Jane Boardman Chb Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Robco Corp is a highly motivated team of manufacturers representatives who have successfully partnered with major suppliers and recognized brands to maximize their retail business for over 65 years. We represent manufacturers of consumer products to a diverse group of retailers such as Target, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Menard’s, and Fleet Farm to bring innovative and on-trend products to the marketplace, and serve as the conduit between the manufacturer and the retailer. Our extensive backgrounds in retail and sales give us a competitive edge in providing end-to-end retail solutions from both sides of the table.Key Responsibilities:• Develop and nurture strong customer contacts and positive, proactive relationships with our client and retail partners• Identify and develop solutions to client needs and communicate solutions to a wide array of influencers and decision makers.• Develop and implement action plans that increase company product presence and ensure adequate stock is on-hand to meet anticipated sales.• Monitors sales data and vendor metrics to identify marketing department trends and issues pertaining to sales/marketing initiatives.• Primary analyst and customer service contact• Retailers’ web-portal liaison• Point-of-contact for import procedures, logistics and transportation issues

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

The largest pure catering company in Minnesota, Mintahoe employs a staff of 200 individuals who cater 5,000 events per year from 4 separate catering divisions and 9 signature venues.Key Responsibilities:• 1st point of contact for HR, Compliance, Legislative, and IT/Systems issues for 200 employees• Benefit and Compensation Administration• Talent Acquisition and Management• Analysis & application of local, state & federal employment laws, including FMLA, FLSA, ADA, EEO• Emergency Preparedness Plans and Risk Mitigation• Corporate Compliance: Oversight of OSHA reporting and Worker’s Compensation claims• Generate report analytics to owners on demand re labor/cost distribution• Manage local and state permits and licenses for all company locations and venues• Training and Development• Employee Relations• Drive Organizational Effectiveness

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Mendota Heights Mn

A global supply chain management company, Navigate is known for its personalized service and client-friendly software tracking to provide end-to-end supply chain transparency.* Acted as internal and external resource on international trade specifications, regulations and legislation pertaining to Customs entry.* Worked with various internal departments including Finance, Compliance and Logistics to provide root-cause analysis and corrective action for US Customs compliance related issues. * Conducted audits of data submitted to US Customs and other Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) i.e. FDA, USDA to ensure compliance, and submitted adjustments to agencies as needed.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

A Chicago-based full-service logistic provider, Zarach & Associates provides international and domestic services for its clients, and specializes in the transport of highly controlled and time-sensitive cargo including wine and spirits, food products, and perishables such as fresh flowers and pharma. * Responsible for federal compliance oversight of all import and export entries (approx 1,500/yr) entered by the company’s team at their Eagan MN location.* Served as single point of coordination between customers, US Customs and PGAs to ensure service commitments were achieved and maintained in accordance with federal regulations. * Acquired, audited and processed shipment documentation to US Customs to produce timely and compliant Customs entry transactions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Recruited to contribute in a cross-functional corporate initiative to integrate the corporation’s Stores and .Com platforms, I was elevated to my role in Global Trade Services in 2012.* Evaluate Target Stores U.S. Customs post-entry audit processes with cross-functional teams to mitigate risks pertaining to entry, tariff classification, valuation, country of origin, trade agreements, bonds and anti-dumping/countervaling duties (ADD/CVD).* Monitor U.S. regulatory and legislative trade requirements, analyze impact to business and communicate critical materials and recommendations to appropriate stakeholders.* Develop and implement international trade compliance policies and standard operation procedures (SOPs) and perform annual audits of all content.* Collaborate with Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) such as the FDA and USDA to drive trade compliance and act as point of contact on issue resolution.* Ensure business partners (vendors/overseas factories) that work with Target are compliant in pre-established security trade programs such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).

Minnetonka, Mn

A inclusive visual merchandising organization with over 2,000 Field Representatives operating in 50 states, Lawrence provides in-store retail services across all product categories to retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Best Buy, Target, Kohls and Home Depot.• Oversaw all facets of merchandising services including project planning, execution, data analysis and post-project summaries.• Prepared financial reconciliations and recommendations to improve brand performance and increase market share.

Eagan, Mn

An international freight forwarder and customs broker, Superior provides global supply chain transportation solutions to retailers and manufacturers. With offices in Minneapolis, St. Louis, London, Dublin, Hong Kong and Amsterdam, the firm employees a staff of 60+ worldwide.• Led human resources functions for 40+ employees in 2 states, including benefits, compensation, 401K, employee training, safety and emergency preparedness programs, acquisition and management of talent, and Unemployment and Worker’s Compensation claims.• Reduced capital expenditures by $210,000/yr by reorganizing the workforce and reduced staffing costs by 8%.• Negotiated benefit contracts with third party benefit administrators. Brokered a two-tiered health plan with a major benefit provider, resulting in an annual reduction of employer premiums of $27,000.• Managed all corporate compliance and securities strategies, including trade policy collaborations with U.S. Customs, TSA, and Departments of Commerce, Transportation, & Labor. • Designed Superior’s first Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) plan with The Department of Homeland Security, portions of which were recognized by US Customs in their 2009 ‘Best Practices’ publication. Tier 1 accreditation in 2007 and 2009.• Successfully teamed with a Fortune 500 client & Customs and Border Protection on the Importer Security Filing (ISF) pilot program, purposed to collect and evaluate statistics on foreign imports prior to arrival in the US and identify anomalous data.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Partnered with Buyers with the selection, branding, placement and sales analysis of merchandise.

Greater Detroit Area

Oversaw all aspects of Men’s Department, including the talent acquisition, scheduling, training & supervision of 20+ employees, customer service, merchandising presentation, inventory management, achieving sales forecasts and discouraging theft through a cooperative partnership with the store’s Asset Protection Team. Conducted employee training classes on systems usage, selling skills, customer service, benefits and compensation.

Greater Detroit Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration

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