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Chris SimonDirector of Donated Goods Logistics at Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

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9700 Greenspruce ave 55443Brooklyn park, United States

Goodwill Easter Seals MInnesotaSince February 2016

EXPERIENCE

Director of Donated Goods Logistics

Direct strategic initiatives in all aspects of the division’slogistics, salvage/recycling and donationacquisition process to meet or exceed corporate goals.Supports retail operations and othercorporate divisions to achieve organizational goals andinitiatives.

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Developed, lead, and supported the strategic plan for theTransportation and Distribution Organization, driving overalllogistics cost savings.• Reduced Storage trailer needs by 50% by focusing on theprocessing and sale of Salvage and Recyclable aftermarketcommodities• Developed a warehouse inventory tool to provide weeklyinventory

BUILDING COALITIONS FOR PROFITABLE CHANGE | RecyclingOpportunity Benefit• Collaborated cross-functionally and effectively changed theview of recycling from a strictly profit view point to one of anopportunity benefit which combines recycling income,sustainability and reduction of garbage trash bills andassociated taxes.• Diverted 12,000 pounds of plastics in first 2 weeks ofchanges generating a opportunity benefit of 10 cents a lb

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Partnered with Retail stores and Divisional teams to ensureretail backroom execution meets Goodwill’s efficiencystandards. • Provided guidance on accurate replenishment percentages,inventory max levels, productivity, and truck schedules.• Supported the field to ensure backroom is optimally alignedfor maximum efficiency as seasonality and inventory needsrequire. Worked as the liaison between merchant and supplychain partners on communication and executionaccountability, to include but not limited supplies, store tostore transfers, send backs, etc.• Managed the processes, design and procedures regardingretail backroom operations. Partnered with Retail OperationsManagers and Supply Chain to develop operational standards,training initiatives and SOPs. Updated all production roomlayouts to improve productivity and profitability.

Visual Merchandising

SKILLS

Space Planning

Signing

Cross Merchandising

MERCHANDISEPRESENTATION SPACESTRATEGY

Merchandising

Assortment

Planograms

Shelving

Process ImprovementPrototyping

Innovation Catalyst

Generating Solutionsto Drive Sales andProfit

Supply Chain OptimizationInventoryManagement

Stockroom organiztion

NOP Reduction

Shortage Reduction

OthersStore ManagementMerchandisingProfitRetailLoss PreventionDriving ResultsBig BoxStore OperationsCustomer ServiceVisual MerchandisingInventory ControlInventory ManagementPlanogramsPerformance ManagementShrinkageP&L AnalysisP & L OwnershipConsumer BehaviourRetail Category ManagementCritical ThinkingMerchandise Planning

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DESIGNING AND EXECUTINGBLUEPRINTS FOR PROFITABLECHANGE

Developed, implemented and droveGoodwill's Retail BackroomOperation Strategies to increaseoverall efficiency related to cost andprocess improvement. Partneredwith appropriate business partnersand process improvement areas toassess new processes, systems andtechnology to ensure operationalexcellence. Worked as the liaisonbetween the Goodwill's retail teamsand the corporate merchant andsupply chain teams.

Acted as Primary Category InsightsLiaison between stores and buyersfor Men's, Women's, Shoes,Accessories, Childrens, Jewelry,Entertainment, Electronics andHoliday Candy divisions. Includingassortment, planogramdevelopment, space productivity andfloor mapping.

Known as an Innovation Catalyst,unleashing employees creativity byembracing experimentation, noticingfriction points and implementingsolutions to improve results.

Expert at conducting thoroughoperational assessments, educatingstakeholders and building coalitionsfor change, generating solutions todrive sales and profits, andfacilitating continual processimprovements.

Ability to recommend, influence anddrive transformative change.

District Payroll and P&L captain for9 years in largest sales district inTarget Corporation

"Chris is a very operationallyoriented leader that ran a numberof high profile and complex stores inmy region over a number of years.He is very driven around results andI found him to be very creative insolving problems and deliveringsolutions that add value. I highlyrecommend him!" Bryan Berg, Senior Vice President

Previously, as Regional Manager, leda field staff covering 800+ Targetstores and 1 billion in sales.

