Marketing & Communications Coordinator And Vendor Billing Specialist
Marketing & PromotionsProject Manager for a monthly, retail targeted publication, “Retail Messenger”, strategic team lead for internal and external sales, focusing on category management; managing both quarterly and monthly publication themes.Responsible for operational logistics, maintaining both manufacturer performance reports as well as revenues that exceeded operational costs with revenues exceeding over $350,000 annually in advertising revenue.Managed all incoming manufacturer promotions, and facilitated all other vendor requests. Co-developed proprietary promotional Tracking Wizard, streamlining all company promotional and sales activity.Marketing representative for Product Review Team on all incoming new products and product launches; including product testing, and observational market reporting.Developed and maintained outstanding relationships with vendors.Managed company involvement in 2nd largest pet industry trade show as well as regional company-sponsored shows.Vendor BillingResponsible for accurate billing of all manufacturer authorized promotional offers or discounts. Implemented new business procedures; as well as maintained the highest billing accuracies.