Melodie Hays

About Melodie Hays

Melodie leads the education efforts at SupplyPike – being the creator of SupplierWiki, she has written articles, facilitated webinars, and developed the site.

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SupplyPike

SupplyPike helps you fight deductions, increase in-stocks, and meet OTIF goals in the built-for-you platform, powered by machine learning.

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Webinars

Upcoming webinars and on-demand recordings by Melodie Hays

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A New Supplier's Guide To Retail Data
Analytics

A New Supplier's Guide To Retail Data

Our retail data experts go over Walmart’s supply chain standards and help you understand the basic replenishment and sales metrics that buyers are looking for.

Overview

  • 59 minutes

  • Walmart

Being Proactive in Uncertainty
OTIF

Being Proactive in Uncertainty

Join a panel of experts as we talk about best practices to increase visibility into your supply chain and make it strong enough to withstand uncertainty.

Overview

  • 1 hr 6 min

  • Walmart

Walmart's 2020 Sales Trends Q&A
Analytics

Walmart's 2020 Sales Trends Q&A

In this workshop, our resident retail data expert Stacy Tan breaks down the year’s challenges and how they impacted Walmart across departments.

Overview

  • 30 minutes

  • Walmart

ABCs of OTIF
OTIF

ABCs of OTIF

Learn about the ABCs of Walmart’s On Time In Full (OTIF) program in this fundamentals webinar. We talk scores and metrics in a 30-minute session.

Overview

  • 30 min

  • Walmart

Data Lab Fast Pitch
Analytics

Data Lab Fast Pitch

Become your buyer’s go-to supplier with Retail Intelligence’s newest feature: Data Lab! Watch retail data expert Stacy Tan walk you through what Data Lab is and how to use it.

Overview

  • 24 minutes

  • Walmart

OTIF Accountability and You
OTIF

OTIF Accountability and You

Walmart OTIF scores fall into two buckets: Supplier Accountability and Walmart Accountability. Do you know which is which? Learn more in this 30-minute webinar.

Overview

  • 37 min

  • Walmart

Alphabet Soup: SSOs, PNEWs, and SPAQs
Analytics

Alphabet Soup: SSOs, PNEWs, and SPAQs

Join Retail Data expert Stacy Tan as she dives into SSOs, PNEWS, and SPAQs during the first session of our Intro to Walmart data series.

Overview

  • 15 min

  • Walmart

Demographics: Understanding your Target Market
Analytics

Demographics: Understanding your Target Market

Join Retail Data expert Stacy Tan as she dives into Demographics and Store Traits during the second session of our Intro to Walmart data series.

Overview

  • 15 min

  • Walmart

Navigating the OTIF Scorecard
OTIF

Navigating the OTIF Scorecard

With Walmart’s new changes to its OTIF program, it launched a new scorecard app in Retail Link™. Learn how to navigate it in this 30-minute webinar.

Overview

  • 26 min

  • Walmart

Orientation to OTIF for Prepaid Suppliers
OTIF

Orientation to OTIF for Prepaid Suppliers

Join us for an orientation to OTIF for Prepaid suppliers! Learn about being on time, delivery windows, and holding carriers accountable.

Overview

  • 40 min

  • Walmart

Orientation to OTIF for Collect Suppliers
OTIF

Orientation to OTIF for Collect Suppliers

Check out Orientation to OTIF for Collect suppliers! Learn about being collect-ready, confirming orders, and holding Walmart accountable.

Overview

  • 38:02

  • Walmart

How to Prevent and Dispute OTIF Fines
OTIF

How to Prevent and Dispute OTIF Fines

OTIF fines aren't a lost cause! Learn how to prevent and even dispute Walmart’s OTIF chargebacks in this 30-minute webinar.

Overview

  • 40 min

  • Walmart

Deductions Navigator for Walmart Fast Pitch
Deductions

Deductions Navigator for Walmart Fast Pitch

Get full visibility and create one-click disputes with SupplyPike’s product Deductions Navigator for Walmart! Join retail expert Stacy Tan as she walks you through using this app.

Overview

  • 28 Minutes

  • Walmart

Retail Intelligence for Walmart Fast Pitch
Analytics

Retail Intelligence for Walmart Fast Pitch

Get full visibility into your Walmart data with Retail Intelligence! Product Owner Stacy Tan walks you through using this app to become your buyer’s favorite supplier.

