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Data is an integral part of any business – it is the literal building block necessary to model, plan and visualize what is happening. Data is also important to Jessica Hodges personally, as it played an important role in helping her build her career. Jessica joined Advance as a temporary data entry specialist and quickly realized how much she enjoyed telling stories and solving business challenges through data. She earned a full-time role in merchandising operations and after a couple of promotions, applied for an open position on the environmental sustainability team. Though she knew little about Advance’s environmental sustainability efforts, she figured her love of numbers and spreadsheets was a tremendous asset to the team. Jessica landed the new position and grew to become an expert in Advance’s recycling efforts. Today, she calculates, summarizes and shares the company’s progress in many categories of recycling. She also oversees Advance’s partnership with Good360, a nonprofit that takes Advance’s excess automotive parts and supplies from its distribution centers and donates them to local nonprofits so they don’t end up in landfills. Jessica works closely with Advance’s participating distribution centers to ensure the entire process is centrally managed and tracked and the company can account for every donated part. Her time at Advance has taught Jessica that every role can be an exciting steppingstone in her career journey. “With each new role, you take what you learned before and continue to build new skills,” she shares. Based on her current trajectory, one thing is clear: Jessica’s love of data will continue to enable her to accomplish great things.
JESSICA HODGES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ANALYST YEARS AT ADVANCE: 10 | LOCATION: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
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