Provide cost support and oversight toward chain account management team’s efforts to optimize pricing, product placement, space planning and market share for a national retailer client. Responsibilities include: pricing collection from wholesalers/distributors, regular pricing updates (promotional, QD’s, etc.) to client database, analyzing and correcting cost discrepancies, backdating of product, new item setup, cost syncing of new items, correcting scanning issues at the support center for invoicing and accounting purposes and at the store level for product deliveries and the POS. Also responsible for: working with distributors and client’s licensing team in the setup of new stores, working with distributors and client’s pricing team to ensure retail parity with competitors’ product through the use of cost and margin analysis, usage of geographic sales data to determine proper distributor assignments.

Assisted buyers & VP/DM with support that drove sales, communication, reporting and timely execution of assortment planning and strategic sales initiatives. Duties included: circular and event management, meeting scheduling/preparation/facilitation, validation of marketing materials, processing of vendor allowance funds (VAF) and setup schedules, SKU setup, master file maintenance, clearance and recycles, retail/cost changes, creation/activation of manager’s specials, competitive price shop reporting, circular analysis reporting, sell-through tracking and reporting, daily / WTD / MTD / YTD sales reporting, event/promotional reporting using custom and template queries. Other ad hoc reporting, tasks and requests performed as needed.

Contributed administrative expertise to a general contractor supporting the construction schedule for a DOE certified industrial plant build for Nissan N. America. Under direction of the project manager & project engineer responsibilities included: document control, report preparation, file management, database management, drawing maintenance, employee enrollment into Contractor Controlled Insurance Program (CCIP), payroll review to ensure contractor compliance with DBA guidelines, validation of contractors’ COI and other ad hoc tasks and assignments as requested.

Facilitated research and QC measures for electronically submitted vendor packages through internal review process and transmission to field in accordance with construction deadlines. Provided document control oversight and guidance to data entry personnel on accurate recording and coding of vendor and project specific information for storage and retrieval in an SQL database. Updated the routing and status of vendor documents in Project Information Management System (PIMS) using turn-around-time (TAT) reports for the project engineer's review.

Responsible for assisting engineers, field technicians and company executives with collection, recording, reduction and analysis of test data obtained in the field using specialized instruments and methodologies. Performed office and laboratory work to validate collected materials and data into spreadsheets for use in report preparation for clients.

Facilitated research and QC measures for electronically submitted vendor packages through internal review process and transmission to field in accordance with construction deadlines. Provided document control oversight and guidance to data entry personnel on accurate recording and coding of vendor and project specific information for storage and retrieval in an SQL database. Updated the routing and status of vendor documents in Project Information Management System (PIMS) using turn-around-time (TAT) reports for the project engineer's review.

Originated and closed mortgage loan applications. Gathered necessary documentation and facilitated processing of applications through set-up, underwriting and closing.

Managed a portfolio of delinquent accounts including bankruptcies and foreclosures over a large territory of states. Coordinated legal actions through regional bankruptcy attorneys.

Assisted senior buyers with the acquisition, scheduling and tracking of media purchases.