Jennifer Leftwich

Experience

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  Walmart

  May 1999 - Apr 2017

  Responsibilities: Manage day to day tasks to ensure product gets to the stores. Manage replenishment managers work load by handling all item creation, supplier item file maintenance, store issues, supplier issues, andcoordination with suppliers to ensure orders are shipped correctly and completely. Work with GFS team to ensurelocal product is being shipped to the correct dc in a timely manner as well as working with the regional buyer toendure the same thing. Run daily outs report for the entire product team as well as inform the product team of latetrucks that need attention. Write comac and special store request orders. Work closely with stores/suppliers toendure correctly traited product as well as seasonably correct product is being sent to the DC’s as well as the storesKey Accomplishment Converted items to GFS Lead suppliers to correctly supply team with decision making information Lead other associates by example Helped achieve an average of 96% in stock of category Wrote guides and cheat sheets to assist team and suppliers Show less Responsibilities: Replenish Men’s hikers, occupational boots, tredsafe slip resistant shoes, pre walk, and shoe care.Handle the flow of product from china, to our 5 shoe dc’s, to the stores. Make sure all stores maintain a 6 week ofSupply. Ensure all warehouses maintain a 4 week supply. Manage the Apparel orders specialists to make sure they aregetting orders keyed in to the system to create pos. Help them get forms completed to ensure we have new items andproduct ready to ship. Work with stores and regional’s that call in with issues and requests. Maintain all my suppliers’items files regarding cost, retail, color, size, etc... Write tab and special feature orders for the stores. Work closely with 3,000 plus stores to endure they have the right product, ant the right time, at the lowest price. Maintain daily sales, ships,and budgets.Key Accomplishments: Retail link expert Double digit sales increase in 2007, 2008 and 2009 Three for Three Achieved 98.99% in stock. Converted TredSafe program from assembly to warehouse. Eliminated markdown exposure Show less Responsibilities: Manage daily DM hotline and Store remedy tickets to exceed internal customers’ expectations andensure excellent customer service at store level. Manage buyer’s workload through maintaining supplier item files, itemcost, retail, UPC’s, traits and item status through various Retail Link queries. Coordinate store orders based off of POSsales from previous season for annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, mums, and poinsettias through Retail Link reports.Maintain daily sales, ships, and on hands based off of various Retail Link reports. Implement new potted floral programfor all Super centers. Exercise leadership skills by training new and existing associates in department. Created andpublished a guide for supplier and new associates to set standards among buyer supplier community. Resulted in cuttingdown number of errors. Wrote Retail Link guide for supplier and published it on the lawn and garden home page in retaillink. Helped write Retail Link guide for supplier training for department 56. Maintain department 56 home page onpipeline and lawn and garden page on retail link. Extensive communication daily with stores, suppliers, and customersboth internal and external. Proficient Retail Link, all Microsoft office applications along with Wal-Mart applications such asHost, DM and Merchandising remedy hotline tickets. Work with multiple applications simultaneously to complete dailytasks. Leads department by taking on special projects as determined by the buyersKey Accomplishments: Published retail link guide UPC error free Department trainer Facilitated retail link classes and supplier summits Implemented plant fixture to all stores Lead hang tag conversion Executed all markdowns Successfully processed all Christmas tree return sheets Ordered all annuals and perennials with a 10% lift based of previous years pos sales Show less Responsibilities: Create Letters of Credit for Import Suppliers based off of buyer’s purchase. Inform suppliers of documentationneeded to receive payment for product sold. Create and maintain 001 Letters of Credit. Assist suppliers in getting correct informationinto Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in order to have payment released. Wire funds of 35 to 40 million dollars daily to import suppliers who havefollowed all guidelines specified on the Letter of Credit.Key Accomplishments: Worked with overseas companies to resolves discrepancies on letters of credit Resolved overages and shortages sent from the suppliers Wrote letters of credit for 01 orders Converted to a new banking system. Show less

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  • Replenishment Manager Work Boots

    May 2007 - Aug 2010

  • Buyer’s Assistant for Lawn and Garden Live Goods

    Sept 2000 - May 2007

  • Direct Imports Letter of credit specialist

    May 1999 - Sept 2000
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