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Retail Expert

Business leader / retail subject
matter expert on major IS projects

  • Scenario-Based Financial Planning Tool (Costs, Benefits, NPV and ROI) to compare different business rollout / project roadmap approaches
  • Business value subject matter expert on multi-phase customer data integration project, focusing on linking complex new functionality to clear and achievable business benefits
  • ‘Centers of Excellence’ strategy for Staples worldwide IS organization and project managed initial implementations (global network, IS helpdesk)
  • One-time mapping of Enterprise customer hub to Marketing Database to estimate dupe rate and data quality improvements - methodology used as basis for final system integration
  • Pricing lead for Staples US business delivery including price modeling, review and proofing for Staples’ 960 page buying guide (4 reports, $1.3 Billion revenue)
  • Category bidding tool achieving $7 Million in synergy savings from vendor consolidation following Staples first European acquisition
  • Vendor partnership program securing $300K vendor funding for $2M Corporate Advantage pilot
  • US Supplier pricing review to align invoice product costs across channels


Ed Carter
Independent Consultant
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