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Florida, United States

Chicago, Illinois, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Created succinct and meaningful insights that lead to the successful sell in of 40 new items worth +$65MM across Ferrara’s Everyday and Seasonal Portfolio
• Led a comprehensive analysis around competitive pack type performance to understand the opportunity of shifting portfolio mix to larger PEG bags, adding+$16MM in 2023
• Identified multiple white space opportunities for Dollar General, including the insertion of Laydown Bags, a key pack type item totaling $6MM
• Supported the addition of three incremental Fruit Snack items which quadrupled distribution and increased portfolio assortment by +$11MM
• Piloted a category wide assortment landscape analysis across Dollar & Drug channels which ensured effective retailer pricing discussions and successfully prevented assortment reduction

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Curated sophisticated market and internal analyses to create recommendations that drove Upper Respiratory, Vitamins, & Personal Intimacy category growth at CVS
• Utilized multiple data sources including POS and loyalty tools to pinpoint opportunity gaps
• Identified shopper dynamics and trends over time that delivered shopper specific solutions that drove in-store results
• Focused on 4 P’s and space to sales indices to develop best-in-class planogram recommendations and optimize retailer assortment
• Discovered a $1MM geo-ethnic planogram clustering opportunity within the Personal Intimacy category to be tested in CVS stores
• Constructed a category wide new product development tracker to provide leadership with visibility of new item incrementality and performance

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• Performed 4 P’s and ad hoc analyses, as requested by the Walgreens or Bayer sales team, on multiple businesses totaling $78MM, including Aleve and Bayer Aspirin
• Responsible for tracking COVID developments through daily sales reporting and state status tracker that identified brand performance trends that were used by the Senior Leadership Team
• Audited $6MM from 117 deductions in order to maintain accurate customer billing
• Assisted in the creation of 45 Terms/Promotions worth ~$3MM in promotional spend
• Executed the set-up of 15 in-store displays within Walgreens systems valued at ~$25MM in retail opportunity
• Lead monthly forecasting calls to ensure team met annual financial and consumption goals

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Incorporated 10,000 new product and customer combinations into sales systems from $337 million company acquisitions
• Managed secondary food sales for the entire company, actively oversaw distressed inventory, and negotiated $1,075,225 worth of sales with clientele
• Analyzed frozen planogram data for all 241 Meijer stores to identify opportunities for pot pie door expansion
• Supported the integration of Salesforce CRM into Conagra through troubleshooting, UAT, and “Train the Trainer” testing
• Provided oversight for ~700 new-item innovation samples to support customer sell-in initiatives
• Refined sample order billing process and streamlined quarterly inventory review

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Assisted customer on-board through Systems Applications and Products (SAP) implementation
• Develop and manage carrier KPIs that measure transit time, accuracy and timeliness of invoices, and EDI submissions
• Created Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to be used department wide
• Selected to participate in Den Master Mentoring Program; responsible to train and mentor 10-15 new reps
• Streamline logistics processes and maximize cost control using advanced supply chain analytics
• Manage operations for largest volume facility on the second highest grossing account

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Made an average of 120 phone calls per day to generate sales and move customer inventory
• Developed and managed national and international accounts
• Collaborated with conference team of 12 people to sell daily freight goals

• Sold social media advertising to private practitioners in the medical field
• Evolved persuasive communication skills through daily sales calls

Bloomington, Indiana, US

• Scheduled 10 games with club soccer presidents from other schools
• Scheduled, conducted and lead practices
• Organized travel roster and transportation for 4 different events over one season

Bloomington, Indiana, US

• Responsible for developing and distributing official club emails and newsletters
• Facebook group for 68 Club alumni
• Record keeper of club activities
• Actively participated in Recreation Sports Organizational Leadership Workshop

• Television studio experienced
• Ability to work behind and in front of a camera
• Behind camera experience includes studio floor operator, cameraman, studio assistant director, and studio director
• In front of camera experience includes acting in short film and Indiana University athletic event recaps
• Video and photo editing exposure

US

• Full time laborer for regional builder
• Worked at multiple job sites, with autonomy and limited supervision
• Executed with high attention to detail and quality

• Golf cart attendant, maintenance engineer, driving range attendant
• Delivered exceptional client service by anticipating guest needs