Andra Matusevics

Background

About Andra Matusevics

Accomplished and creative Merchandising Operations Leader with 20+ years of diverse and progressive experience and a solid record of contributions within a Home Improvement Retail environment. • Leadership & Team Management – Plan driven coach and authentic leader with a solid reputation for building and developing collaborative teams through strong accountability and mentorship to achieve high culture and performance metrics that contribute to the overall success of the organization. Mentor who has developed many future leaders. • Strategic Planning & Execution – Strategic planner who considers the broader organizational needs when shaping business strategies. Skilled in creating, communicating, and engaging others to relentlessly execute the vision to make it a reality. • Building Partnerships – Highly effective communication and relationship building competencies have proven valuable in building strong strategic alliances with diverse stakeholders, including cross-functional teams (specifically supply chain and marketing), store operations leaders, vendors / suppliers, direct reports, etc. • Financial Management – Exceptional business acumen with a big picture profitability approach. Strong understanding of the financial implications of decisions and how to leverage financial information to improve divisional and ultimately organizational performance. • Problem-Solving & Decision-Making – Innovative problem-solver who gathers relevant information, identifies risks, considers alternatives, and gains consensus to arrive at quality decisions that contribute to enhancing value, revenue, processes, systems, and productivity. Delivers new structures / models to maximize results and deliver incremental business improvements. • Customer Experience – Instrumental in leading guided selling and interconnected merchandising strategies to achieve the ultimate organizational goal of delivering an “Exceptional Consumer Experience” to customers both in-store and online by fostering a strong focus on cross-functional communication and cooperation between merchandising, operations, ecommerce, marketing, and vendors.