Ali Merchant

All-In Manager

👉🏼 My mission is to help ambitious managers become better leaders. 

I can help your managers in three ways:

1️⃣  Leadership workshops: 60-90 minute monthly workshops depending on your company's needs. Popular workshops include: 

1. Remote productivity, performance, and resilience
2. Building Psychological safety in a remote world
3. Delivering, asking, and receiving feedback virtually
4. Learning to become an effective coach.


👉🏼  "This is the best feedback training I have attended on this topic. I really like Ali's style and how he goes thru examples and breaks it down" - Sales leader


2️⃣ First-time manager training: A 5-week virtual program designed to get your first-time managers up and running. Topics include:

1. Understanding the role of leader
2. Building one on one connections 
3. Building Psychological safety
4. Delegate or DIY
5. Understanding feedback mechanics
6. Learning to become a coach.


👉🏼 “With becoming a manager recently, these sessions have really helped” - Engineering manager


3️⃣ Director and VP level coaching: Your leaders want someone who's a coach + consultant + mentor. Having coached for a decade, I know when to play each role.


👉🏼 "Ali's dedicated his career to developing leaders and it shows in his ability to effectively coach me." - Customer support leader.

Founder

Digestive Health Foundation

Board Member

Everwise

Advisor and Mentor to Managers in Saas organizations

Mentor

Marin Software

Head of Learning and Development

Forbes Coaches Council

Contributing Writer 

Gap Inc.

Senior Manager, Learning & Development, Supply Chain

iProspect

Director, Training and Development North America

Client Services Manager

Training and Innovation Manager

Training and Innovation Specialist

Search Marketing Specialist

Microstrategy

Production Consultant

WebMD

Software Engineer

I help managers become leaders in 12 weeks or less.

There are 1 of 2 reasons you're reading my profile.


Reason 1: You're a manager who wants to become a better leader.

OR

Reason 2: You're a senior leader looking for leadership training for your managers.


If you're looking to become a better leader. I offer training and coaching services:
▪️ Training: https://www.allinmanager.com/Lead-confidently-in-six-weeks
▪️ Coaching: https://www.allinmanager.com/leadership-coaching


If you're a senior leader looking to bring me in to train your teams. This page will help:
▪️ Training: https://www.allinmanager.com/corporate_cohort


Two more things:

1. I write about leadership daily. (500+ posts with 44,000+ followers). You can hit follow, and I'll show up in your feed.

2. I also write a weekly newsletter that goes to 10,000+ leaders. You can subscribe here: https://www.allinmanager.com/leadership-newsletter. 

If you're wondering who's this guy?

I'm the founder of All-In Manager: https://www.allinmanager.com/

We're a boutique leadership development company.

I started AIM for one reason — To help ambitious managers become leaders. We do that through training, coaching, and content.

Before starting AIM, I spent 16 years running Learning & Development departments for public companies, iconic technology brands in Silicon Valley, and the biggest Ad agencies on the planet.

Feel free to DM me and say 👋.

Amazon

Sr. Strategic Supply Chain Manager, Furniture

●	Managed $137M across omnichannel categories, leading cross-functional team (supply chain, advertising, marketing, site merchandising) to develop and execute strategy across product, pricing, and financials (P&L), while analyzing competition, customer behavior, industry trends, and the macroenvironment to inform decisions.
●	Drove revenue and margin improvement leading to a 25% increase in sales volume YoY and a 41% margin, identifying business opportunities and risks in-season while implementing creative strategies to ensure plan achievement
●	1 of 3 worldwide Amazon Fresh employees awarded Q1 2024 Spotlight award from Amazon Fresh Chief Officer

Sr. Category Manager, Grocery

●	Graduated from managing five disparate grocery categories with an aggregated volume of $61MM to lead 3rd largest category in Vertical with annual sales volume of $74MM within 4 months post start date
●	Managed complex negotiations with large CPG companies, increasing accruals an average of 730 bps for FY 2023

