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West Point, Pa

West Point, Pennsylvania

West Point, Pennsylvania

SME of SAP Ariba• Managed profit planning and reduced forecasted vs. actual spend• Streamlined process for creating POs and managing profit planning and created job aide• Created POs and approved/troubleshoot invoicing issues in SAP• Aligned with finance and procurement on contract approvals for PO creation and profit planning• Implemented Power BI to show trend analysis of spend• Supported preparing presentations for Leadership Teams

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Reviewed WOS inventory needs with analysts to keep consistent flow of product using sales reports in Excel (vlookup & sort/filter) Created POs for domestic and imported products and supplies for grocery and pharmacy chainsCoordinated with vendors to confirm stock availability and deliveries to warehouses as well as RTV orders with issues and defectsCommunicated with accounts payable to review invoice discrepancies and confirm payment to vendorsReviewed terms and pricing within supply chain to resolve discrepanciesSupported rollout and developed guidelines of new ERP system

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Oversaw transition of fully Part-time merchandiser business model to become a balanced staffing business model consisting of both Full-time and Part-time merchandisers, giving employees more dedication to increasing sales at retailDeveloped and implemented documents and communications critical for senior leadership to creating a balance of Full-time and Part-time merchandising staffCoached field management to strategically promote merchandising staff from Part-time to Full-time as well as create and modify routesAided in negotiating job status and pay increases for merchandising staff with senior leadershipCorresponded with Supply Chain and Buying departments to set up distribution allocations of products and suppliesNegotiated contract to procure Nielsen data utilized by operations and sales teams to proactively drive businessBuilt and analyzed reports using Excel (vlookup, sort/filter, pivot tables) to assess and analyze sales data based on merchandiser visits

Philadelphia

Ranked Top 5 RS NationallyAwarded RS Rookie of the Year 2016Top RS in C-Store channel in 2016 & 2017Coach and train RSMs to influence consumer behavior and sales by creating multiple points of interruption and establishing brand awarenessDevelop action plans and have sales discussions with market managers to align client and customer expectations Collaborate directly with Mars Wrigley regional managers to address business needs and develop solutions to provide growthSuccessfully achieved stretch goals for major seasonal events by selling through over 90% of net ships into 240 Walmart stores and generating over $9 million in sales in 2016Coach and support new Supervisors to acclimate them to the teamLead multiple area HUB meeting workshops to build team culture and effective selling skillsUtilize Excel files to analyze and breakdown sales data in order to identify areas of success and opportunity

Philadelphia, Pa

Ranked Top 5 Peer TrainerSuccessfully trained new as well as underperforming RSMs to work more efficiently which has resulted in steadily increasing performance and added value to our team.Assisted in training and providing support to new and current RSMs Corresponded with Retail Supervisor (RS) to address needs as well as make improvements and capitalize on opportunitiesAnalyzed reports to determine where there were outstanding needs for coverage in open and staffed territories and prioritized based on greatest opportunities

E. Philadelphia, Pa

Top 50 RSM-Channel Walmart Team (2014) Top 3 RSM in Philadelphia Territory (2014)Serviced client’s (Abbott, Smucker’s, Church & Dwight) products using different methods: Performed On Shelf Availability audits and addressed opportunities with management Exceeded ROI activity goals for clientsBuilt promotional display to drive salesCommunicated with supervisor on planning routes and special projects for clients.

Levittown, Pa

Performed On-Shelf Availability (OSA) audits on top selling products for clients.MOD IntegritySet-up, maintain and restock juice and dairy coolers in the front end of Wal-Mart stores.Follow plan-o-gramsWork closely with managers to keep products in stock and re-order products

Greater Philadelphia Area

Provided staffing services to companies such as Merck, Colgate-Palmolive, and BASF.Manage recruitment life-cycle process including, but not limited to: screening, presenting, testing, interviewing, negotiating, and closing.Manage drug screens, background checks, and on-board new employees.Managed new hires through new hire paperwork and orientation documents such as: offer letters, applications, company policies, and confidentiality forms, filing I-9, W4, E-verify documents, and benefits packages.Maintain accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring manager interactions, and other recruiting activities.Provide candidates with pre-interview preparation as well as post interview debriefing.Proficient in maintaining Bullhorn database to manage and monitor candidate hiring process.

Top Recruiter in Billable Hours (2011) Top Recruiter in Placements (2011)Highest billable hours from Q2 to Q4 in 2011 bringing in over $1 million in revenue.Placed highest amount of candidates out of 6 recruiters.15% increase in placements from 2010 to 2011.Provided staffing services to many Fortune 500 companies such as DuPont, Merck, Air Products, and PSE&G.Managed life-cycle recruitment process including, but not limited to: screening, presenting, testing, interviewing, negotiating, and closing. Reviewed and screened candidates for minimum and desired qualifications.Assisted with recruitment coordinator to schedule interviews, manage drug screens and background checks, and on-board new employees.Maintained accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring manager interactions, and other recruiting activities.