Manage all aspects of assigned products; vendor management including financials, relationships, product selection, vendor rationalization, contract negotiation, RFPs and deal closure of $100MM of can liners, gloves, 3M and Rubbermaid Commercial productsFinancial management including P&L results, item lifecycle, returns, margins, program dollars, dead & excess inventory reductionCommunicate value proposition related to category including promotions, website content and marketing collateral Ensure the integrity of all product specific information across systemsWork with regulatory manager to ensure compliance with applicable laws for assigned productsCoordinate projects across cross functional teamsWork closely with facility supply lead team (consists of 5 vice presidents) to ensure exposure of category to field salesEarned ISSA Green Cleaning Professional Certification

Wrote, directed and produced video for The Home Depot store employeesRedesigned website tmflooring.com Managed market research campaigns with The Home Depot storesManaged homedepot.com businessDeveloped product specification sheets for sales teamNew product development-Team Tiles--additional licensed (NFL, MLB & college) products for the group Compiled market analysis and recommended new sales channelsWorked with operations to set min/max levels for assigned productsManaged in-store demos for stores across the country Created Product Knowledge binder for The Home Depot employees and managed mailings

Managed and developed key customer (Arch Chemicals, DuPont, PoolCorp) and strategic supplier relationships including new private label and house accounts in specialty retail, distribution, mass and commercial marketsEffectively managed a portfolio of 1,200 branded and private label skus balancing new product introductions with retirement of slow moving / life cycle ending productsDeveloped cost structure and establish pricing for six national brands and private label products Repackaged/relaunched 2 of the 4 national brands including: worked with agency from concept to design, worked down inventory to ensure minimal impact to bottom line, worked with operations group to ensure manufacturing capabilities were inline with new designs, created promotions/advertising to support changes Headed product commercialization team including members from sales, R&D, operations and marketing. This group created ideas and scoped the market feasibility of new products. Lead development, testing & validation and launch of new products working with R&D and engineering Managed the launch of all new products including: concept, package design, forecasting, budgeting, and P&L Worked with purchasing to ensure proper packaging was secured for new and updated products including providing forecasts Created all RFPs on the basis of strategic, significant and/or profitableCreated and updated label content working with both regulatory and safety managers Managed new SKU process and bill of materialsSuccessfully managed tradeshow activities including overall strategy, exhibit design, schedule, staff coordination, advertising, promotions, event meetings, logistics and annual expense budgetManaged Marketing Specialist who is responsible for graphic design of trade and consumer ads, collateral pieces, internal label design, and regulatory updates to packaging