Exceptional ability to influencewithout direct authority and buildeffective partnerships

Skills include• Supply Chain Optimization• Prototyping

ABOUT ME

DESIGNING AND EXECUTING BLUEPRINTS FOR PROFITABLE CHANGESince April 2014

INDEPENDENT RETAIL OPERATIONS /CPG CONSULTANT

Category Manager, Regional Field Management, Director orRetail Consultant in CPG, retail, consulting, merchandising,category management or consumer manufacturing sectors,seeking a new opportunity.

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with Advanced Veterinary Care on merchandisingstrategies for retail product.• Provided MAPS (Merchandising, Assortment, Pricing andShelving) insights to Vet Clinic• Offered guidance on sequencing and priorities

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with major retailer on their omni channel platformsto identify new approaches and solutions.• Identified inconsistencies of product instock informationbetween platforms resulting in lost sales.• Discovered stock shortage on product priced differently online and picked up instore incurring operational inventoryloss.• Analyzed communication of delivery status on online ordersand advised that timing of communication and inaccurateshipping information was not creating confidence in theshopping experience.

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with Riesbecks foods on MAPS for hot beveragecategory• Provided shopper/category/brand insights on coffee/ teacategory including product depth and shelf space

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with major sporting goods vendor on presentationand assortment improvement ideas with Target to improveplanogram productivity.• Lead strategic direction for retailer and vendor by providinginsights for current business and future opportunities.

MENTORING | Career Consulting• Provided executive coaching for leaders in transition.Mentored from career decision making advice to interviewing,job search training and Linkedin training.

INTERIOR DESIGN | ConsultingAdvanced Veterinary Care • Selected interior finishes and design architectural elementsfor veterinary clinic

ChefsBest®Since August 2015

Advisory Board Member

As part of 6-member Board, advise CEO and collaborate onKey Business Strategy, Merchandising,Supply ChainOptimization, Prototyping, Space Planning, VisualMerchandising, Inventory Management, Purchase Design andProcess Improvement.

Cross-functional TeamLeadershipCreativityDriving Sales PerformanceLeadershipP&LRecruitingTrainingSalesCustomer SatisfactionTeam LeadershipManagementStrategyRetail SalesHiringMulti-unit

Others

INTERESTS

Coaching baseball,reading,hiking, vacationing withfamilyCategory Management, RegionalField Management, RetailConsultingMerchandising, Prototyping,Strategic, Operational Planning ,Category Analysis, CustomerService, Satisfaction, InventoryManagement, Team, EmployeeDevelopment, P&L, ResourceManagement, Strategic BusinessAnalysis, Revenue Optimization,New Program Pilots, ProcessImprovement, Creativity, Outsidethe box, Entrepeneur,Intrapeneur

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DESIGNING AND EXECUTING BLUEPRINTS FOR PROFITABLE CHANGESince April 2014


Category Manager, Regional Field Management, Director orRetail Consultant in CPG, retail, consulting, merchandising,category management or consumer manufacturing sectors,seeking a new opportunity.

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with Advanced Veterinary Care on merchandisingstrategies for retail product.• Provided MAPS (Merchandising, Assortment, Pricing andShelving) insights to Vet Clinic• Offered guidance on sequencing and priorities

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with major retailer on their omni channel platformsto identify new approaches and solutions.• Identified inconsistencies of product instock informationbetween platforms resulting in lost sales.• Discovered stock shortage on product priced differently online and picked up instore incurring operational inventoryloss.• Analyzed communication of delivery status on online ordersand advised that timing of communication and inaccurateshipping information was not creating confidence in theshopping experience.

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with Riesbecks foods on MAPS for hot beveragecategory• Provided shopper/category/brand insights on coffee/ teacategory including product depth and shelf space

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Strategic ConsultingConsulted with major sporting goods vendor on presentationand assortment improvement ideas with Target to improveplanogram productivity.• Lead strategic direction for retailer and vendor by providinginsights for current business and future opportunities.

MENTORING | Career Consulting• Provided executive coaching for leaders in transition.Mentored from career decision making advice to interviewing,job search training and Linkedin training.

INTERIOR DESIGN | ConsultingAdvanced Veterinary Care • Selected interior finishes and design architectural elementsfor veterinary clinic

ChefsBest®Since August 2015

Advisory Board Member

As part of 6-member Board, advise CEO and collaborate onKey Business Strategy, Merchandising,Supply ChainOptimization, Prototyping, Space Planning, VisualMerchandising, Inventory Management, Purchase Design andProcess Improvement.

