Bryan Tackett has over 20 years of experience in strategic product development, business development, marketing, procurement, and operations management. He has a proven track record of achieving aggressive revenue growth and profitability through supplier relationship building, product management, and digital marketing. Tackett's resume highlights key accomplishments such as generating over $10 million in gross profits, increasing profit margins by 9%, and recognizing as "Buyer of the Year" for revenue growth between 500-1500%.

1. BRYAN TACKETT
Little Elm, TX 75068
(408) 679-8227 | tackett.bryan@icloud.com
STRATEGIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | MARKETING
Results-oriented product management and vendor relationship specialist with experience in deal planning,
promotions development, and surpassing profit to plan in order to facilitate corporate growth. Exceptional skills
include operations planning and management. Demonstrate aptitude in achieving aggressive revenue growth,
building strategic supplier partnerships, and translating key products into digital marketing strategies in highly
competitive retail markets. Areas of expertise include:
 Supplier Relationships
 ProductManagement
 Procurement Specialist
 Organizational skills
 Operations Planning
 Leadership & Teamwork
 Sales & Marketing
 Business Development
 Customer Service
PR OF E S S ION A L E XPE R IE N C E & AC C OM PL IS H M E N T S
A MediocreCorporation – Carrollton,TX. Jan 2017 – Dec 2018
SeniorBuyer
 Built a manufacturer direct bookof business by fostering vendor relationships to purchase distressed, closeout,
EOL,opportunity merchandise that generated $3.43 million in gross profit in 2017 and 5.72 million in 2018.
 Negotiated product selection for 17 daytime TV talk show segments ie. Wendy, The Talk, Steve Harvey,
Extra, Inside Edition, Steals on the Real, etc.
 Controlled inventory management from cradleto grave including inbound transportation freight, write down of
inventory cost at EOL,outbound parcel expense, and sales through all channels to ensure profitability.
Barska Optics – Pomona, CA. Feb 2016 – Nov 2016
Sales & Business DevelopmentExecutive
 Managed assortment, pricing, marketing, and promotional planning forretail partners such as: Groupon, Best
Buy, Staples & Staple Advantage, Sears Holdings, OfficeDepot, Cabela’s Canada, Fry’s Electronics,MicroCenter,
Sam’s Club Roadshow program, Petra, Brookstone, Hayneedle, and various incentive wholesalers.
 Developed a book of business that generated 2.15M in 2016 and increased profit margin by 9 basis points
PriceSmartWholesaleClub – SanDiego,CA. Aug 2013 – Aug 2015
E-CommerceBuyer
 Streamlined vendor accountmanagement, assortment planning, contractnegotiation, and marketing forvarious
categories: computers, electronics,hardware/tools, automotive,fitness, sports, home office,and fashion/jewelry.
 Achieved “Buyerof the Year” in 2014 forincreasing topline revenue by 1485% in computers, 1153% in
electronics, 757% in automotive, 504% in hardware, and 426% in appliances; improving overall market
penetration by $7.9 million. Delivered $976,000 of profit to the bottom line by identifying member demand by
market, analyzed sales performance data, negotiated best-in-class vendor terms, cost, and logistics to port.
 Ensured product compliance with government agencies and regulatory requirements weremet to achieve
attainment of financial goals for sales, inventory and income linked to merchandise strategy.
SearsHoldingsCorporation – HoffmanEstates,IL. Mar 2012 – Aug 2013
E-CommerceCE Buyer
 Financial accountability for vendor accountmanagement, planning, marketing, assortment management, and
cost negotiations forcomputers, tablets, laptop accessories, camera’s, camcorders,AV accessories, peripherals,
GPS, and telecom;managing over22,000 activeSKU’s.
 Managed multi-channel ecommerce merchandise assortment, increasing performance to plan by $3.5 million
topline a quarter by negotiating closeout buys, owning the online merchandise plan and implementing the “go
to market” vision.

2.  Executedthe expanded assortment process fora $275 million department and assessed the products to
maintain balance of brands, key and coreitems, etc.
 Established strategy with Online Marketing Teams to build seasonal online productassortments and
subsequent interactivemarketing plans to drive traffic/conversion,business objectives,and sales results.
Micro Electronics – Santa Clara, CA. Jul 2011 – Mar 2012
CE Sales Engineer
 Achievedtop sales award in six consecutivemonths fornet sales, gross margin, and gross margin attach rate;
also had a reputation for success in closing the sale with an infamously low rate of returns.
 Performedmerchandising and departmental tasks including markdowns, price changes and cyclecounts.
Fry'sElectronics – SanJose,CA. Jun 2005 – Mar 2010
Purchasing,Merchandising& Operations Supervisor – SeniorBuyer
 Negotiated and maintained responsibility forvendor negotiations and procurement of laptops, netbooks,
tablets, notebookaccessories, peripherals, e-books and e-bookaccessories with aggressive annual inventory
turnoveron over1400 products exceeding $241 million yearly.
 Achieveda 39% topline revenue growthfrom $379K to $529K COG a week by focusing on core deliverables;
such as increasing technology and brand awareness, acquisition of new vendorpartners, and developing in
store and online marketing initiatives to drive increased conversion.
 Implemented in-store displays, marketing programs, and shelf space allocation to maximize customer traffic
and sales of high margin products.
 Collaborated with vendors to monitor P&L, allocations and successfully negotiated programs such as Volume
IncentiveRebates (VIR),Market Development Funds (MDF) and Co-Op Advertising.
BoseCorporation(RDG) – Huntley,IL. Aug 2004 – Jun 2005
Lead DemonstrationSpecialist
 Served on the management team of a Bose retail store and was accountablefor specific operational tasks.
 Supervised daily management of business operations, merchandising, marketing implementation and
employees to generate retail sales of Bose products within the Bose retail stores.
Fry'sElectronics– Houston,TX. Sept 2001 – Jul 2004
Sales DepartmentManager
 Managed and organized the daily operational tasks and achieved 26% quarterly comp growthin the computer
department with 48 associates, developed proficiency at delegating and supervising cross-functional teams.
M IL ITA RY E XPE R IE N C E
Honor Guard – Ft. Meyer, VA.
United States Armed Forces Ceremonial Guard at Arlington Cemetery
Sept 1998 – Jan 2001
United States Army – Airborne Infantry
C E R T IF IC AT ION S & D E G R E E S
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) - SMU
Aug 1997 – Jan 1998
Network and System Administration/Administrator
Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) - Lone Star College
Aug 1995 – Jan 1997