Proven Leader in Retail Merchandising

Christine is a Principal with Columbus Consulting with a strong background in merchandising, retail buying, assortment planning, and inventory management. Her experience provides an in-depth knowledge of understanding process and helping to implement and thoroughly test solutions supporting desired business strategies. In addition, she has aided in process documentation and end user training and support.

Experience

  • Michael Kors – Sr. Change Management Analyst
    • Created and introduced Change Management strategies to support their future state integrated end-to-end planning process
  • Centric Brands – Sr. Business Analyst
    • Supported Master Data Management strategy, lead teams in data mapping efforts.  Managed and supported hierarchy changes and communication, along with supporting attribute values.  
  • Petco Retail Company – Business Analyst
    • Supported Project Management activities, partnered in creating strategy decks for executive presentation and supported activities for report development 
  • Malin + Goetz – Project Manager
    • Created timeline and detail project plan for ERP selection. Created strategic roadmap that supports their 4 yr growth plan
  • FullBeauty Brands – Project Manager
    • Created timeline and detail project plan for the assortment planning and open to buy tool
  • Ascena Retail Group – Business Analyst
    • Managed and supported change management strategy and documentation, training and outlining business process discoveries and strategy for JDA Allocation Standardization
  • Ann Taylor, Inc. – Business Analyst
    • Worked to implemented Oracle RPAS Fusion MFP and an Assortment Planning Tool. Contributed to current/future state documentation. Created test scripts for system integration testing and logging defects. Contributed to change management and training strategies
  • Tory Burch – Business Analyst
    • Assisted with testing and training during the JDA EP Wholesale Merchandise Planning implementation

Specialization

  • Merchandising & MP&A
  • Inventory Management
  • Merchandise Management
  • Assortment Planning
  • Retail Buying

Expertise

  • Business Process
  • Documentation
  • Testing
  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Training
  • Retail Consultant

Companies

  • Michael Kors
  • Centric Brands
  • Petco
  • Malin + Goetz
  • FullBeauty Brands
  • Ascena Group
  • Ann Taylor, Inc
  • Tory Burch

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