Grady Moore

Grady Moore
619.634.7471

gradyad@yahoo.com

linkedin.com/in/grady-adam-moore

Adaptable team player with proven success in analytics, forecasting & planning, sales, inventory management, excel based data management & reporting, category management, negotiations, training and team building.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Marketing Analyst | Advantage Solutions | Aug 2016 – Present

Created & manage an excel Dashboard of point of sale data from a variety of sources for a demo marketing program, analyze trends in retail sales & internal reported data and develop customized reporting tools to provide expert insights & recommendations to internal partners & clients.

§  Automated several existing reports, developed additional dashboard for new client and improved team performance, compliance & program strength.

Business Development Manager | Advantage Solutions | Mar 2015 – Present

Manage sales initiatives, provide thought leadership, forecast targets & promotions, analyze & distribute industry data & weekly sales reports, secure Headquarter sales calls and participate in industry events for multiple vendors in Pet Specialty Retail.

§  Accountable for $100MM in annual retail sales. Developed standardized inventory & promotional reporting tools for multiple vendors, preserved quality relationships with clients and maintained, defended and grew existing business.

Merchandise Planner | Petco Animal Supplies Inc. | Mar 2013 – Feb 2015

Created annual budgets, managed monthly forecasts, controlled inventory receipts, developed reporting tools, formed inventory ladder plans, analyzed sales, promotions, secondary locations, clearance & industry trends of hard goods to provide insights & recommendations to internal partners by leveraging system tools including MicroStrategy, Oracle ERP/MRP systems, SharePoint, and Epiphany.

§  Accountable for Containment, Cat Furniture & Electronics categories – $185MM in annual retail sales.  Created centralized markdown planning tool and successfully guided CMO to achieve budgeted targets while maximizing sales, margin, inventory turnover and ROI.

Replenishment Analyst | Petco Animal Supplies Inc. | Aug     2011 – Feb 2013

Managed the flow of consumable goods from 10 distribution centers to 1400 stores, planned inventory execution to support promotional & special events and managed entry & exit strategies for new & discontinued items.

§  Accountable for Cat Food, Cat Treats & Litter categories – $370MM in annual retail sales.  Consistent top in stock percentage in the company, formulated & implemented a buy plan & allocation strategy for treats seasonal sales spike, developed the blueprint for replenishing gravity fixtures and successfully achieved category turn, fill rate and in stock goals.

Inventory & Pricing Manager | Petco Animal Supplies Inc. | Mar 2011 – Jul 2011

Performed all duties related to opening & closing a large retail store, managed 15 associates, ensured accurate inventory counts & 100% pricing accuracy for +8100 items and trained & developed associates to receive, unload, process & stock merchandise.

§  Improved store’s accountability & time management routines, increased moral, organized store’s warehouse, simplified work day complexity, conducted faster starts & ends of work days and alleviated the wasting of time.

Sales Representative | Omegaturf Inc. | May 2010 – Feb 2011

Scheduled & conducted detailed synthetic turf estimates, negotiated contracts, collected payments and developed client relationships at industry trade shows & events.

§  Increased company’s revenue by 100% from the previous year, gained over 100 new clients, earned referrals, became preferred vendor for multiple management agencies, developed a confident sales style and gained valuable selling experience.

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE

Hockey Player | DIU, AHL, ECHL | May 2002 – Nov 2009

Practice, repetition, routine and relentlessly pushing my physical & mental abilities to their limits in preparation to perform in an extremely high-pressured, highly scrutinized environment has developed my emotional intelligence and intangible skills that drive my success in life after hockey.

§  Disciplined, self-motivated and experienced leader, teammate and public representative with ability to quickly identify strength or weakness and how to develop and implement a process to counter either circumstance.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration | Bowling Green State University | May 2002

Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

Operations & Production Planning

Division 1- Men’s Ice Hockey Team