Leigh Anne Oden

Change Leader in Transformational Projects

Leigh Anne is an experienced retail industry leader with 20+ years in digital operations, project management, merchandising, business operations, and technology sales and implementation. As an accomplished and trusted leader, Leigh Anne is skilled at bringing together diverse teams to deliver high-impact projects that align with strategic business goals, managing change and driving significant improvements. Having worked for brands, software providers and as a consultant, Leigh Anne brings empathy and expertise to her work, constantly focused on the end users and customer requirements to deliver excellent results.

Experience

• Project Management
  • Implemented a digital product creation strategy including sourcing and selecting software and hardware, deploying resources, managing seasonal execution and delivery of assets to multiple recipient systems. Included stakeholder engagement, concept socialization, and vendor communication
  • Developed and introduced a new bill of materials application using agile methodologies, reducing data entry time and errors
  • Selected, implemented, trained and supported global merchandising teams through the introduction of a streamlined SaaS-based visual assortment tool
• Product Lifecycle Management
  • Business process and subject matter expert during initial implementation of PLM software, including managing UAT through test script writing and execution, QA, training and support
  • Project lead for multiple enterprise-wide PLM upgrades, liaison between business leaders, end users, technology provider and internal technology teams
• Additional Initiatives
  • Responsible for delivery of multiple project work streams within a digital go-to-market program, including roadmap management. Projects included assortment planning, digital asset management, virtual collaboration and product information management
  • Partnered with robotic process automation team to identify opportunities to streamline data entry and implement streamlined processes
  • Led several business process improvement initiatives at apparel companies, focusing on go-to-market timelines, software initiatives and organizational changes