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Hartford, Wi, Us

Hartford, Wi, Us

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States

- Ensure accuracy of production tickets, documenting necessary changes as needed.- Determine difficulty of project and identify if additional time and/or resources are needed for successful project completion.- Plan production orders with respect to material requirements and press capacity.- Manage production schedules for digital wide format presses and various finishing equipment to meet customer delivery requirements.- Maintain material stock min/max levels and review usage.- Purchase any necessary stock from approved suppliers.- Establish and maintain relationships with vendors and suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.- Communicate trends, aging product, and replenishments needed.- Assist in expediting and prioritizing production orders.- Utilize ERP system to update information pertaining to material requirements, procedures, and press usage.- Communicate effectively and professionally with all departments regarding projects, interfacing with production personnel, Purchasing, Customer Service, Sales, and Shipping Department on job status and production issues.- Produce reports as necessary to review production and planning needs.- Understand materials, pre-press and press capabilities, manufacturing processes, shipping procedures, and quality standards and documentation.

Menomonee Falls, Wi

- Establish business relationships with clients to ensure account longevity and increase future account growth.- Responsible for client inquiries, facilitating estimate requests, order processing, job tracking and project management to ensure client expectations are met. - Communicate effectively and professionally with all departments regarding projects. - Utilize ERP system to enter and track orders from concept to completion. - Understand materials, pre-press and press capabilities, manufacturing processes, shipping procedures, and quality standards and documentation. - Determine difficulty of project and facilitate pre-production meetings when necessary to ensure customer quality standards and expectations are met. - Manage customer inventory programs. Understand and implement customer forecasts. Communicate trends, aging product, replenishments needed, and obsoleting outdated product as necessary. Conduct physical counts as necessary and resolve discrepancies as needed.- Ensure accuracy of job tickets, document all necessary changes as project progresses. - Ensure client retention by partnering with client to service their needs and communicate at a high level according to their communication preference.- Research closed job tickets to determine potential errors. Resolve job ticket errors, determine if product samples are available and work with client in a timely manner.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Performed in 30 productions in varying roles.

Oconomowoc, Wi

• Communicate effectively while acting as a liaison between clients and CL&D on multiple accounts• Establish and maintain productive relationships by providing dedication and complete customer service• Manage multiple projects internally by working closely with operations in order to ensure all jobs are completed and deliveries are made on time • Work effectively with other team members to accomplish work and departmental projects• Identify continuous opportunities for growth and improvement in existing accounts• Represent clients internally by communicating their expectations to ensure customer satisfaction

Sussex, Wi

Managing several Prime Marking and Direct Mail label clients in a flexographic printing environment. Responsible for project management and processing print orders, handling client artwork and proofs with an on-line digital proofing system; utilizing on-line meetings to preflight art. Main point-of-contact for clients, sales, pre-press, print department, finishing department, and shipping.

Milwaukee, Wi

Responsible for managing, maintaining, retaining and promoting growth for multiple clients. Estimate and plan print runs and direct marketing campaigns. Responsible for handling client artwork, proofs and press checks. Work with production staff to maintain all jobs from start to finish. Main point-of-contact for clients, sales, pre-press, print department, finishing department, and shipping.

Managing multiple accounts and print runs from start to finish for a leading plastics and cover print company. Responsible for planning and processing print orders, handling client artwork and proofs. Main point-of-contact for clients, estimating, sales, pre-press, print department, finishing department, and shipping. Following and maintaining all jobs from start to finish.

Responsible for handling multiple high volume, high revenue print runs from start to finish. Main point of contact for clients, artists, printers, distribution and sales. Proofing all printed material.

Retail, classified, help wanted, and legal ad design, page layout and artwork manipulation. Managing of Composition Department, leading art direction and other managerial duties.

Produced educational posters and flyers, promotional materials and presentation books for Strong's Retirement Plan Services Department.