Overview

  • 24 min

  • Walmart

Orientation to OTIF: How to be In Full
OTIF

Orientation to OTIF: How to be In Full

Join us for an orientation to OTIF for Walmart suppliers! Prepaid and Collect suppliers will learn best practices for being In Full and improving your OTIF score.

Overview

  • 1 hour 2 minutes

  • Walmart

Preventing and Disputing OTIF Fines
OTIF

Preventing and Disputing OTIF Fines

Learning how to prevent and dispute Walmart’s OTIF fines is not a lost cause. Learn more in this 1-hour webinar.

Overview

  • 1 hour 5 minutes

  • Walmart

Managing Your Walmart Deductions
Deductions

Managing Your Walmart Deductions

Rookie and veteran suppliers alike struggle with deductions. Discover how Walmart’s deduction process works and how you can win back money through Walmart’s dispute process.

Overview

  • 1 hour 13 minutes

  • Walmart

Responding to OTIF Fines
OTIF

Responding to OTIF Fines

Join SupplyPike’s experts as they simplify responding to OTIF fines. Suppliers will learn about the root causes of OTIF fines and how to dispute invalid fines.

Overview

  • 1 hour 7 minutes

  • Walmart

Benchmarking Your Walmart Deductions
Deductions

Benchmarking Your Walmart Deductions

Connect with SupplyPike’s Stacy Tan and Melodie Hays on the latest trends Walmart suppliers need to know about navigating the future of the supply chain with Walmart.

Overview

  • 1 hour 10 minutes

  • Walmart

AP Accounting 101 for Walmart Suppliers
Deductions
Accounting

AP Accounting 101 for Walmart Suppliers

How do deductions and invoices affect your bottom line? Peter and Melodie will cover an extensive overview of how to be a stellar supplier according to your supplier agreement.

Overview

  • 45 minutes

  • Walmart

Walmart Post Audits Explained
Deductions

Walmart Post Audits Explained

Don’t let post-audits catch you off-guard. Walmart post-audits are preventable and disputable if suppliers prepare. Let the SupplyPike Team illuminate the easiest path forward.

Overview

  • 1 hour

  • Walmart

Increasing Instocks: Addressing Walmart’s 2022 Objectives
Inventory Management

Increasing Instocks: Addressing Walmart’s 2022 Objectives

Improving supply chain for the customer is the theme of Walmart’s 2022 Growth Objectives. Uncover key in-stocks strategies with SupplyPike’s experts in this 1-hour webinar.

Overview

  • 1 hour

  • Walmart

Buyer Breakdown : The OTIF Scorecard
OTIF

Buyer Breakdown : The OTIF Scorecard

Reframe your perspective on the OTIF Scorecard. Think like your Walmart Merchant Team and drive meaningful results that will move your OTIF score to the next level.

Overview

  • 1 hour 7 minutes

  • Walmart

Short Shipping Deductions
Deductions

Short Shipping Deductions

The most common deductions come from shortages – and are often invalid. Learn from our knowledgeable team about how shortage deductions can happen.

Overview

  • 59 minutes

  • General

Future of Deductions
Deductions

Future of Deductions

This new, undefined world of retailer deductions leaves suppliers looking for answers. Our trend forecasters boil down the insights to prepare your deductions team for the future.

Overview

  • 27 minutes

  • General

Deductions vs Compliance Fines
Deductions

Deductions vs Compliance Fines

This session will define the differences between these retailer fines and provide strategies for winning back supplier money. 

Overview

  • 50 minutes

  • Walmart

Recapping Walmart's Item Swap
Analytics

Recapping Walmart's Item Swap

Walmart's Item Swap is powerful for suppliers who understand how to wield this initiative. Listen in as Melodie and Peter talk through Walmart's shift in shelf space.

Overview

  • 58 minutes

  • Walmart

Need-to-Knows for New Walmart Suppliers
Deductions

Need-to-Knows for New Walmart Suppliers

New to the wide world of supplying to Walmart? Join SupplierWiki's Allie and Melodie for an introductory course on how to be a stellar Walmart supplier.

Overview

  • 58 minutes

  • Walmart

Deductions Navigator for Amazon Fast Pitch
Deductions

Deductions Navigator for Amazon Fast Pitch

Gain visibility into your Amazon shipping deductions. Our Amazon magicians walk through creating disputes with SupplyPike’s product Deductions Navigator for Amazon!

