Danette Willson

Phone: 479-***-**** Email: adzl2a@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danette-adams-willson-6655781

Category Analyst

Motivated category analyst with expertise in retail industries. Process Improvement with focus on reducing costs and improving profitability. Experience in category analysis and management, comprehensive in delivering business results. Excels in creating a positive environment and organizing projects. Proven strategist with creative solutions for enhancing performance.

Skills Fixture and Modular Plan Design Merchandise Execution Floor Plan Design Procurement Process Improvement Data Analysis Cost Reduction Presentation Skills Business Growth and Development Creative problem solver Strong work ethic and discipline Interpersonal Skills JDA ProSpace Excel and PowerPoint SharePoint Retail Link

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Alliance Entertainment, Customer Operations / VMI Analyst [January 2022 – Present]

Item creation and maintenance in Item 360 for movie new releases and modular maintained items.

Open to Buy monthly maintenance, review, and submittal, working closely with the sales team and label managers.

Weekly order reviews for Walmart US, Fred Meyer, and Bi-Mart accounts, maintain reasonable instock under the Supply Chain Standards for DVD and Blu-ray movies.

Advantage Solutions, Space Planning [September 2020 – January 2022]

Provide planogram/modular information for Business Development Managers.

Communicate business opportunities to Category Space Managers such as space constraints.

Walmart, Inc. Project Manager II Central Operations [May 2016 – August 2018]

Approved site designs for 200 Academy Learning Centers to ensure consistency with site design specifications.

Collaborated with Real Estate, Store Operations, and key business stakeholders to implement and comply with business requirements.

Walmart, Inc. Floorplan Specialist Manager Store Layout [March 2014 – May 2016]

Approved 2.5K+ modular adjacency plans for apparel, home, and outdoor store specific projects.

Managed execution of corporate Space Capture project rollout; itemized fixture inventory in 4K+ stores.

Walmart, Inc. Category Space Manager Store Layout [October 2012 – March 2014]

Analyzed sales compared to item productivity to ensure appropriate inventory management for store specific modular for over 500 remodels, expansions, and operating stores.

Project managed enterprise-wide initiative to raise counters and add modular for major name brand products; approved store specific plans for over 1.8K stores.

Walmart, Inc. Macro Space Analyst Store Layout [July 2008 – October 2012]

Measure, analyze, and interpret performance and financial data on all project stores in assigned regions.

Implement space allocation strategies based upon company and store specific activities.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science in Business Management

Grand Canyon University (2021)

Phoenix, AZ.

Associate of Applied Science in Business Management

NorthWest Arkansas Community College (2013)

Bentonville, AR.