YUYAN BRADY

Seekonk, MA ***** 401-***-**** adz7ho@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/YuyanBrady

LEAD DIRECTOR

Exceptional proven experience as a Category Manager with a very diversified background. Impactful professional with a Master Business Degree and diverse work experience using communication, analytic, negotiation and quantitative skills, with a special interest in business or any related field. Adept driving category growth with strategic planning that directly impacts P&L growth by collaborating with cross-functional departments. Self-driven and self-motivated leader with excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical and organizational skills, with a commitment to the highest level of professional and personal excellence in a fast- paced environment. Bilingual in Chinese (Mandarin) and English. Core competencies include: Strong Analytical Negotiation Financial P&L Budgeting Forecasting Strategic Planning Category and Project Management Vendor Relations and Management MS Office suite Inventory Operation Pricing SQL Data Tableau Queries Sub-Queries Aggregates VBA Macros Cross Functional Leadership Trouble Shooting Health Care

EXPERIENCE

CVS HEALTH, Woonsocket, RI November 2009 - Present Lead Director Category Manager, October 2017-Present HEALTH CARE MERCHANDISING EXTERNAL PAIN

Category Planogram, Project Management, and P&L owner to drive and deliver Sales and Margin Goals and optimize DNP by attaining market share growth leveraging a customer-first mindset in all go-to-market activations. Design, develop, and conduct complex financial analyses such as Margin Analysis, KPI, Daily Dashboard, etc.

• Category growth strategic development and planning, promo strategy, marketing tactic, store layout, competitive assortment selection, Cost/COG Reduction, and sales planning by collaborating with cross- functional departments and business unit owners while adeptly influencing key partners while leading a combined $500M annual sales portfolio across 8,000+ stores with full P&L responsibility.

• Conducted vendor negotiation to optimize Category merchandise funding, pricing, promo allocation, and sourcing process.

• Led and monitored Merchandising performance by maximizing opportunity and mitigating risks tactically.

• Strategically led, launched, and designed the largest Store Brand Conversion Project in CVS Health Care History.

• Proactively managing key supplier performance goals and objectives to drive continuous margin (SM% YOY+ 6%) and sales (YOY +5% to +10%) improvement.

OPTICAL MERCHANDISING

Led and managed Contact Lenses and Lenses Inventory and sourcing assortment planning, including Optical Lab, PMS Integration, Designs Supply Chain Inventory Flow Logic, and optimization. Developed, designed, and perfected optical and audio operational guide and training material.

• Developed and executed growth strategies and business plans to achieve Optical Center business goals of

+50% YOY sale growth and drove P&L positive performance.

• Oversaw the Optical Center strategic planning, pricing, promo strategy, and trade funding optimization.

• Enhanced, redesigned, and innovated PMS inventory, supply chain, invoice system, and workflow; automated process by analyzing both DC and Store targeted Inventory levels including Balance on Hand, Out of Stock status, turn rate, etc.

• Trained and rolled out the optical center by engaging the cross-functional teams across the organization to drive results in 3 months and resolve issues promptly in 12 hours. Advisor and Manager, Front Store Inventory Analytic, November 2009-November 2017 YUYAN BRADY adz7ho@r.postjobfree.com PAGE TWO

Led and managed the Inventory Seasonal Team and innovated and analyzed the daily Open-To-Buys and PO/Billing-related inventory by working closely with the Merchandising team.

• Led, managed, and innovated the Seasonal Disposition process.

• Forecasted, oversaw, analyzed Offshelf Tool and Offshelf programs by working closely with the RISD and Merchandising team.

• Developed, analyzed new reporting, process and delivery methodologies for better insight and efficiencies.

• Automated, managed, innovated, and analyzed Season End Disposition, Promo Billing and Cycle Prepack Group, MSD, and Billing process.

• Managed New, Relo, and Closing Stores Seasonal classification, reporting, billing, etc.

• Project management to increase efficiency, etc.

Pharmacy Operations Analytic and Finance Budgeting and Forecasting Led, developed, innovated the return, waste forecasting and budgeting models and monitor Tools and volume with Workforce Team.

• Analyzed, facilitated the weekly, monthly Return, Waste Variances and diagnose any related drivers.

• Communicated, interacted with Pharmacy Supervisor closely, and diagnosed CVS Stores’ Operating issues.

• Coordinated, Interacted, negotiated with Rx Merch, Inventory Management, IT, Call Center, and Field for problem solving.

• Project Management for $50M Plus Projects such as Brand and Generic Conversion, Order to TIL and Store to Store Deployment.

• Innovated, Interacted, Developed tracking and analysis tools for Call Center and Inventory Management projects.

Pharmacy Margin and Finance Budgeting and Forecasting Worked closely with Executive Management team to Develop Generic annual Budget and monthly Forecast. Prepared month-end packages for senior and executive level business leaders to help encapsulate monthly results and forward-looking viewpoints.

• Analyzed and facilitated the weekly, monthly Forecast, Actual Generic Margin variances.

• Worked closely with Executive Management team to prepare comprehensive budget presentations; Ad- hoc reporting and analysis to support broader finance group as needed.

• Managed per store detailed (8,000+) forecasts and budgets for Fixed Rent, Subtenant Income, Percentage Rent, Personal Property Taxes, Common Area Maintenance, Merchants Association Dues, and Warehousing RET/PPT.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

MetCap Management LLC, Cranston, RI Director of Finance GTECH Corporation, Providence, RI Financial Analyst TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Pharmacy Tech License (RI)

• Experienced Mandarin Teacher

• Advanced Microsoft Office skill in Word Excel Access PowerPoint

• OTHERS: Acuitas EPIC Thinkcell Micro-Strategy SQL Tableau Slim Resource and Essbase Crystal Mas Quickbook Brio ADP system

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration, MBA, University of Rhode Island, North Kingston, RI Bachelor of Science, BS in Business Administration, University of Rhode Island, North Kingston, RI Major: International Business, Finance; Dean’s List every semester. Diploma Major: Computer Science College Marie-Victoria, Montreal, Canada Member of the Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma; Nominated to the National Dean’s List

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