Lisa Gilliland

National Account Manager - Special Order Sales and Stock Kitchen Sinks

·Develop and manage of $25,000,000 in sales annually

·Direct exposure with corporate Lowe’s executives for strategic sales planning, marketing, and promotional advertising

·Analysis of channel pricing and gross margin goals across key categories to maximize internal company and client interests

·Active involvement in forecasting and distribution center management for stock kitchen sink business

·Manage sole ordering system used in more than 1,500 Lowe’s stores in US and Canada for bath and kitchen special order sales

·Create and merchandise American Standard displays in Lowe’s stores, showcasing contemporary products and leading innovations

·Build and maintain Big Hammer data repository for 10,000+ sellable products across American Standard, Crane, Porcher, and Jado brands to feed retailer marketing and copy print for weekly tabs and lowe’s.com business

·Direct liaison with third-party wholesale company for best practice shipments to Lowe’s stores

·Principle research assistant on a grant funded by the Women’s Prison Association exploring and explaining growth in punitiveness toward female offenders

·Managed data compiled from national databases (UCR and NCRP) using Microsoft Excel

·Assisted in statistical analyses of data using SPSS

·Provided background research and located past publications related to punitiveness using scholarly journal databases and Lexis Nexis

·Designed reports for user-friendly web-based publication of preliminary findings

·Managed correspondence of 500+ clients for team of two Financial Advisors

·Implemented client contact management system using Microsoft Outlook

·Developed mail merge for marketing campaign of prospective clients

·Worked closely with external insurance and mutual fund representatives to plan and prepare for informational seminars