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Chicago, Il, Us

Long Grove, Illinois

● Created a sales budget impacted by tariffs & COVID that still provides positive net sales YOY coming within 5-9% over budget each month. ● Analyzed trends in compressor sales with large raw data sets to find new opportunities for growth resulting in the expansion of private label deals and the acquisition of a competitor. ● Analyzed and reported on vendor POS customers weekly as well as vendor scorecards/compliance to reduce compliance fines, and predict future outcomes that helped account managers make better decisions working with our national retail partners. ● Worked in SAP, Excel, IBP, PowerPoint, and various web based software to merge data and present in a clear and understanding way that helps upper management determine business objectives. ● Under the direction of the president collaborated with other companies in the holding group to train them on how to utilize SAP, forecast demand, and create a sales budget.● Created a pre-s&op process, working cross functionally with sales/marketing and operations to be within a -3% variance month after month and staying ahead of supply chain challenges.

Deerfield, Il

Implemented 32,000 Walgreens on-site immunization clinics for companies in the U.S. and Puerto Rico looking for Walgreens to provide immunizations to their employees focusing primarily on companies with 75 or more employeesManaged the roll out of an online portal to 8,000 stores and provided training assistance to 155 Healthcare Supervisors Increased team productivity through Excel and proprietary systems training managed and led by me for 15 colleaguesAssisted in identifying operational issues and recommending/implementing strategies to resolve problemsReduced operational costs through streamlining year over year processes Led, trained, and motivated three contractors

Deerfield, Il

Self Managed the daily end-to-end procurement process within Oracle E-pro for all corporate I.T. purchases working with vendors and internal business unitsTrained business units at all levels , including VPs, Directors and Managers on how to create purchase orders in the E-pro system helping facilitate the shift from Procurement creating purchase orders to business units creating purchase ordersAnalyzed data to provide benchmarks, financial analysis and spend analysis for 7 assigned category managers with a combined spend of $500 millionPurchased all IT equipment for the Walgreens/FedEx in-store partnership which was rolled out to 8000 stores (Project Horizon)Negotiated and submitted RFQ with suppliers on <10k spends

Northbrook, Illinois

Analyzed and reported import shipment files to ensure accuracy across all related documents in order to calculate the logistical financial impact (landed cost) of product coming into the U.S. which made up 80% of goods soldCollaborated with the merchandising department to ensure vendor and purchase order accuracy utilizing MS office, G-suite, and AS400Liaised with foreign vendors and buying agents to ensure timely receipt of import documents necessary for on-time U.S. customs clearance

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Hs Diploma