Carrie Shambarger Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In

Retained all responsibilities of a Category Manager, but in Senior position also served for several years as chief promotions coordinator and hiring team member, and later as project coordinator and processes and procedures lead.Develop and present a semi-annual strategy for achieving sales and margins goals in assigned product categories, including product sourcing and selections for multi-channel marketing initiatives. Solicit and negotiate vendor participation for promotions and finalize promo messages and cross sell opportunities. Manage the profitability of assigned categories by negotiating vendor contracts and price protections and coordinating opportunistic stock buys.

Indianapolis, In

In 2006, Category Management began at Central and the Marketing Specialist positions were eliminated. Was one of two staff members who transitioned from the MS to CM team.

Indianapolis, In

Retained all responsibilities of a Marketing Specialist, but in Lead position also organized team member workload, conducted monthly one-on-one meetings with team members, communicated status of projects to management/owners, and assisted with hiring of new team members.

Indianapolis, In

Researched and selected products to be advertised in 300+ page, semi-annual print catalog. Wrote and maintained product ad copy for print catalogs and website. Collaborated with purchasing team to negotiate supplier pricing and agreements.

Little Rock, Ar

Prepared reports for chapter and state board meetings, sorted mail, documented and deposited donations, assisted with payroll. Served as visitors’ first point of contact in person or via phone, answering or directing inquiries. Employed full-time while finishing undergraduate degree.

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), 3.9 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Emergency Management And Spanish, 3.96 Gpa