Patrick O'Bryan Email & Phone Number

Vernon Hills, IL, US

• Assist division VP with sales forecasting and planning
• Report on Actual Sales vs Plan. Identify variances, explore and report to management.
• Conduit between sales, marketing, production and transportation to resolve operational issues and improve systems and programs
• Plan and implement quarterly sales meetings
• Demand planner for S&OP forecasting

Northbrook, IL

I was responsible for the product management activities for PEAK Commercial &Industrial brands, including BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid, Final Charge & Fleet Charge Heavy Duty Coolants and Thermal Charge Heat Transfer Fluid. I managed all aspects of day to day product management including packaging, promotion, new product development, and line maintenance.I.

I served as the on-site leader of a marketing department, staffed with 5 professionals, supporting over 3000 independently owned retailers in the USA and Canada. Working with brand marketing and sales, my team developed and implemented marketing programs and turnkey advertising products. We managed agencies in production of sales promotion and advertising.

The Family Channel Retail Marketing group was formed in 1997 with the task of creating and implementing turnkey retail advertising products, sales promotions and education programs for the independent consumer tire retailer channel. I created and managed a turnkey FSI product, managed the showroom display program, designed and presented training programs.

The Affiliated Dealer Operations group of Bridgestone is a channel of small to medium sized direct purchase independent retailers. I worked with the region manager in qualifying and signing customers to the Affiliated Dealer program. I developed, implemented and tracked sales promotions to increase sales. Assisted over 140 customers with operational.

Implemented marketing plans for North Central Region. Worked closely with District Managers to develop and implement advertising plans. Performed competitive price analysis and established retail pricing for tire lines. Provided sales forecasts by line to manufacturing. Processed and analyzed sales data, providing management with reports on sales, mix.

Greater Chicago Area

Analyzed system needs and performed software maintenance and updates to IBM mainframe point-of-sale data processing system.

Oakbrook, IL

Analyzed client information needs and designed computer programs and reports to fill them

Mba, Marketing

Bs, Computer Science - Business

Residence Hall Counselor and Staff Resident at Cary Quadrangle. Teaching Assistant for BASIC computer language course.

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