Sam R.

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

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ABOUT SAM R.

With 20+ years in Retail, taking my knowledge of strategy through data analysis, I made the transition from Sales Leadership to Business Analyst. Marrying acumen with analysis, my skillset has evolved from formulas, and functions, to munging, modeling, automation, and interactive reporting. Versed in an array of BI tools, paired with writing skills and a passion for learning, I possess an ability to source data, bring it together, and tell a story. Intrigued yet?In the data space, my competencies include a proficiency in Excel, Power Query, modeling, and DAX. Additionally, I have built reporting in PowerBI and Salesforce, developed flows in Power Automate, am experienced in SAP Analysis for Office, and have employed AI to aid in strategy, reporting, writing, and testing. I am also skilled in SAP HANA and SQL, VBA, Smartsheet, ActionScript, and Python to build reporting for data-driven decision-making.Several reports are in use, one of which has saved field leadership time in prep for visits, performance management, and recaps. It sources data from multiple places that were previously accessed manually and delivers KPI\'s for any location in a PDF that can be generated quickly. Also, in managing the procurement process for supplies, I built a model to accurately forecast supply demand that accounted for on-hand\'s, history, turn times, and company strategy to predict needs, and ultimately saved money.In Sales, my history highlights my ability to lead the transformation of low performers to winners that exceed expectations. In my career with LL Flooring, as a multi-unit Install Manager, I managed vendor partnerships, and trained stores in sales and for 5 years, finished Top 2 overall in Sales to Plan, led in Install attachment, while cutting warranty expense in half. Prior to that, as a Store Manager, my location comped sales in consecutive years, and delivered top-quartile results. Before LL Flooring, I enjoyed time at Sears Outlet as Store Manager in the Grapevine, TX location. During my tenure, my team finished top-quartile overall and was consistently performing atop the #1-ranked district in the company. Prior to that, I managed a high-risk bank for Bank of America, which moved from 51-out-of-51 banks in the DFW West market to Top 10 in 1 year and managed to excel in compliance.Earlier in my career, I enjoyed 6 years at Best Buy where, as Sales Manager led a team to Top 10 performance from the 400\'s and again to Top 100 from 600\'s in another location.