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Saint Paul, MN, US

Budapest, Hungary

Debrecen, Hungary

- Taught native Hungarian speakers' conversational English language, and British/American culture - Supervised classroom behavior for 20+ students ranging from 8 to 18 years old - Developed engaging lesson plans for multiple age groupings that were specifically tailored to further their English language acquisition - Partnered with a cross cultural team of.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Guided the demand review process for our Convenience channel and our Convenience Special Markets Channel, by leading internal cross-functional teams and gaining sales inputs to ensure the 400+ million-dollar channels.
• Shaped the platform marketing strategy for multiple product platforms by providing sales inputs from the sales team and advocated for a sales focused go-to-market strategy, while working with the marketing team to.
• Directed our Service management process, worked to insure we strive towards 99.5% customer fulfillment by prioritizing customers, working with logistics team members to adjust production schedules, and manage sales.
• Developed our sales release strategy and execution, by championing cross-functional teams and the voices of sales members to create a sales release that directs the sales team strategy for the succeeding 6 months
• Forged a new recruiting process across multiple divisions to ensure a seamless recruiting experience for our team at the University of Minnesota, which successfully brought in another class of intern and full-time hires

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Convenience Channel - Platforms & Innovation Salty Snacks and Fruit Snacks
• Lead a cross-functional demand review process for the Salty Snack, and Fruit Snack platforms, which enabled accurate demand forecasting across multiple sales channels
• Partner with our North American Retail division to run holistic margin management projects that positively impact the Convenience & Foodservice channels, while advocating for savings reinvestment in our channels
• Contribute marketing guidance for internal production planning meetings insuring the success of new item launches across the Convenience store, Convenience Specialty Markets, and Foodservice channels
• Expanding the strategy setting for the Convenience Specialty Markets channel by specific item launch, promotional considerations, and direct marketing support

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Analytics Team, Foodservice Channel
• Delivered customized solutions to our field sales team through ad-hoc analytical projects utilizing Microsoft Excel, Tableau, and mass data sets of sales data
• Collaborated with marketing functional team to provide insights from sales data sets, advocate for our field sales team, leading to data driven strategies
• Developed a new way to sort a customers data saving General Mills $100,000 in trade expenses
• Created stories from large data sets that provided leverage for our sales team, provided insights for our senior leadership team, and utilized data visualization tools to tell a compelling data story
• Managed data team in Mumbai, comprised of 4 team members, creating 160+ hours of work time for the Headquarters based Analytics team, and delivering best in class Tableau dashboards for our field sales team

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

• Sales Team, Foodservice Channel
• Managed 1000+ customer relationships in the Central Pennsylvania region, across 5 key Foodservice segments K-12, College & University, Hospitality, Healthcare, and Commercial
• Delivered market growth through consultative selling techniques, Distributor Sales Representative partnerships, and effective trade utilization
• Collaborate with Account Executives to influence foodservice distributors through sales team promotions and joint strategy sessions
• Analyze market data to identify operator voids and current volume usage, providing leverage to drive sales
• Consolidated K-12 buying group and Senior Living buying group to drive 2000+ incremental cases, and gain new product distribution

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Communicated with students individually around marketing topics and guide students in an understanding of course material
• Collaborated with marketing professors to insure consistent grading techniques and effective help offered to students

Rogers, Arkansas

• Walmart/SAMs Club Channel
• Spearheaded the integration of technology programs, optimizing RetailLink, to save 16+ hours a week of business reporting with Walmart and Sam’s Club
• Developed a method to view distribution gaps identifying 20,000 incremental case opportunities at Sam’s Club
• Implemented new mobile technology for an entire division of 30+ bakers and lead trainings remotely to insure a smooth transition
• Developed recommendations, with a remote group, for a new lodging channel strategy and presented to senior leadership
• Communicated cross-functionally to insure the successful implementation of reporting measures and new mobile technology

Yudof Hall, Minneapolis, MN

• Executed the operations of the building with 400+ residents under little supervision while consistently working in situations with ambiguity
• Communicated individually with 60+ residents on topics of student success, health & wellness, social justice, and academic excellence
• Promoted the development of social networks through events and individual encouragement
• Communicated with a team of 10 staff members with different cultural backgrounds to encourage successful implementation and enforcement of university and housing policies

Lakeville, MN

• Managed over 30 high school and college-age employees
• Executed day-to-day operations of the Lakeville community aquatics program
• Pioneered a system that analyzes the results of the students’ pass fail ratio, which is currently being marketed to increase the number of students in the program
• Developed a successful marketing campaign for the Lakeville summer festival
• Received strong performance reviews consistently from staff members and supervisor

Lakeville, MN

• Taught students of all ages and varied teaching accordingly, with classes ranging from 1 student up to 10 students
• Developed and administered an effective class plan for each student

Lakeville, MN

• Maintained a clean and safe environment for swim participants and employees

Lakeville, MN

• Managed the communication with contacts for the development of an upcoming book that focused on problems women face in the workplace
• Collaborated with CMO to create a social media plan for the launch of the business