Kendall Heath

Detail-Oriented professional with 5+ years of experience in data collection, analysis, visualization, and business intelligence. Experienced in leveraging data analytics, reporting tools, and cross functional collaboration to improve product sales, inventory optimization, and process improvements. Proven ability to translate complex data into actional insights that reduce costs, improve efficiency, and support strategic decisions.

Merchandising Analyst at Lowe's (2025-11 – Present)

Execute in-store merchandising strategies aligned with corporate directives to optimize product visibility and sales performance - Analyze product placement and inventory trends to improve assortment effectiveness, inventory sales through and customer experience.

Data Analyst (Freelancer) at FJC (2025-05 – 2025-08)

Transformed a four-day manual forecasting process into a fully automated two-hour workflow by identifying data handling inefficiencies and implementing automated data structures and reporting workflows, significantly improving reporting accuracy and turnaround time.

Category Activation Specialist at Genuine Parts Company (2022-01 – 2025-04)

Collaborated daily with suppliers and cross-functional teams to implement promotional strategies for supplier products to meet consumer demands, by leveraging inventory, sales, pricing, and product evaluation metrics.

• Utilized data extraction, manipulation, and visualization tools to accurately present actionable decision-making information to the Category Management team on a weekly basis.

Promotional Program Analyst at Genuine Parts Company (2020-11 – 2021-12)

Identified internal promotional pricing errors by analyzing product pricing data with respect to expected versus actual margins, and presenting actionable results to support targeted pricing adjustments.

• Expanded reporting to include competitor promotional pricing alignment, further improving pricing accuracy and consistency, enabling a proactive rather than reactive pricing strategy.

Data Analyst (Fixed-Term Contract) at Comcast Corporation (2019-06 – 2020-01)

Contributed to the development of an internal reporting pipeline by evaluating data systems for efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility, and presenting information through Excel-based reporting tools.

• Enabled a reduction in significant quality control completion issues on a program level.

B.B.A in Economics – Kennesaw State University (2018-12)

– Kennesaw State University (2016-09 – 2017-05)