Kate Koch

Experience

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  St. Louis Blues

  Sept 2018 - May 2019

  Community Development Intern

  - Organize vendors for the annual Casino Night through contacting local businesses, resulting in $53,000 raised for the St. Louis Children's Hospital. - Plan and execute community outreach activities and special events, including team hospital visits and the Hockey Fights Cancer game.- Assist with Blues for Kids Foundation fundraising auctions, which have raised a total of $5 million dollars for the St. Louis area.

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  Cushman & Wakefield

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Portfolio Services Intern

  - Facilitate the development of Chick-fil-a locations across the United States, with a focus on the pre-construction phase for the Midwest region. - Created launch memos and vendor documentation to integrate various teams working on the project.- Generated detail-oriented records of objectives, noting key milestones and tracking success.

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  Colgate-Palmolive

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Brand Management Intern

  - Analyze competition and identify areas of opportunity to drive growth with both eComm and B&M retailers.- Develop and present a new consumer acquisition strategy for the Science Diet brand to reach $1 billion in sales.- Collaborate with the Analytics and Creative teams to create a test launch of the strategy for 2021.

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  Turnberry Solutions

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  Project Coordinator Consultant

  - Managed project lists, objectives, and budgets, conducting baseline check-ins and audits for large-scale projects.- Handled planning, execution, and implementation of firm-wide ventures.

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  Target

  Sept 2021 - now

  - Manage $7M+ weekly orders for ~800 items across 9 vendors, taking into account available spend, strategic allocation, and available units.- Support the launch of 3 national brand partnerships, including the launch of Kendra Scott, working with cross-functional teams to onboard vendors, initiate items, and consult on packaging and shipping.- Maintain detailed reports on sales, on-hand units, on-order quantities, and store supply to ensure out-of-stock rates remain below 15%.- Fulfill 10 inventory transitions per year, totaling over 1,160 new items requiring set up, distribution, and orders. Show less

  • Segmentation Analyst

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Inventory Analyst

    Sept 2021 - Mar 2024