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Image Arts is a leader in the off-price counter card and boxed holiday card industry. Image Arts supplies custom and private label boxed card programs to such national chains as: TJX Corp., CVS, Walgreens, Kohls, Christmas Tree Shops and Wal*Mart. Provide logistics direction and support for multiple, SKU intensive product lines with annual sales of $110,000,000Oversee supply chain; plan, track, coordinate movement of product from international production facilities to multiple… Show more Image Arts is a leader in the off-price counter card and boxed holiday card industry. Image Arts supplies custom and private label boxed card programs to such national chains as: TJX Corp., CVS, Walgreens, Kohls, Christmas Tree Shops and Wal*Mart. Provide logistics direction and support for multiple, SKU intensive product lines with annual sales of $110,000,000Oversee supply chain; plan, track, coordinate movement of product from international production facilities to multiple domestic distribution centers including 3PLs Developed international FOB processes to meet customer requirements to collect deliveries from Asia PortsAct as company liaison to Hallmark corporate operations/distribution units; leverage resources; ensure flawless distribution of integral products, analyze operational needs and costs, meet budget objectives, establish procedures, organize workflowCommunicate with internal departments (sales, inventory, retail support, marketing, creative) and external customers; provide daily/ weekly/ monthly updates of distribution statusProject management experience. Provided direction for and management of the introduction and integration of a new product line to 3,500 retail rooftops in 12 states, completed in 11 weeks. Successful completion of the project resulted in a 3 year contract extension with the customerConverted a 78 SKU product line from DC delivery to DSD; reduced transportation costs by 4.3% Transitioned product lines of approximately 3,000 SKUs to new distribution locations without business interruption twice Show less

a division of Hallmark Cards)Managed 43 employees on three shifts; developed procedures that increased picking accuracy to 99.85%Engineered workflow to increase picking rates by 27%Transitioned closure of warehouse distribution facilityServed in dual role during promotion phase

•Managed all aspects of store operations, inventory control and customer service for a high profile store attached to the Regional Business Office. •P&L management and accountability resulting in sales of $1.7MM and a 7% reduction in shrink•Hired, trained and managed shift supervisors and staff of 12

Managed flow of goods for 11 departments with staff of sixControlled eight budgets totaling $115,000Reconciled shipping manifest to inventory control