Overview

  • 29 minutes

  • Amazon

Recapping QuickMods
Deductions

Recapping QuickMods

Your category assortment can completely change with little lead time. Learn about Walmart's newest initiative, QuickMods, which builds on the principles of Item Swap.

Overview

  • 52 minutes

  • Walmart

Understanding Walmart Allowances and Trade Promotions
Deductions

Understanding Walmart Allowances and Trade Promotions

Discover how to leverage your Walmart Allowances and Trade Promotions. Join SupplierWiki’s Melodie and Stacy for a complete allowances rundown supporting your Walmart business.

Overview

  • 1 hour

  • Walmart

Deductions vs. Compliance Fines
Deductions

Deductions vs. Compliance Fines

Confused about the difference between deductions and compliance fines at Walmart? Join our experts as they walk through some of the key differences and how to dispute them.

Overview

  • 1 hour 7 minutes

  • Walmart

Walmart U.S. and Canada Comparison
Deductions

Walmart U.S. and Canada Comparison

Know the similarities and differences between Walmart U.S. and Canada. Join this 1-hour webinar for all the details to successfully supply to these North America Walmart regions.

Overview

  • 1 hour 5 minutes

  • Walmart

SQEP Sneak Peek Fast Pitch
SQEP

SQEP Sneak Peek Fast Pitch

Drum roll, please! Join this 30-minute product demo for a sneak-peek of SupplyPike’s newest compliance solution addressing Walmart’s Supplier Quality Excellence Program.

Overview

  • 32 minutes

  • Walmart

Ultimate OTIF
OTIF

Ultimate OTIF

Stay on top of Walmart’s On-Time-In-Full goals with SupplierWiki’s most comprehensive OTIF webinar. Suppliers will learn how to improve your OTIF score and dispute invalid fines

Overview

  • 1 hour 4 minutes

  • Walmart

Addressing Retailer Fulfillment Issues
Analytics

Addressing Retailer Fulfillment Issues

Today's retail landscape requires accurate and cost-efficient fulfillment. Join SupplierWiki’s 1-hour webinar retail fulfillment strategies for Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Kroger.

Overview

  • 57 minutes

  • Walmart

SupplyPike Fast Pitch: Automating and Preventing Walmart Deductions
Deductions

SupplyPike Fast Pitch: Automating and Preventing Walmart Deductions

Stop deductions from decimating your cash flow. Join Melodie and Allie for a 30-minute demo for a breakdown on automating your Walmart deductions with SupplyPike.

Overview

  • 32 minutes

  • Walmart

Office Hours: Life after Settlement Disputing at Walmart
Deductions
Popular

Office Hours: Life after Settlement Disputing at Walmart

Walmart's Settlement Program is gone, but AP deductions are still major issues for suppliers. Join AP deductions expert Eric Smith for this 1-hour Q & A. Come ready with questions!

Overview

  • 43 minutes

  • Walmart

Item 360 101
Inventory Management
Compliance

Item 360 101

Need an overview of Walmart's platform, Item 360? Join Melodie Hays and Allie Truong as they navigate and outline basic features of item setup, editing, and maintenance.

Overview

  • 56 minutes

  • Walmart

Walmart's APDP 201
Deductions
Accounting

Walmart's APDP 201

Ready to take your disputing skills to the next level? Join Stacy Tan and Melodie Hays for a 60-minute webinar on disputing different deductions types and other tools in APDP.

Overview

  • 1 hour 8 minutes

  • Walmart

Deep Dive: Amazon Dispute Timeliness
Deductions

Deep Dive: Amazon Dispute Timeliness

Successfully disputing shortages at Amazon depends largely on coordinating timing with Amazon’s expectations. Join our content team, Melodie and Peter, to learn more about it!

Overview

  • 1 hour

  • Amazon

How to Dispute Shortages at Walmart
Deductions
Popular

How to Dispute Shortages at Walmart

The most common deductions across all retailers come from shortages, which are often invalid. Learn from our expert team what causes shortages at Walmart and how to avoid them.

Overview

  • 1 hour 3 minutes

  • Walmart

Shipping 101: Unpacking Common Questions
Logistics

Shipping 101: Unpacking Common Questions

Learn the essentials of shipping in our upcoming webinar! Melodie and Peter will cover the basics of packaging, FTL and LTL, Collect vs. Prepaid, and shipping documents.

Overview

  • 40 minutes

  • General