Marty Anderson
Principal
Successful dog training involves understanding unique personalities and extreme intelligence, as well as instincts and behaviors. Marty leverages this knowledge — combined with a solid sense of humor — to deliver meaningful results in a variety of client situations.
Marty brings 25 years of experience to Parker Avery, with notable executive-level positions in the retail industry in the areas of merchandising business process, planning, and change management. Marty focuses his deep expertise on leading complex programs that impact strategy and operations through strong change leadership in the areas of merchandise planning, allocation, replenishment, forecasting, size/pack optimization, pricing, assortment planning, organizational change, and process improvement. Marty is a highly engaging speaker, most recently focusing on centralized analytics. He is a graduate of Lambuth University and is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (NC State University). Marty lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, where he enjoys dog training, gaming, and beer & wine tasting—although typically not all at the same time.
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Recent Contributions
New Merchandise Hierarchy Improves Planning and Allocation
Client Case Study
The Demand Intelligence Difference
Podcast, September 2021
Assortment Planning: Expert Perspectives and Insights
Podcast, September 2021
Implementing Strategic Assortment Planning Capabilities
Client Case Study
New Muscles for Effective Retailers
Podcast, August 2021
Facing Reality: Which System Implementation Activities Should Not Be Done Remotely
Blog Post, May 2021
Key Considerations of Remote System Implementations
Podcast, May 2021
Digging DEEP: Achieving Omnichannel Resilience
Blog Post, October 2020
Holistic Merchandising Organizational Design
Client Case Study
Mobilizing & Sustaining a Resilient Organization
Webinar Recap, April 2020
The New Pace of Change Management
Accelerating the Journey for Tomorrow’s Retail
Merchandise Planning Capabilities Design and Roadmap
Client Case Study
Merchandising Business Process Transformation
Client Case Study
Merchandising Capability Assessment and Roadmap
Client Case Study