Haley Schneider Email & Phone Number

Manhattan, Ks, Us

- Provide project management support to the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) and creative service leadership team.- Assist in streamlining operational efficiencies by leading, tracking, and overseeing key creative initiatives to ensure on-time completion.- Provide strategic and tactical assistance which supports the delivery of Creative Services objectives.- Work to enhance communications in creative services and other key departments.- Maintain oversight of programs and services as assigned.- Cultivate and maintain relationships with AE advisors, creative services vendors, business partners and internal team members.- Project manage certain creative service initiatives and departmental priorities as needed.- Contribute to discussions/ strategies on process improvement/best practices to continuously provide the ultimate client experience- Hire, train and develop Department Assistant and/or other potential team members - Set clear expectations for team members, monitor progress to goals, and provide regular feedback on performance.

- Mentoring and training other members of the Account Management team. Ongoing training, coaching and development of Account Managers and Account Coordinators. - Serving as the main point of contact for Pod 2 Account Managers and Account Coordinators, as well as other Pods as needed, to address issues and concerns, answer questions, provide best practices to those team members to help them be successful. - Leading monthly coaching one-on-ones and quarterly reviews with Pod 2 AMs and ACs. - Serving as Subject Matter Expert for the Client Account Management Team for Workfront software – developing processes, procedures and efficiencies. Documented and trained team members on using the system, processes, sending proofs to clients. - Developing best practices, talking points, training, etc. for various special projects related to processes for the Account Management Team. - Continued Account Manager duties, working closely with the advisors and/or marketing staff in 18 Elite/Legend Advisor offices.

Topeka, Kansas

- Consult with clients to determine their creative marketing needs, and manage the creation and execution of each project- Manage and track the design, approval, proofreading and production processes of promotional materials for our clients- Coordinate workload, priorities, and project planning with graphic designers- Collaborate with our design and production team on creative development and directionExperience: - Project management experience working with tight and strict timelines- Professional written and verbal communication skills; ability to work with a variety of personality types and all levels of staff- High attention to detail- Strong organizational skills: capacity to manage heavy workload while navigating a variety of competing, ever changing priorities

Lawrence, Kansas Area

-Develop a yearly systematic, intentional plan for all youth ministry groups.-Collaborate with organizations and individuals both within and outside of the parish for the execution of youth ministry activities.-Develop, implement, and plan all fundraising efforts for youth ministry programs. -Encourage and create opportunities for community involvement for youth; plan/coordinate youth ministry events. -Recruit for and lead Middle School and High School Youth Advisory Boards.-Recruit and train volunteers for Middle School and High School Youth Groups.-Ensure VIRTUS compliance of all volunteers.-Keep social media and website updated.-Coordinate Confirmation program (administration, teaching, and all event planning).-Provide timely and clear communication to parents and other stakeholders (staff, volunteers).-Coordinate all aspects of NCYC trip.-Coordinate all aspects of parish school 6th grade retreat.-Develop and facilitate Young Adults Group.-Provide formation and training to all ministers.-Schedule all ministers; oversee MSP software.-Recruit ministers.-Be present for Sunday liturgies and solemnities; Saturday and daily/school liturgies as needed-Coordinate set-up for weekend liturgies with pastor and, if necessary, wedding coordinator.-Oversee and lead liturgical commission; formulate objectives; point of contact during setup of liturgical environment.-Collaborate with pastor and liturgical commission in planning major liturgies and decoration of the liturgical environment.-Setup for funerals; coordinate and schedule ministers.-Ensure sacristy is properly stocked; order sacristy supplies.-Oversee the process for new liturgical art commissions and the purchase of items used in the liturgy.-Coordinate with Facilities Manager on items and issues directly related to the worship space (lighting, repairs, cleaning, etc.)-Archdiocesan Offices: keep up-to-date with communications, adherence to archdiocesan policies.

-Develop footwear product for Boys dress, sandals, casuals, weather boots, Girls/Boys Prewalk, and Specialty footwear as in dance footwear/slippers. -Develop and handle all character licensing for all assigned departments noted above including Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, Disney, Mattel, Lucas Films, and Marvel. -Communicate with Asia and Mexico factories on a daily basis.-Provide detailed sample request specifications enabling factory and PS to execute.-Work in coordination with buying and design teams to research, develop and build product lines forall four quarters of the year while adhering to strict corporate calendar timeline and achieve 90% private label based product.-Build quality product within defined cost parameters and provide cost alternatives.-Facilitate/communicate potential delivery issues & provide resolutions.-Coordinate and execute rapid test sampling based on collaborative efforts among PD, buying, design and factory partners.-Partner with Quality Assurance team to ensure all product is delivered with the highest quality and following safety test standards. -Work with materials team to source and develop cost efficient materials. -Negotiate costing to hit margin targets.-Help create marketing strategies that tie back to our financial plans and key strategies.-Strong sense of interpreting fashion, economic and consumer trends.-Expand and maintain strong business partnerships.-Travel both domestically and internationally to research current products and trend in the industry. -Travel through Asia twice a year to visit/source factories and material suppliers.-Through Western Hemisphere (Mexico) sourcing initiatives, serve as Liaison between buying and Western Hemisphere factories directly enabling factory and PS to execute.-Responsible for executing strategic plans and demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the Payless customer to aid in decisions related to the product and customer relationships.

Topeka, Ks

-Providing detailed sample request specifications enabling factory and PSIL to execute.-Serve as Liaison between Buying, Design, Sourcing and Asia Product Development.-Build quality product within defined cost parameters and provide cost alternatives.-Collaborating with Quality Assurance team to ensure all product is delivered with the highest quality.-Work with materials team to source and develop cost efficient materials. -Responsible for partnering with Asia PD team in gathering and assigning final production materials to Bill of Materials (BOM’s) within PDM upon buyer approval in Quality Works.-Partner with Costing Analyst to update BOM’s with material and component changes on carryover and blue tag projects. Request samples with corresponding changes.-Negotiate costing to hit margin targets, and help to create marketing strategies that tie back to our financial plans and key strategies.-Assist in daily shipment & sample management. Handle all incoming samples for assigned departments including: sample promotion within PDM, data entry for weekly product review agendas, and GSS distribution to buying teams.-Complete special projects as assigned.-Assist in communication with the NY Design and Merchant teams to create & clarify artwork that leads to sample requests.-Assist with guest designer and licensee product requests, licensee system and tracker entries where appropriate.-Partner with Payless Franchising team to help create product unique for the Middle East, Australia, Asia & Russia.-Research the marketplace to identify key trends in the footwear industry, continuously striving to excite our key customer segments.

- Assisted in the execution and initiation of sample request entries through the use of the Product Development Management System.-Partnered with Developer and Asia PD team to gather final production materials to enter into the PDM system based on buyer approval of materials.-Partnered with Developer and costing analyst to update Bill of Material with material and component changes on carryover product.-Data entry into PDM system.-Assisted with sample management.-Work with materials team to source and develop cost efficient materials. -Complete special projects as assigned.