Provide administrative support for VP Sales, US, VP Field Sales, Canada and UFS Field Sales. This includes, but is not limited to:– Calendaring & day to day activity coordination.– Scheduling and managing logistics for all high priority meetings. – Organizing travel arrangements for Vice Presidents and their sales teams. – Prepare & submit expense reports.– Process and maintain highly confidential items including budgets, Ariba, and DCIW.- Manage all aspects of on-site and off-site events and meetings, including negotiation with key suppliers.

Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1990 – 2016)2015 – Present, Executive Administrator to Vice President Group Supply Chain, Foods2013 – 2015, Executive Administrator to Vice President Quality1999 – 2013, Executive Administrator to Vice President Procurement Provided administrative support for the VP Group SC, Foods, VP Technology & Engineering, Foods, as well as coordination and daily activity administration for Group Foods, Procurement and Quality Teams.– Managed heavy global calendaring and international meeting coordination.– Scheduled and managed logistics for all high priority meetings. – Acted as facilitator for cluster group meetings and trainings.– Organized and coordinated travel arrangements for relevant Vice Presidents, corresponding leadership teams, and international visitors, including obtaining visas.– Prepared and submitted expense reports.– Processed and maintained highly confidential items including budgets, Ariba, and DCIW.– Prepared presentations, correspondence and spreadsheets. Managed all aspects of on-site and off-site events and meetings, including hotel/venue selection, development of team building activities, day-to-day planning, menu selection, group travel, ground transportation and celebrations. – Influenced and negotiated with venues and suppliers to ensure budgets were met. In many cases, came in below budget.– Acted as onsite liaison between meeting hosts, attendees and vendors with regard to all facets of the logistical operations.– Lead point of contact for all logistics for 2013 & 2015 Procurement Partner to Win Events in New York City and Tarrytown, NY for more than 200 attendees and Supply Chain Leadership Team.– Point of contact for Procurement trainings, i.e. negotiation, Lean to Win, Procurement Foundation Courses, SC Learning/Inclusion, as well as SC Hub Meetings.

1997 –1999 – Technical Administrative Coordinator to Director of Quality 1990 –1996 – Technical Administrative Coordinator Provided administrative support for Director of Quality, Director of Quality Support, Director of Applied Science Culinary and Beverage and coordination of daily activities Quality team including Quality Managers, Manager Vendor Assurance and Product Safety and seven Quality Auditors. Kept Director’s calendars, meeting coordination and travel arrangements. Issued and managed Quality policies and coordination of Quality Management System. Coordinated all Corporate KPI data for department, in addition to the monthly Consumer Listening Reports issued to upper Management. Handled highly confidential items including budgets, product recalls, salary administration, and short-term incentive plans.  Received, evaluated, distributed, tracked and responded to consumer complaints for the U.S. and Canada received by the Consumer Center. Consolidated data into monthly consumer complaint reports for all plants for all products. Coordinated different aspects North American Foods Quality Audit Process including facilitating the instruction of Total Quality Management classes and serving as team leader coordinating and issuing Research newsletter, The Far End.

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