Cross-functional TeamLeadershipCreativityDriving Sales PerformanceLeadershipP&LRecruitingTrainingSalesCustomer SatisfactionTeam LeadershipManagementStrategyRetail SalesHiringMulti-unit

Others

INTERESTS

Coaching baseball,reading,hiking, vacationing withfamilyCategory Management, RegionalField Management, RetailConsultingMerchandising, Prototyping,Strategic, Operational Planning ,Category Analysis, CustomerService, Satisfaction, InventoryManagement, Team, EmployeeDevelopment, P&L, ResourceManagement, Strategic BusinessAnalysis, Revenue Optimization,New Program Pilots, ProcessImprovement, Creativity, Outsidethe box, Entrepeneur,Intrapeneur

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AlphaSightsSince October 2014


Resource for management and implementation of the latesttechnology and industry best practices. Strong understandingof data mining, testing and modeling, and providing actionableinsights based on data trends. Using skills, experience andtalents to provide groundbreaking thinking and visionarygoals.

Provide practical, strategic and tactical Retail BusinessConsulting in the following Areas of Expertise:

• Store Operations, Leadership, Training, Succession Planning,Business Development, Budgeting, Expense Control, StrategicPlanning, Project Management, New Store Openings, StoreRemodels, Prototyping, Loss Prevention, Communications,Logistics, Supply Chain

• Visual Merchandising, Store Design & Layouts, Planograms,In-Store Set-up and Presentation Standards, StrategicMerchandising, Point of Purchase (POP), Event Planning,Vendor Shops,Category Management

Goodwill Easter Seals MinnesotaDecember 2015 to February 2016

Field Donations Manager | InnovationCatalyst

Lead strategic initiatives to support incoming donations andthe processing of those donations, pre-sorting operations ofdonated goods, store backroom efficiencies for donationsflow, inventory control, analysis of efficiencies for storesprocessing areas, yield testing of donations, analysis ofbusiness and documentation of operating procedures.

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT | Off-season / Category Overstock Production Room change• Identified sales opportunity by sorting off-season andcategory overstocks to be sold through outlets versus beingsold by the bale and sourced overseas. • This process change resulted in a 1400% increase in salesper pound

BUILDING COALITIONS FOR PROFITABLE CHANGE |IMPROVED E-COMMERCE CHECK-IN PRODUCTIVITY BY 30%• Conducted analysis and project work to explore futuresupply chain capabilities to support e-commerce.• Led cross functional team to improve efficiency of E-commerce division. Implemented and communicated a newbest practice to increase Store transfer check-in speed by30%, allowing for faster posting of online auction items anddriving sales.

ASSESSED AND DEVELOPED FIELD TOOLS TO IMPROVEMERCHANDISE OPERATIONS• Developed new follow-up tool to improve accountability withpersonalized notifications and reminders to the field team.• Improved execution of pricing initiatives by 90% across 45store region

GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |Outlet table fill and rotation strategy• Identified opportunity to increase table fill by 50% and rotateslower categories quicker.• The strategy resulted in each DC being able to process 25incremental trailers per year and comp sales increases of 22basis points in each outlet



TargetMarch 2005 to 2014

Store Team Lead | Sales Growth, TeamLeadership, Vendor Relationship,Category Feedback with Buyers

Managed staff of 450 Sales Associates, 40 Team Leaders and18 Assistant Managers in the #3 volume sales store in chainwith over $110 million in annual sales. Accountable for overalloperations, merchandising, project leadership, employeeperformance, sales and profits.BUILDING COALITIONS FOR PROFITABLE CHANGESelected as stores representative on company NOP taskforce.Identified store non-planogram merchandise, researchedcauses, and developed strategies to reduce and preventfuture issues. Reduced nonproductive inventory to historiclows and increased open to buy dollars, improving stocks anddriving sales.GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFIT |IMPROVED PERISHABLE MERCHANDISE PROFITABILITY BY20%Led cross functional team to improve profitability ofperishable departments. Identified merchandise selection,cross merchandising opportunities, and waste improvementreduction areas, enabling profitability improvements of 5-20%across 300+ stores.EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS | CREATED SUSTAINABLE ROADMAP TO REDUCE SHORTAGE ACROSS REGIONManaged group (70 stores) as stock shortage captain.Reduced stock shortage by 5 basis points across group bytraining business partners and developing a process toincrease visibility and accuracy of stockroom inventory.AWARDS | MERCHANDISING, OPERATIONS, TEAMLEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIPSAwarded numerous HQ partnership awards for collaboratingwith Merchandising and operational groups to improvecategory sales or operational efficiencies.Chosen to receive Group MVP and regional awards forLeadership and Team Focused Scheduling (2012).Received regional awards for Great Work life balance andAccessories and Attachment Rate improvements (2011).

