Andrew Prata

Experience

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  Batteries Plus Bulbs

  Jun 2005 - Dec 2020

  • Lead all revenue analyses, budgeting, and forecasting for $3.1M warranty reserve, focusingon the underlying drivers of the business.• Oversee efforts to rationalize and analyze data sets across the warranty returns and devicerepair functions. Responsible for developing analytic insights to efficiently cut costs anddrive a fast-growing segment of the business forward.• Conduct extraction, management, and analyses of data and other pertinent information,putting together business-oriented recommendations and driving consensus across abroad range of stakeholders. • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and teams to understand the strategic prioritiesfor each team and how they should be reflected in analyses.• Provide project management and guidance on large-scale projects from kickoff tocompletion. Responsible for multiple Cap Ex building projects. Anticipate bottlenecks and provide escalation management.• Liaise with external vendors to renegotiate warranty terms Show less • Managed the day-to-day operations of returns to Batteries Plus Bulbs retail locations,including logistics, scheduling, resource planning, and data analysis.• Oversaw detailed reporting on both ongoing and complete return transactions.• Owned all logistics related to the distribution and collection of assets, tracking the assets,and reporting on returns to the company.• Partnered closely with cross-functional teams, including: program managers, analysts, andcustomer service agents on all protocols and process developments. Show less

  • Commercial Sales

    May 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Inventory Supervisor

    Apr 2015 - May 2018

  • Warranty & Return Analyst

    Dec 2013 - May 2018

  • Warranty Coordinator

    Nov 2007 - Dec 2013

  • Product Support Representative

    Mar 2007 - Nov 2007

  • Store Associate

    Jun 2005 - Mar 2007
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  Shore Power Inc

  May 2021 - now

  Account Manager