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Managed aggressive vendor & product expansion for our E-Commerce channels. Expanded the sports and outdoor channels onboarding new vendor partners and new products.• Generated new revenue streams and allowed GameStop to expand consumer base with the broader product assortment.• Onboarded new vendor partners and helped create marketing channels for the newly created product lines.• Helped implement and train team members on the newly launched Product Information Management (PIM) data software.

Controlled $Millions in open to buy budget, driving profitability goals procuring all accessories and digital video games from the industry leader Microsoft.• Developed product purchasing and sales strategies according to company budgets.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements and market demands.• Presented new merchandise ideas and campaigns to company executives.• Synchronized supply chain inventory with customer demand to mitigate excess and obsolete inventory.• Assessed trends and inventory usage to provide maximum product coverage for different time frames.• Reviewed customer feedback to brainstorm new merchandise ideas and improve existing products.• Maintained supplier relationships to improve in stock levels, cost, quality and product lifecycles.

Managed the team responsible for launching 1000+ digital video games across multiple platforms while delivering billions in yearly revenue.• Responsible for creating the digital sales platform for millions of transactions that is still used today by GameStop.• Partnered with cross-functional teams to create go-to market strategies.• Negotiated and contracted hundreds of vendor partners into the digital program.• Launched hundreds of AAA games across 3000+ retail and online locations.

On site print and marketing consultant for one of our major marketing customers.•Managed multiple marketing projects to ensure timely and seamless execution.•Identify cost saving opportunities in the print procurement processes.•Assist in daily estimating and the logistics of individual print projects. •Analyze past project data trends to reduce job redundancy and enable print efficiencies.

•Account Executive. Developed over $400,000 in new business. Provide marketing solutions for large local corporations and advertising agencies.•Received 2008 Chairman’s Award for reaching highest sales volume above forecast.•Successfully completed “CGX University” 6 month sales training course. •Performed outside sales in both B2B and B2C environments.•Customer Service Representative for over $2.5 million, 5 sales executives, and 200 clients. Worked as the liaison between sales representative, client, and production manager. Maintained strong customer focus in order to resolve issues and meet deadlines. •Bindery department manager. Managed 8 employees and temporary labor. Responsible for daily production schedule and customer deadlines. Developed process maps to mitigate bottle necks and eliminate non-value-added steps.

•Backup for plant manager. In charge of weekly scheduling and daily operations, including client and production meetings. Responsible for making critical decisions that affect immediate job outcomes. •Assistant to lead estimator. Assisted in pricing over $6 million a year in quotes. Identified economical routes to reduce overall costs comparing paper pricing and outside contract work vs. in house capabilities. •Oversaw startup of mailing department. Responsible for daily operations, including mailing over 20K pieces per day. In charge of learning postal regulations, mailing software, and operating equipment. Created a pricing scheme that coincided with capital analysis. •Site renovation lead. Oversaw $25K in site renovations and managed multiple contractor bids and budget. •Managed software migration. Spearheaded operations to switch software packages from Hegan to PSI for the entire company. •Project manager for safety. Lead safety program to meet compliance with state regulations.•Key member of marketing and customer development team. Helped to develop new branding for the company with new marketing material and advertisement. •Developed and implemented inventory system. Trained other employees to use new system to track and measure inventory levels.

•Responsible for monthly close process for outside Operated Revenue Department.•Completed gas balancing and 99-volume Oil & Gas distribution tracking.•Assisted in special software project to improve company accounting system.