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(Marketing, Merchandising)Lead and plan merchandising display sampling projects related to flooring, tile and stone forsampleboard productions. Works closely with the Creative Design teams, Product teams, and National Marketing team to ensure review and approve artwork specs. Prepares request for proposals (RPF) and bid packages. Approves and qualifies vendors, obtains quotes, examines bids, negotiate price and make awards. Create and issue purchase orders at the beginning of project start, manage timelines, create sales orders for material, coordinate logistics and freight. Inventory management, process receival of goods (ROG), create landing cost reports, collects invoice at the close of projects. Provides analysis and communicates weekly progress to key stakeholders and leadership.

Coordinates and oversees the packaging production process from receipt of client request to completion of project. Obtain client technical specs, artwork, die lines/cads from client and sales team to start the job order. Acts as liaison during the artwork development and prepress process between the art department, sales team, production department and other SGS plants to ensure accurate information is provided to complete all job orders in a timely manner. Enters client orders and project alterations in SGS Job Order Portal System. Ensure receipt of purchase orders and prepares clients quote for each job. Review production schedules and deadlines to ensure production capacity. Close out / bill job orders in a timely fashion

Managed timelines and tracked production of innovative goods retail packaging artwork. Worked with Marketing Services, Product Engineers, Product Managers and Copy Writers on new product launch and repackaging projects.Liaised with Photography and Retouching Team to ensure project photography elements were on schedule.Produced and Maintained Branding Reports.Responsible for routing projects to Marketing Services and Product Managers to ensure approvals.Sent department update memos and emails regarding Project Responsible for managing Creative Director’s calendar and ensured to attend all meetings

Fresh & Easy AccountManaged timelines and tracked production of over 500 retail packaging artwork projects for Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Store. Liaised with clients, printers and suppliers to ensure best layout and print quality of artwork.Worked with Marketing Team to set up specific product promotions within the store.Worked with Product Management, Sales, Operations, Finance Services, and Legal to ensure accuracy of copy, specifications and legal marks for all materials produced.Presented Packaging design mock-ups to clients for approval.Arranged and chaired pre-production meetings.Managed and developed quarterly budget forecasts for product lines.

Responsible for gathering of appropriate information from 2,000 + Kroger Stores and 1,000 Albertsons Stores nationally so that proper marketing promotions can run.Communicated updates to Kroger and Albertsons Stores on a weekly basis with proposal and results presentations.Assisted Directors with monitoring, maintaining and submitting of coupon distribution and redemption reports.Received contracts and cost estimates from Kroger and Albertsons with all specifications including locations, verbiage and how long the requested promotions will run.Reviewed and managed loyalty customer card inventory.Coordinated efforts with Account Managers, Directors and clients for efficient and successful promotion design along with some Project Management duties.