Susan is a Partner at Columbus Consulting. She has more than 27 years of retail experience in Planning and Allocation. She has developed strong client relationships and has played an integral part in successful system implementations. Susan has led and managed large change management programs and training development.
Experience
VS&Co
Led the change management effort across 3 brands and created training materials for a Planning system implementation
Finish Line
Developed materials and facilitated training for Store Budgeting, Store Planning, Store Clustering & Grading, Assortment Strategy, MFP & Key Item Planning modules
Whole Foods Market
Built a hyper care model to support a Category Management Assortment Plan implementation
Tory Burch
Managed functional design, unit testing, & user acceptance testing. Developed training documentation & facilitated Train the Trainer sessions and End User Training
Tapestry
Facilitated training for a Global Planning solution across business units and developed business process designs to improve efficiencies
Saks Incorporated
Developed the change management strategy, training needs analysis, training plans, and training materials for a Planning system implementation
Abercrombie & Fitch
Developed comprehensive MFP & Assortment Planning system training materials & supported the training effort