Category Manager II, Grocery

Walmart

• Managed omnichannel business (inclusive of 1P & 3P sellers), while working cross-functionally to drive strategy, growth, and selection decisions to deliver financial goals and business objectives category with aggregate annual sales volume of $275MM.
• Served as co-lead and project manager of #1 priority brand within the Walmart Home strategic business unit, Gap Home, leading 16 Merchant teams and working closely with GAP Inc. and licensing agent IMG to develop and grow brand
• Received Q3 2021 Home Division Spot Award in recognition of contributions made to Walmart

Associate Merchant

Stage Stores

✦ Held responsibility for allocating 2.0M units for the Men's Tops & Outerwear buying office for FY '18, $42M+ sales volume
• Promoted twice in less than two years to higher volume offices within the role of Allocation Analyst
• Owned both allocations and replenishment, and consistently researched and analyzed large amounts of data to develop thorough knowledge of store and regional level performance, applying such knowledge to allocation strategies and the management of replenishment models, working to ensure store in-stock position
• 1 of 3 Analysts (out of 45) elected to Director Level task force - collaborated with Planning leaders to increase ecommerce sales penetration across the organization

Allocation Analyst, Men's Tops and Outerwear

✦ Held responsibility for allocating 2.3M units to 800 stores for FY '17,  $26M+ sales volume for the Young Men's Tops, Collections & Contemporary buying office

Allocation Analyst, Young Men's Tops, Collections & Contemporary

✦ Allocated 1.8M units to 800 stores for FY '16, $18M+ sales volume for the Fashion Accessories buying office

Allocation Analyst, Fashion Accessories

BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP

Promoted from buying support role to Assistant Buyer:
• Partook in the process of product selection
• Consistently communicated with multiple external vendors regarding various matters
• Supported product data process flow including purchase order management
• Manipulated spreadsheets and reports to complete thorough business analysis
• Worked with warehouse and store inventory control to ensure timely delivery of merchandise
• Managed incoming and outgoing TOP samples

Assistant Buyer, Footwear & Accessories

• Developed partnership with buyers through scheduled weekly meetings and daily communication
• Managed various systems and platforms simultaneously with full systems understanding
• Responsible for maintaining and tracking the purchases of four buying divisions within the BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP
• Executed daily, weekly and monthly buying management in the forms of style maintenance, ETA dates, price changes and goods received

Retail Buying Coordinator

Nordstrom

• One of 41 Nordstrom Merchandising Group interns selected from a pool of over 2,000 applicants
• Completed strategic projects with milestones, deliverables, and deadlines while gaining immersion to buying and planning processes, from pre-season planning to selection of product for Full Line, Rack, and Online businesses
• Developed a clear understanding of the merchandise strategy for the bridge handbag buying office
• Learned the importance of viewing product through the lens of the customer and consistently taking into account their product preferences
• Sharpened analytical skills as well as gained insight into vendor relations

Buying & Planning Intern

Hudson Jeans

• Worked with all departments of the HUDSON Jeans showroom
• Performed administrative duties and shadowed my supervisors at company meetings and events
• Gained exposure to many aspects of the fashion business, notably helping out with Market Week as well as gaining experience with the HUDSON merchandising team
• Assisted in a merchandising presentation to one of HUDSON's major accounts 
• Furthered expertise in visual merchandising, sample management and the prospecting of new accounts

Showroom Intern

Positive, strategic, and data-oriented Merchant with broad experience in omnichannel merchandising, category management, and planning and analysis. I leverage my buying and inventory planning skill sets to optimize product selection and profitability across multiple categories and channels, while collaborating with internal and external partners to deliver exceptional results. I excel at setting strategy and driving resolution to complex problems, as well as navigating ambiguous situations. 

I thrive in high-performing, diverse, and dynamic work environments, wherein I can apply my passion for continuous learning and new challenges. My goal is to create and execute impactful merchandising strategies that enhance the omnichannel shopping experience and drive growth.

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