Grace Whittom
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Experience
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Common Impact
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Jan 2023 - Present
• Responsible for planning large-scale skills-based volunteering events and programs for Common Impact’s clients. Serve as lead contact for clients: guide program design, support end-to-end program execution and troubleshoot challenges. Lead internal working teams in executing events and programs.• Strategize with clients to execute future partnership agreements and program improvements, using evaluation data from completed programs to develop customized improvements and future plans• Coach and mentor two associate consultants
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Consultant
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Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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Gap
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Merchandiser, Gap Outlet Boys
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Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
• Planned, assorted and managed product assortment for global stores and GapFactory.com• Analyzed and reported on product performance and KPIs. Responsible for tracking product hits and misses and responding appropriately with promotional activity, inventory actions, and shifts in future strategy.• Led cross-functional team by providing strategic direction to 30 colleagues, including design, planning, production, marketing, visual, store operations, strategy, and international• Worked with design to incorporate historical bestsellers and new trend-driven ideas into assortment• Collaborated with planning to build top-down financial targets, plan SKU-level buys, and present overall quarterly investments to senior leadership• Monitored competition and market through frequent store visits and market share research• Managed two assistants, coached strategic thinking and fostered merchant voice• Impacted business with sales and margin growth and margin rate expansion
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Merchandiser, Gap Outlet Toddler Boys and Sleep
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Aug 2018 - Mar 2020
• Planned, assorted and managed product assortment for global stores• Analyzed and reported on product performance and KPIs, reacted with inventory actions and strategy shifts• Led cross-functional team by providing strategic direction to 20 colleagues. Partnered with design on aesthetic and planning on quarterly investments.• Managed one assistant, coached strategic thinking and fostered merchant voice• Built and managed assortment in Gap assorting software• Impacted business with sales and margin growth
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Assistant Merchandiser, Gap Outlet Toddler Boys
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Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
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Gap Inc.
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Rotational Management Program Trainee
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Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
• Participated in 10-month cross-brand management training program, a combination of training and rotations on product teams culminating in four intensive projects presented to senior leadership • Participated in 10-month cross-brand management training program, a combination of training and rotations on product teams culminating in four intensive projects presented to senior leadership
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Dylan's Candy Bar
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United States
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Corporate Merchandising Intern
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
• Created and managed ‘Best of New York’ assortment and compiled product research for future assortments • Assisted with product development, vendor communications, sample procurement, and sales projections • Created and managed ‘Best of New York’ assortment and compiled product research for future assortments • Assisted with product development, vendor communications, sample procurement, and sales projections
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18 Rabbits Organics
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing Intern and Brand Ambassador
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
• Ran social media and in store demos/special events for growing granola company • Supported start up by running and analyzing sales reports, building marketing cheat sheets, developing promotional merchandise, overseeing email communications, and assisting founder and CEO • Ran social media and in store demos/special events for growing granola company • Supported start up by running and analyzing sales reports, building marketing cheat sheets, developing promotional merchandise, overseeing email communications, and assisting founder and CEO
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Education
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Tufts University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major in Economics, Minor in Child Development -
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
CIEE Economics and Culture Program, Barcelona