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Birmingham, Al, Us

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

Kirchner Corporation, Minneapolis, MNJewelry manufacturer servicing retail jewelers of every size (1 to 1500+ locations) and in every stateResponsible for creating and executing all corporate communications and customer touch points• Increased revenue by 40% by developing the “First Impressions” Fingerprint Jewelry brand and introducing it to the retail jewelry market. In less than 1 year sold nearly 200 software and hardware applications specifically designed to capture customers’ fingerprints and order details.• Reduced marketing expenses by $35,000 per year by bringing functions in-house. Created marketing material for multiple brands including catalogs, consumer brochures, postcards, emails and tradeshow materials.• Increased customers’ use of online marketing materials by 25% by redesigning the company’s corporate website to make it more intuitive for customer use.

Responsible for leading all operations functions, including manufacturing, supply chain, and quality assurance• Managed the operations of the company through its largest growth period, increasing revenue four times while only increasing staff by 35%. This included several major company-wide reorganizations.• Increased team unity and reduced team conflict by streamlining the material handling and order processing procedures that incorporated both office staff and production staff.• Led a project to implement an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) with Sterling Jewelers (Jared / Kay retail stores), resulting in increased customer response time and decreased human errors. • Designed and implemented mobile technology to capture and transmit orders (years before the smartphone was introduced), winning an international award in the process (see “Awards” section on page 1).• Led the customization of business software in order to remain competitive in an increasingly digital marketplace.• Amidst increasing pressure to reduce costs, intentionally kept outsourced work local by partnering with and managing multiple automated finishing vendors rather than offshoring core manufacturing processes.• Standardized the look and feel of the company’s brands by selecting and implementing CAD/CAM technologies, allowing for simpler alterations and for customized designs.• Created and maintained inventory policies and procedures by introducing forecasting and categorizing best practices.

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