TargetMarch 2002 to 2005

Regional Sales Manager | LedEntertainment Micro MarketingStrategies, Remote Field Management

Remotely managed a regional field staff of 16 employeesimplementing merchandising follow-up best practices across800+ stores and targeted focus stores.LED DISTRICT AND STORE MANAGEMENT ENTERTAINMENTSTRATEGYTraveled nationally to meet with customers and deliver clearcompany messages on merchandising initiatives.CREATED ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENTSAnalyzed usage patterns to gain insight into customer use ofcompany products and services.ASSESSED AND DEVELOPED FIELD TOOLS TO IMPROVEMERCHANDISE OPERATIONSCreated visit guide scoring system and reference guide forfield teams to assess and teach store teams how to improvesales and profits.FIELD LIAISON FOR NEW PRODUCTS AND SET STRATEGY



Partnered with Divisional GMs, Divisional MerchandiseManagers, Buyers, and Planning and Allocation to defineopportunities and provide input regarding evaluation andanalysis of new merchandising programs in test stores andmarkets. Recommended appropriate action in response toevaluations.AWARDS | ONLINE OPERATIONS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLAwarded Senior VP Award for creating operational tools thatstores could use to report issues to HQ (2004).

TargetOctober 1989 to 2002

Store Team Lead | Driving Pro tableSales | P&L Management | InventoryControl

Managed staffs of 30-250 Sales Associates, 8-40 TeamLeaders and 6-18 Assistant Managers in various storesranging in annual sales from $20 million to $80 million.Accountable for overall operations, merchandising, projectleadership, employee performance, sales and profits.BUILDING COALITIONS FOR CHANGE | GROCERYChosen to be the grocery consultant for first wave of SuperTargets opening in the Twin Cities. Provided consultationregarding remodels and trained managers through GrandOpenings.GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SALES AND PROFITSelected for two turnaround store assignments and droveoperational and merchandising standards to at or abovecompany guidelines.FACILITATING CONTINUAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS | BESTPRACTICE | NEXT PRACTICEUsed existing logistics systems to create a process to improveproductivity / safety and reduce reliance on off-sitewarehouses.Educated regional staff on process and next stepsfor action.AWARD | LOW VOLUME STORE PROFITABILITYCollaborating with HQ teams on merchandise selection andinventory reduction to drive profitability in small marketstores (1993).

Food and Fuel StoresJanuary 1987 to January 1989

Store Manager | Training Manager,Streamlined Operations

7-ElevenJanuary 1983 to 1986

Manager | Inventory Control | SalesGrowth

Responsible for day to day store operations, includingscheduling, training, and supervising employees and assistantmanager. Managed the store profits, and all controllableexpenses including labor, inventory levels, and cash andinventory shortages.• Successfully drove operational improvements in a inner citystore location. Improved sales, shortage and service.• Managed training and development store where all districttraining assessments were completed.



Hallmark CardsAugust 1979 to 1985

Assistant Store Manager | Driving sales| Ordering

Responsible for store sets and displays. Coordinated seasonaltransitions and sales. Ordered merchandise to enhance storeselection and sales

Leaders EdgeCareer Partners International - Executive Training

EDUCATION

The Leader’s Edge is designed for Director to C-Level leaderswho are ready to engage in a highly participative, funleadership development experience to achieve their next levelof effectiveness. Participants will include CPI Twin Cities’Executive Forum group, along with others from a wide varietyof industries and job functions, from Finance to HR, SupplyChain, Sales, Marketing, and more.

Bachelor of Science (BS)University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesSeptember 1983 to June 1989

Geography Urban Studies

