Barbara Durden Email & Phone Number

RPM

Responsible for tracking and managing to completion all marketing projects.

Brisbane, CA

• Support Monster’s Sales and Sell-through teams work closely with Sales Managers and outside Independent Sales Representatives to assure daily operations are running smoothly and communication is clear.
• Key contact point for Reps to navigate Monster policy and procedure for sales, support, accounting, dealer approval process, and marketing requests.
• Supporting all areas of sales operations including tradeshows (CEDIA, CES, NAMM, etc.)

• Primary liaison between Merchants, Creative, and Marketing VP’s in the execution of the weekly circular and broadsheet print media project events.
• Assist in the collaboration development of print media advertising events.
• Principal point of contact overseeing project timelines, communications, meetings, status and statistical reports and budget details.

• Coordinated execution of monthly advertising and special events projects partnering with division VPs, Merchants, and Marketing to ensure that Mervyns Pricing Guidelines and Promotional Criteria are understood and.
• Trained and managed staff of eight Divisional Advertising Coordinators making sure all available tools used to maximize performance efficiently and accurately as possible.

• Input sale price information into system, and maintained pricing, forecasting, zoning and layout concepts.
• Provided financial data for buying office, reviewed for accuracy in a timely manner for submission to division VPs.

• Performed reconciliation of LOA medical payments and dependant Care accounts to the general ledger.
• Verify associate account coverage and provided information regarding health plan choices.

• Executed monthly and quarterly Forecasting, Budgeting and Planning cycle for the Energy Division.
• Identified potential inventory issues, initiated corrective action. Analyzed and reported Mfg. Variances for two factories.
• Responsible for Stand Cost setting for factory manufactured products. Primary Analyst in yearly re-cost exercise.

• Ensure all invoices matched to supporting purchase orders, coded with correct GL account prior to batch submission.
• Employee cash window attendant - processed and dispensed cash for employee expense reimbursement, cash advancement request, and personal checks, reconciled cash drawer daily.

Accounting & Business Management

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