• Partners directly with Kroger Corporate Category Strategy Manager in execution of new product development process of Private Label categories from product ideation to delivery on shelf.• Supports specific Private Label products and initiatives through analysis & development and category support. • Facilitates project update meetings, identifying risks, and documents action items during all phases of projects. • Partners with Cross Functional Project Team such as Category Manager, Sourcing Manager, Merchandising Manager and suppliers to achieve profitable timely launches of new items.• Assists CSM with planning and execution of projects including creating project plan pipelines for future business. • Communicates directly with Project Team and suppliers regarding current and future projects, timelines of actions, and coordinates the hand-off of deliverables between Project Team while creating project status reports. Facilitates and drives projects through the process to achieve project milestones within established timeframes. • Generates UPCs and documentation required to get new items to shelf while being Kompass compliant. Manages projects to be complete and on time for all required tasks on or ahead of time as much as possible while communicating with CSM of required expectations. • Lead point of contact with suppliers to identify the opportunity of executing new business that would bring Kroger additional households and sales to the category by providing high quality items with differentiation from the current marketplace offerings.

Manages top accounts with one of the largest Digital Marketing printing facility houses in the US. Operating as the lead point of contact for all matters specific to clients. Accountable for relations, quoting and sales from order to completion throughout production. Developed SOP training that’s utilized for onboarding internally and externally. Trained Customer Sales Representatives. Created roll outs for companywide updates to teach users functions or feature enhancements. Onboarded new clients and built custom catalogs for ordering. Established SOPs for printing operations. Schedule and maintain training plans, develop and modify training modules, present training modules, document training and submit training records into an electronic database. Manages the strategy and business relationship ensuring a continued, positive, and profitable outcome. Negotiate rate contracts to maximize profits. Ensures the timely and successful delivery of advertisement productions such as fleet vehicles, transit wraps, building wraps, billboards and grand format marketing products. Self-managed Directly reports into Director of Operations.

Creates profitable, exclusive, owned-brand merchandise and manage designer partnerships for one of the nation's most respected retailers. Part of the PD&D Project Management team for a multi-million-dollar brand Cat & Jack Infant Toddler and Big Girl area of excellence. Operate constructively within a matrix organization, ultimately driving aligned and clear expectations for the organization. Responsible for understanding overall project management, owns communication with business partners, manages a collaborative team environment and relationships with team and key business partners. Owns and creates calendar tasks/dependencies. Identifies opportunities for efficiencies and assess risk when calendar changes occur and communicates impact to Project Manager and Cross Functional Teams. Ensures project work plan aligns with product development calendars & troubleshoots & adjusts in-cycle CFT calendars as needed.

Owns all garment, trim and artwork approvals, communication and vendor management between the design team and vendor partners throughout the beginning and end of the development process. Communicates information to overseas vendors for any technical updates to be made before production. There is a balance of organization and close attention to each small detail which helps the process mature into production. Partners with the Product Development Manager, Product Design and Development Design teams, TSS business teams, overseas offices and Merchandising. Tracks all components as they arrive from vendors through production. Creates reporting to ensure organizational efficiencies for leadership on production status.

Ran audit close out accounts and books, cash clerk, handle reservations, guest services, and front desk third shift ran payroll.

• Duties: Ocean: Booked freight with ocean carriers by partnering with origin offices. Created required documentation for carriers: OBLs/seaway bills, commercial invoices, NAFTA certificates, SEDs and certificates of origin in Northstar Navigate systems. Piloted Northstar Navigation system in partnership with our director to find flaws and opportunities within the system in order to create a more efficient program. I have a letter of recommendation specifically speaking to my assistance in the development of in house software for our operations staff from our Director. Tracked containers from port of origin to final destination. Gave clear and concise written and verbal direction to all parties involved with shipments to ensure custom satisfaction and timeliness of the shipment. Booked FCL/LCL with Carriers ensuring timeliness. Negotiated rates and made sure assessorial charges were correct. Labeled skids and pallets for break-bulk cargo. Worked with other departments as needed including dock personnel when overseeing loading of pallet shipments with dispatchers. Also handled deadhead shipments and backhauls to Asia. Handled hazmat drums and all needed documentation of pesticides and paints for customs clearance. First hand contact with customers and overseas carriers ensuring all customer service needs were not only met but exceeded. Worked with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Air: Exported goods overseas while tracking shipments. First hand contact with clients. Worked with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Booked flights for shipments; cut Airway Bills and made all invoices in Northstar Navigate systems. Arranged deliveries and billings on shipments. Hazmat Certified. High security work environment with very fast pace schedule and heavy responsibilities. Worked various positions since age 15: Auditing, Account Collections and Customer Service. Youngest Air Export Agent in my field with Customs and FBI clearance in Minneapolis.