Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Recreational Men's League Hockey
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Sam Stevens

Calgary,AB

Summary

Seasoned Business Analyst offering 4 years of sporting equipment, and clothing industry success. Expert in business and systems requirements, data analysis and management, and client communication. Accomplished at leveraging past lessons to inform future decision-making.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Category Business Analyst

FGL Sports
11.2019 - Current
  • Interacting with internal customers to understand business needs and translate them into requirements and project scope.
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria.
  • Creating and adjusting purchase orders and conducting sales analytics, handling between 10 – 20
    million dollars worth of orders
  • Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.
  • Analyze category sales, inventory, brand and style performance by using data analytics.
  • Utilizing data processing systems such as PMM, Thoughtspot, and Tableau to predict customer and sales
    the trend to drive sales.
  • Efficiently uses and supports the buyer in AOT to create purchase orders and document style history.
  • Volunteering to be on the AOT/POST/MDM analyst support team to help train and assist
    analysts/buyers.
  • Supporting the buyer with category strategies during promo events such as Big Chek Events, Black
    Friday and Boxing Day.
  • Working with the Training and Capabilities team to develop training tools for PMM, MDM
    and AOT.

Rover analyst

FGL Sports
11.2019 - 04.2020
  • Worked for the Women’s Sub-business unit for Women’s Casual Apparel, Swimwear, Hockey, and Licensed and Fanwear, touching Hardgoods, Softgoods and Footwear within a 3-year period
  • Responded quickly to emergency situations to assess and deflect issues.
  • Created and adjusted purchase orders and conducting sales analytics, handling between 10 – 20 million dollars worth of orders
  • Analyzed category sales, inventory, brand and style performance by using data analytics
  • Utilized data processing systems such as PMM, Thoughtspot, and Tableau to predict customer and sales trends to drive sales
  • Worked with Casual Softgoods/Swim, took the lead on all promotional events, by picking styles and margin rate
  • Efficiently used and supported the buyer in AOT to create purchase orders and document style history
  • Volunteered to be on the AOT/POST/MDM analyst support team to help train and assist analysts/buyers
  • Supported the buyer with category strategies during promo events such as Big Chek Events, Black Friday and Boxing Day
  • The first Rover Analyst who assisted the entire Women’s Softgoods/Footwear category, creating and adjusting purchase orders and conducting sales analytics (, While working with Casual Softgoods/Swim, took the lead on all promotional events, by picking styles and margin rate

Project Manager

MacEwan University
01.2019 - 06.2019
  • Planned and designed all aspects of the Summer 2019 Aquatics Youth camp program
  • Lead interviews and hiring processes over a three-week period
  • Managed and handled a team of eleven staff
  • Implemented training modules for new and returning staff
  • Collaborated with various departments such as marketing, HR and Finance
  • Created a training manual and documents for the Camp program
  • Conducted session performance reviews, establishing goals with each team member to improve efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce Degree - International Business, management

University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
12.2018

Skills

  • Business Processes and Procedures
  • Client Meetings
  • Forecasting and Planning
  • Staff Management
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • Pivot Tables
  • Microsoft Excel
  • IBM InfoSphere DataStage
  • IBM Cognos Impromptu
  • SWOT Analysis

Certification

  • Full Life Insurance and Accident Sickness Agent License - 2019
  • Certified Youth Camp Risk Management, Sportrisk - 2017-2018

Recreational Men's League Hockey

Adequate goaltender, who partook in weekly games for pure enjoyment.

Timeline

Category Business Analyst

FGL Sports
11.2019 - Current

Rover analyst

FGL Sports
11.2019 - 04.2020

Project Manager

MacEwan University
01.2019 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Commerce Degree - International Business, management

University of Alberta
Sam Stevens