Melissa Boone

managing partner

Management Consultant

About

Melissa is a Managing Partner with Columbus Consulting and a seasoned retail planning and inventory management consultant. She specializes in leading cross-functional business teams through all stages of the solution implementation, ensuring alignment and understanding of new technology to achieve user adoption and business benefits. Melissa’s ability to align stakeholders, optimize processes, and implement cutting-edge solutions makes her an invaluable asset to any organization aiming for operational excellence and technology-driven transformation.

Melissa’s speaking engagements include several retail events, within industry-related trade groups, and as an embedded executive with NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology.

Signature Skill

“I lead retailers through complex solution design and make it easy to understand and adopt.”

Project and Program Management
Cross-functional stakeholder alignment and buy-in
Hands-on implementation and solution design
Business process optimization
Adapting solutions to real-world challenges
Ensuring a high level of sustainable technology adoption

Expertise

Allocation
Replenishment
Merchandise Planning
Assortment Planning
Location Planning
Size Optimization

Companies Served

Ralph Lauren
Under Armour
At Home Dept Stores
Sparc Group
PVH Corp. (CK, T.Hilfiger)
J.Jill
Nordstrom
Macy’s
Caleres (Famous Footwear, Naturalizer Shoes, Allen Edmonds)

Industry, Category

Retail & Wholesale
Stores & Ecommerce
Department Stores
Specialty
Luxury & Off-Price
Softlines & Hardlines
Fast Fashion & Core

Solution Proficiencies

Blue Yonder Planning
Blue Yonder Allocation
Blue Yonder Replenishment
Relex
Oracle Planning

Consulting Service

Strategy & Transformation
Business Requirements
Business Process Design
Design & Solution Implementations
Change Mgmt & Training
User Acceptance Testing
Project Management