Stuart Aldridge

principal

saldridge@columbusconsulting.com

About

Stuart is a charismatic project leader who has consistently led  businesses through process and systems innovations to improve and enhance their planning and analytical capabilities. He specializes in a balanced, hands-on approach to projects, bringing subject matter expertise as well as insights to the business, IT and vendor perspectives. Stuart’s pragmatic and fun approach ensures that projects are well coordinated and delivered, even in challenging circumstances.

Before joining Columbus in 2016, Stuart held leadership positions as CEO and COO in Canada and the UK for retail planning vendors, servicing clients such as Nike, Columbia, and Marks & Spencer.

Signature Skill

“I operate at both the strategic and practical level at the same time. I make sure projects are headed in the right direction overall, as well as get hands-on to solve day-to-day problems.”

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Executive communication & presentation
  • Presenting complex ideas in a clear and compelling way
  • Building credibility and trust through logic and empathy
  • IT and business alignment
  • Change management and adoption
  • Bridging gaps between business and technical teams
  • Project and resource planning

Expertise

  • Assortment planning
  • Merchandise planning
  • Allocation & replenishment
  • Item planning
  • Size optimization
  • Location cluster optimization
  • Demand forecasting
  • BI tools & dashboards

Companies Served

  • Torrid
  • Canada Goose
  • Eileen Fisher
  • Talbots
  • Tuesday Morning
  • Columbia
  • Aeropostale
  • rue21

Industry, Category

  • Retail
  • Wholesale
  • Apparel
  • Luxury
  • Footwear
  • Off Price

Solution Proficiencies

  • S5 Stratos
  • 7th Online
  • Logility
  • Blue Yonder ERP
  • Maple Lake / TXT
  • Anaplan
  • O9 Solutions
  • SQL / VBA

Consulting Service

  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Solution Selections
  • Solution Delivery / Implementations
  • Business Process Design
  • Functional and Technical Requirements
  • Training Development & Execution

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