KARIE SCHWARTZ

Boulder, CO ***** 970-***-**** adwhk7@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Personable business professional bringing a successful 15-year career in financial roles within large and fast-paced corporations. Release-planning specialist trained in advanced Excel modeling. Creative solutions architect with real-time problem-solving flexibility. Seasoned Business Analyst offering 4 years of retail and wholesale industry success. Expert on business and systems requirements, user acceptance testing and end-user training. Accomplished at leveraging past lessons to inform future decision-making. Lead with building relationships on trust, knowledge, and humility. Enjoy sharing successes with teams and growing future leaders.

Skills

Fluency with Microsoft Office Suite, Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal soft communication skills, possess SAP, GAAP knowledge and use of CRM effectively.

Traffic Analysis

Web-Based Reporting Tools

Financial Modelling

Capital and Resource Allocation

Agile and Scrum Environments

Agile Principles

Business Recovery and Sustainability

Work History

Business Analyst Contractor, Aug 2020 - Current

Paper Equipment And Machinery, Inc. Minneapolis, MN

Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.

Delivered analysis of market, sales and consumer trend impact on long and short-term strategies.

Identified patterns and trends in large data sets and provided actionable insights.

Implemented business intelligence solutions to increase operational efficiency.

Developed complex dashboard and reporting tools to track business performance metrics.

Designed and developed data pipelines to acquire, clean and process data.

Generated standard and custom reports to provide insights into business performance.

Change Management Analyst Feb 2019 - Current

Paperequipment.com Minneapolis, MN

Reviewed internal systems and organized training plans to address areas in need of improvement.

Participated in high-level change management strategic planning, incorporating input from stakeholders, internal support staff and external factors.

Created and optimized records management strategies to coordinate and protect information.

Restructured procedures through coordination with compliance director to create and execute projects.

Designed post-adoption continuity plans to provide smooth operational resumption following major changes.

Acted as primary point of contact for 12 third-party vendors involved in major operational changes to coordinate with external personnel.

Reviewed historical documentation to discern trends in operational metrics, informing future decisions on operational changes and potential improvements.

Specialty Project Integration and Sales Manager Mar 2018 - Jul 2020

Paper Equipment and Machinery, Inc

Demonstrated in culturally preferential environment that ability of investing in teams and teamwork does have ROI through building partnerships with community and employees

Retained employees longer than in any time compared to 7 years prior

Increased revenue by 42% YOY and reduced risk by being present in hiring, training and development

Regained lost customer accounts through directly supporting achievement of strategic objectives through creative reconstruction and quality procurement

Analyzed data to arrive at logical conclusions, questioning every detail and provided clear action plan for driving results and minimizing potential risk pitfalls

General Manager/Store Manager Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

Babies R Us 26M

Delivering Best shopping experiences while maintaining operations, staffing, and results-based performance

Responsible for solving all business opportunities and gaps in performance and striking disciplined initiatives based on observation

Developed and maintained exceptional talent bench of 30+ that performs consistently at delivering highest in client satisfaction

Delivered on maximum performance in all sales metrics, delivering clear direction with proven track record of success

Established and maintained standards of operational excellence, payroll control and business expenses

Assessed target market for opportunities and developed sales plans that maximize effectiveness of teams' activities based on metrics and current forecasting.

Provided strategic oversight of marketing and promotional campaigns to keep campaigns aligned with overall goals and objectives

Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets

Assistant Sales Manager Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

Best Buy Co., Inc. 90M

Working to perfect the Best Buy experience by identifying growth opportunities in store while delivering outstanding client/employee experiences

Focused to achieve exceptional client satisfaction by creating an environment where employees love coming to work every day

Taught all departments in store to speak to core values and ethics that make Best Buy a great place to work

Responsible for solving department opportunities and gaps in performance and striking initiatives based on observation

Developed a talent bench of 32 to lower one of the markets highest turnover markets in a large volume, big box specialty store

Visual Merchandising Senior Team Lead Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

Target Corporation

Setting stage for superior merchandising standards"

Merchandised per own discretion areas off planogram for maximum visibility and appeal

Staffed and developed team of 4 visual merchandisers to set planograms for over 5 departments

Managed EOL and "At Risk" merchandise, understanding connections between visual merchandising and sales results

Demonstrated consistent resilience and adaptability to business demand at times of need

Education

Business Analytics Certificate Apr 2017

University of Saint Thomas Saint Paul, MN

BS: Business Management and Leadership 2016

Capella University Minneapolis, MN

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