John P.

Oversees the implementation of Online Strategy, Digital Marketing, and Logistic Solutions needed to help manufacturers through the ever-changing online marketplace.

Resonsible for The Retail Toolbar a Workflow Management tool, Global Retail E-Learning, MBA Retail Leadership Development Program, and The Category Leader Program. Built and lead a Product Development team that owned a workflow productivity tool, an add-in which recorded employees’ activities while executing workflows in Amazon’s complicated Retail Systems. Improved the tool’s UI and developed new productivity features resulting in over 3300 hours saved during Black Friday week 2018 alone. Re-designed and ran a Training Program for Global Retail Category Leaders ranging from Senior Manager through VPs. Known across the company as the best training for Retail Leaders and attended by ALL employees selected to run a Category in all Amazon Regions. Re-wrote the Category Leader Handbook. The Handbook is a document re-written each year that delivers best practices and advice for new category leaders and deep dives into the major functional areas in which Category Leaders must be fluent.

Managed and led the Retail Supply Chain Leadership Team comprised of the key stakeholders across Hardlines Retail intended to analyze and action supply chain topics, primarily related to improving customer experience through Instock and Operational Excellence within the Hardlines’ categories by driving cross-functional partnerships both within the retail Hardlines’ Categories, but also across technology, operations, transportation, finance, customer service, and other teams. Developed and created several reporting processes that were able to simplify and scope the complex relationships between Inventory Planning and Control and Retail by relating several measurements including Forecast changes, Target Inventory, Inventory status, Out of Stocks, Buying Periods and Turns. The analysis improved our ability to scope defects to key areas, and react through the effective use of buying settings changes

Managed a team of 12 Vendor Managers responsible for the Home Improvement Categories. Responsible for Revenue Growth, Profitability, and Selection Growth. Selected as one of the first 3 Negotiations Bar Raisers across all of Amazon. Part of the team that developed and test the Negotiations Playbook. Created new metrics/trackers for (selection tracking, VFCC).

Managed 7 of the 8 Tools categories and 3 of the 10 Home Improvement Categories as a Senior Vendor Manager. Created internal “Pitch Decks” and standardized within the team to develop consistent messaging that focused on teaching the vendors how to be successful on Amazon rather than criticizing with Vendors performance.

Direct all day-to-day operations of a Home Depot district consisting of 9 stores in Atlanta, approximately 1600 Associates, and 14 direct reports. Provide leadership, direction, and support to assigned Store Managers regarding short and long-term planning, merchandising execution, profitability, sales, inventory management, company objectives, and employee training. Lead all team members to excel in customer service. Select, develop, continuously evaluate, upgrade, and motivate assigned staff and ensure that company standards are uniformly met and adhered to across all stores within the assigned district. Execute company initiatives to maximize profitability and ensure operational execution. Gain and maintain competitive advantage in assigned market while growing the total business