• Construct, negotiate and execute 300+, three-year, strategic supplier contracts and amendments on behalf of Staples, Inc., resulting in $1M+ cost savings• Define cross functional processes and standard operating procedures for the print implementation of the Staples Exchange, Ironclad and Commerce Hub platforms• Work cross functionally with Merchants, Sales Operation, Sourcing and Buying teams to identify and solve any supplier issues regarding orders, invoices, and supplier compliance• Create and implement processes for supplier onboarding, setup, and cost changes to improve efficiency across Merchandising, Sourcing, Buying, Vendor Setup, Sales and Account Payable teams• Act as primary contact for 300+ Staples suppliers to ensure agreement negotiations and onboarding process are as efficient as possible and to mitigate unnecessary product cost increases • Analyze supplier database regularly to identify top suppliers, deficiencies, and gaps, ensuring Staples is only working with the suppliers driving the most ROI• Streamlined Staples vendors from 1,000 national partners to roughly 350, to create a projected $2M+ in cost savings• Created new procurement processes, renegotiated contracts, and new memorandums of understanding• Conducted year over year transaction analysis and created bi-weekly reports for Director and VP level executives

•Supported the Marshalls brand team’s seasonal advertising initiatives, ensuring that all deliverables were provided accurately and on time •Assisted with content development and creation, including photo shoot preparation and sample management•Provided feedback on creative work from in-house and external agencies to ensure alignment with seasonal marketing strategies for the Marshalls brand•Developed a comprehensive portfolio of the competitor landscape to influence strategy for future integrated marketing campaigns

• Managed all aspects of the recruitment process from sourcing candidates and interviewing through offer delivery and placement• Proactively sought candidates to fill internal candidate pool by using tools such as CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, Indeed, cold calling and using personal industry connections• Evaluated candidates for placement through a thorough screening and interviewing process, both over the phone and in-person• Filled 40 positions and sourced and interviewed approximately 160 candidates within 4 months• Maintained client relationships and worked alongside them to determine what type of candidate would be ideal for a myriad of positions, from coordinator and executive to manager and director

• Manage project workflow for the internal creative agency from content creation to delivery• Serve as liaison between the client and the internal creative team• Facilitate regular team meetings between designers, copywriters, developers and clients

• Developed and executed a $100,000 media plan for Newtown Savings Bank; negotiated added value that produced an ROI of 55% in radio and 9% in TV and cable• Negotiated and purchased media space across digital, print, TV, cable and radio platforms• Initiated and developed relationships with over 38 vendors including Comcast, Clear Channel and Lamar Advertising

• Developed a $500,000 rebranding campaign for Clay Family Dealerships, including logo and slogan redesign, and television commercials, with account executive, account director, and creative director • Wrote monthly radio ads for 5 clients on WBZ-AM, WBZ-FM, and WKLB stations• Oversaw a monthly portfolio of $250K for 7 clients, along with account team• Updated client websites daily, making sure that advertisements and specials were compliant with corporate office standards• Selected media outlets to purchase on behalf of the client; collaborated with vendors and negotiated prices• Used STRATA to lock in advertising space for radio and cable buys

• Scheduled, planned and created itineraries for sweepstakes winners and created rules requests that were sent to the legal department to review• Oversaw entire sweepstakes from rules requests to fulfillment of prize• Main contact for vendor relationships, handled all quotes and negotiations• Tracked budgets and project timelines for a variety of programs

• Composed Twitter and Facebook posts for multiple clients in order to increase their social media presence• Researched and compiled articles to be used in future Twitter, Facebook and blog posts

• Managed internal social media websites by updating Twitter and Facebook news feeds weekly • Searched, repurposed and posted articles related to the needs of the clients and managed all blog activity• Edited marketing materials and advertisements before publication

• Assisted with fundraising events for Benchmark Senior Living’s nonprofit organization, the One Company Fund, by communicating with regional senior living communities • Implemented social media content plan for the One Company Fund’s Facebook page in order to increase employee involvement • Spearheaded a social media outreach campaign that tripled the amount of followers within the first 2 months of activation

· Provided one on one technical support to customers with urgent patient safety issues · Analyzed and identified system malfunctions and provided possible solutions for reoccurring issues

· Collaborated with promotions director to formulate promotional proposals and contest ideas to increase clientele· Supported promotions staff in planning and executing station events to increase customer statistics and listenerloyalty