both domestic and international

Coordinate with US Classification specialists to import product

Coordinate with logistics department for transportation of imported product

Recap sales

Project future sales

Attend markets and vendor meetings for product development

Generate and project markdowns

Organize reports including gross margin and inventory turn ratios

Assist in development for packaging for new products

Organize and execute in-store visual signs and product information

Organize and execute advertising including run of press, direct mail, catalogs, and magazines

Perform store inventories and audits

Corporate Training, Dillard’s Store Services Inc.; Little Rock, AR (6-01 – 10-03)

Provide support for Dillard’s systems and Microsoft Office

Train new buyers, product development staff, product coordinators, and vendors

Travel to divisional offices for training and support

Test system changes

Assist with system upgrades

Communicate with vendors both domestic and international regarding system applications

Update and write documentation for new and existing system applications

Attend markets for buyer support

Create UPC and shipping labels for new private label product line

Assist in development of new program application for label program with international vendor

Perform QMF queries for vendors, buyers, and management

Perform store inventories and audits

Assistant Product Coordinator, Product Development, Dillard’s Store Services Inc.;

Little Rock, AR (6-99 - 6-01)

Assist in development of new products for private label division

Assist in distribution of units based on financial budgets

Generate and track orders for product

Communicate with vendors both domestic and international

Recap sales

Projected future sales

Assisted with inventory control for corporate pool stock

Attend markets and vendor meetings for product development

Assist with markdown process

Organize reports including gross margin and inventory turn ratios

Assist in development for packaging for new products

Perform store inventories and audits

Office Manager, Hank’s Discount Fine Furniture; Jonesboro, AR (9-96 - 5-99)

Received inventory

Trained salesmen

Balanced cash drawer daily

Scheduled local advertisements

Performed physical inventories

Organized paper flows

Managed office including 9 salesmen and 4 warehouse workers

Performed as sales associate when needed

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