Advertising, Operations, Pharmacy, Purchasing
Production Coordinator, Advertising 2002-2004 Analyzed and compiled results to highlight and track discrepancies allowing changes for future improvements.Communicated with team members to create, improve and implement proposals for new items to revenue.Collaborated with various departments and Senior Management to approve ad presentations for all Martha Stewart home product, including; photo instruction, verbiage and ad direction ensuring clarity, eye appeal and improved customer “wants” for product.• Replaced Ad Manager when needed to ensure continuous operation and success of the department.Executive Assistant 1998-2002 Facilitated on-site and off-site meetings, scheduled projects, tracked expenses and budgets, and created and consolidated reports. These allowed departments to know exactly where they stood financially compared to budget. Scheduled travel for executives, both corporate and commercial, inclusive of transportation, hotel, dining, and all related items.Coordinated business expense reporting, time reporting, on-line stock procurement, personnel database system reporting.• Planned, facilitated and executed entire $750K off-site meeting for over 350 people on time and under budget by $150K. Including accommodations, meals, vendor trade show, meeting space and break out activities. Purchasing Assistant 1996-1998Acted as liaison between the Project Coordinator, Field Planner and Project Representative to complete store fixture installation from construction to store opening. This involved handling supplier and Field Planner calls on a daily basis to fulfill requests and solve problems. Ordered fixtures, signs, counters, and registers for new stores, working from blueprints.