Anne Sondgroth Email & Phone Number

Grand Prairie, Tx

Purchases all industrial and sign media materials related to our business.Performs extensive inventory analysis and forecasting for multiple warehouse locations and prepare related reports.Communicates daily with overseas business contacts via email.Communicates with internal and external team members on delayed containers and material shortages.Creates and maintains a Purchasing budget.Processes and reviews shipping documents for accuracy.Updates product specifications for all materials.All other duties as assigned.

Grand Prairie, Tx

Process BOLs and invoices daily.Handles overflow of other Sales Support when they are out, assigned to a project, or if a backlog exists.Responsible for processing credit applications, tax exempt forms, and credit references.Assists in obtaining additional information for credit approval (bills, tax IDs, or DUN numbers).Enters new customer accounts into BRAVO.Processes daily deposits.All other duties as assigned.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Develops an in-depth knowledge and understanding of our products. Uses these key components to create, build, and maintain customer relationships.Inputs sales orders into a customized database.Processes Sales Reps' requests for price lists and sample requests.Tracks customer orders.Supports the Sales Support Department and the Regional Sales Manager with administrative tasks.All other duties as assigned.

Desoto, Tx

Hire, supervise and motivate a staff of up to 12 employees who support Regional Vice Presidents, District Managers, Sales Representatives and Consultants to effectively execute sales of educational products. Manage employees’ vacations, conduct annual employee performance and merit reviews. Conduct team meetings on regional issues to ensure all members of team were informed and employees’ workload to best utilize skills of all team members and meet deadlines. Resolve escalated customer issues via phone and email through research and communication with customers, online implementation department, customer service, and credit & collections. Serve as a resource to various departments on a daily basis to provide data on the states that my team supported which included bids and contracts, customer service, finance, and sales analysis to name a few.

Desoto, Texas

Provide general administrative support to Director of Sales and three Regional Vice-Presidents. Review incoming correspondence to determine it significance. Prepare correspondence, maintain personal files, process paperwork with HR and track vacations. Handle onboarding process by ordering, equipment, supplies & services and provide training on T&E system and procedures. Organize, coordinate and schedule meetings and functions. Audit T&E and per diem expense reports, obtain manager’s approval and process for payment. Process AP invoices, check requests, and resolve AP issues & discrepancies. Prepare and submit expense reports for reimbursements. Create and update Excel documents to track expenses/budgets, sales, sample usage and inventory availability. Serve as liaison with other departments, State Department of Education and vendors on behalf of manager. Aid with bid preparation, planning and submission process by monitoring deadlines, proofing documents and compiling data. Assist with special projects including budgets, market plans, forecasting and territory assignment. Serve as regional resource for sales staff and managers regarding procedures and issues. Process registration and payments of state, regional, and local exhibits. Maintain and distribute regional calendars. Prepare and submit requests for correlations, authors, and national consultants.

Arlington, Tx

Administrate office procedures, organize and assign office duties & responsibilities, submit payroll, train staff or arrange for outside training, monitor deadlines and conduct performance evaluations for office staff. Hire, train, and supervise temporary help to assist with overflow office work and seasonal projects. Was the “go-to” person for the office staff, sales representatives and managers in reference to company policy, procedures, T&E system, company mainframe and MS Office applications. Manage a small warehouse to support an educational publishing sales office which included ordering, receipt, storage, shipping and return of materials. Provide administrative support for the NSM for State Adoptions, RVPs and DMs. Review incoming correspondence to determine its significance, submit personnel changes paperwork to human resources and maintain personnel files, track vacation schedules and type annual reviews. Assist managers with their budget, expense tracking, sales estimates and territory assignment. Research information and prepare reports of market potential and current inventory for upcoming campaigns as well as maintain sales history for past and current campaigns. Organize and schedule meetings and functions, process bills, audit expense reports and submit procurement card expense reports.Provide customer service to sales representatives and customers with sample requests, bids/quotes, placing and tracking orders, providing free materials after the sale and assist with escalated issues. Maintain a customer database for mailings, and created forms and reports to assist with sales efforts.