Kara Wilcox Email & Phone Number

Golden, Colorado, United States

Program Analyst supporting the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy in program logistics, Funding Opportunity Announcements, Merit Reviews, and Program and Peer Reviews. Provides programmatic planning and logistic support. BGS is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of engineering and technical activities. We work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Our capabilities are based on our experience in complex, secure, and highly regulated environments. BGS leverages our experience and capabilities to provide mission-driven solutions tuned to our client’s mission needs and strategic direction

Remote

• Generating insights by analyzing consumer shopping behavior to make targeted decisions• Designing marketing promotional campaigns and creating program design estimates for new and existing clients.• Managing timelines, prioritizing critical path work, and ensure tasks are completed and moving per plan and according to deadlines• Lead the creation of campaign designs across clients of varying size, budget, digital fluency, and strategy• Identifying opportunities for campaign and/or account growth and success• Pulling and analyzing data to align insights with client objectives and campaign recommendations• Creating and managing varying sets of targeting lists (insights, estimation, execution, and measurement)• Consult and strategize with internal partners to optimize campaign designs for cost efficiencies and to achieve client KPIs• Working as the liaison to finalize campaign details and assist with gathering all needed launch assets• Manage workflow collaboration across teams to ensure campaign is on track, executed flawlessly and completed on time• Communicate campaign status via collaboration tools to multiple stakeholders (Media Services, and Analytics)• Assist with final results presentations; compile results data, place in client-facing format, identify key learnings, provide recommendations and/or ideas for optimizing future campaigns based on results, supporting insights, and brand objectives• Troubleshoot issues on all pre-production and live campaigns as needed• Assist with client billing and monthly/quarterly revenue forecasting in Salesforce

Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

• Participated in Yearly Topline Planning Process• Evaluated customer performance and sets sales and profitability objectives• Properly monitored all components of the customer P&L to maximize account profitability• Pro-actively monitored and presented solutions to customer gaps in areas such as sales, profits, assortment effectiveness as well as key customer service measures• Prepared and presented business reviews to customers• Planned the customers’ promotional calendar for forecasting• Maintained monthly updates to sales forecast and participates in S&OP process• Participated in the renovation of current product assortment and the development of new products

Denver, Colorado

•Grew sales by 5-15% consistently, and placed in the top 5 divisions of 24 in the enterprise nationwide• Implemented a National seasonal Private Label Grocery & Drug GM shipper program; increased sales by 5%• Collaborated with Category Managers to cut in PL items that work in similar niche markets and increased sales 8%• Marketed PL business: Promotions, playbooks, pricing, placement, & product planning into King Soopers/Kroger division • Negotiated, analyzed, & forecasted contracts with suppliers, as well as, managed PO's and warehouse inventory levels• Collaborated and lead cross-functional teams through PL category business planning• Developed strong supplier and customer relationships by obtaining goal alignment and delivering on those goals

Loveland, Co

• Achieved and exceeded territory revenue goals by 5% consistently year over year• President's Club Winner: Q1-2014, Q2-2014, Q3-2014, Q4-2014, Q1-2015• Selling diagnostic hematology, chemistry, and blood gas analyzers• Developed and fostered relationships with clients built on follow through and trust• Strategically customized cost analysis proposals, presented to clients, and adapted to changing goals and ideas• Supported customers as they transition from sales prospects to active users of Heska products• Acted as Customer Advocate & Promoted Customer Loyalty• Onboarded New Heska Clients• Encouraged Customers to Upgrade their services and products based on consultative communication• Create trusted relationships with the customer stakeholders

• Pursued and achieved new business development in the Corporate and Non-Profit sectors • Developed strategic solutions for customer’s promotional and marketing needs, client & employee appreciation gifts• Coordinated vendor sales, trade shows, and executive meeting presentations• Designed and developed successful sales campaigns to achieve sales goals in an array of business and non-profit sectors

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Executed Merchandising Sales Plans • Managed and maintained Private Label merchandising display compliance• Grew Private Label sales growth by fostering relationships with District and Store Managers• Designed and developed sales campaigns to grow CPG for Private Label business• Received the “Our People Are Great Award” from the Kroger Customer for work on a large-scale profit driving project