Improved performance, productivity and efficiency in all stages of the telemarketing sales process. • Standardized month-end close processes, implemented procedures and documented business processes.

Manage the development and execution of category initiatives by preparing analysis on category performance for upper management.* Partnered with Category Manager in selecting, pricing and positioning of category products.* Activated budget development and handled expense management programs by conducting business review with vendors to achieve mutual profitable goals.* Created category plan, developing strategies for building business initiatives by partnering with suppliers, identifying insights and drivers. Outcome presented to leadership in an executive review.* Developed sourcing strategy with cross-functional team identifying and evaluating suppliers in a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the largest sales volume category, including bidding, presentations selection, negotiations and ongoing contract performance.

Sales Analyst2010 - 2015Supported the Walgreens Business Development Management team by analyzing, assessing category / brand performance and new item set-up, and utilizing multiple platforms to identify and forecastbusiness trends.* Collaborated with internal demand planning team, assessing itemlevel forecasts in customer system vs. actual orders.* Presented promotions summary and trade funding statements in forecasting monthly meetings and annual strategic planning reviews.* Implemented marketing promotions resulting in $3MM in sales atWalgreens from the initial product launch. Maximized allocated product available to account, entered forecasting, and monitoredsecondary placements.* Audited display execution and reported on POS data, enabling promotion campaign to be the most successful “over the counter” product launch in 2013.* Identified billing inconsistencies, thereby maximizing bottom line profitability and revenues, saving the company $600K identifying double billing caused by software error from a largeretail distributor. Sales Support Administrator2004 - 2010Provided support to Directors and sales support to the Walgreens Consumer Healthcare team and e-commerce.* Provided daily sales reporting, trend analysis, forecasting, budgeting, promotional planning and accounting.* Reported category / brand performance from market research data(IRI) to the sales team for category development.

Marketing CoordinatorProvided support to senior level VPs and project managers. * Managed the distribution of marketing circulars and initiated new client applications. Conducted pre-qualified admission screening of potential new clients by performing financial analysis and generating reports.