Melissa Elston Wille
Product, Project and Creative Leader
- Role
- Category Manager Ii at Kimball Midwest
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Elston Wille
Proven leader in product sales, service, and marketing communities that delivers a high…
Experience
Category Manager Ii
Sep 2022 — Present · Columbus, OH, US
Responsible for building portfolio strategies for company\'s categories of Cutting Tools, Shop and Safety Supplies, Hand and Power/Pneumatic Tools- Created and launched formal product lifecycle plan that collaborated with cross-functional partners to advance range of product offering along with supporting inventory management- Evolved a mature documenting platform for New Item Concepts to be delivered to product development team that align with category strategies.Responsible for creating category product strategies that support overall company revenue and KPI growth- Created and delivered annual Deep Dive and Roadmap analysis of all categories- Evolve marketing materials through analysis, creative design, and consumer research
Education
The Ohio State University
B.S. Human Ecology, Fashion and Retail Studies
Franklin University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2020 — 2022
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Retail
- Microsoft Excel
- Apparel
- Store Management
- Customer Experience
- Creative Direction
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Management
- Team Building
- Budgets
- Store Operations
- Customer Service
- Event Planning
- Training
- Leadership Development
- New Store Openings
- New Business Development
- Social Media
- Emerging Trends
- Merchandising
- Personal Development
- Time Management
- Leadership
- Inventory Management
- Employee Training
- Process Scheduler
- Process Management
- Loss Prevention
- Visual Merchandising
- Fashion
- Public Speaking
- Marketing
- Networking
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