August 2022 - January 2023: Oversaw strategy and execution of scalable management for ~16,000 suppliers in North America, managing a team of four senior managers and 22 supplier relationship managers who drove supplier sales growth through product cost reductions, assortment additions, strong merchandising and operational efficiencies.August 2021 - August 2022: Developed scalable and innovative supply chain solutions for the Rugs category by collaborating with high impact suppliers to deliver cost efficient, perfect orders to consumers, managing a team of six who partnered with suppliers to drive supply chain cost reductions, increase global product availability, improve speed of delivery and ensure a reliable customer experience.

Partnered with high impact Rug suppliers, including Wayfair’s top supplier by sales volume, to implement strategic initiatives across supply chain and logistics.

Sold CastleGate supply chain services to high impact Lighting and Rug suppliers. Drove engagement with our services through data analytics, supplier relations and negotiation execution.

-Oversaw the merchandising of the technology category leveraging a team of three product merchandisers who led the negotiation of marketing development funds and ensured relevant products were featured and promoted

-Responsible for the marketing and merchandising of a wide variety of products within the office supplies category-Negotiated marketing development funds with vendor representatives to secure annual program agreements -Executed web activities to promote strategic partners and company initiatives-Tracked sales and projected quarterly and annual growth rebates earned for each vendor account-Tracked monthly item usage, provided vendors with usage reports, calculated marketing rebate funding owed and invoiced vendors accordingly-Absorbed product features and benefits and utilized this information to determine whether or not an item would fit well in the industry and geographical market-Orchestrated, maintained and communicated to other departments all relevant product promotions and sales incentives/contests-Supported the planning, funding recruitment and coordination of numerous corporate events held throughout the year, including Major League Baseball suite nights, a charity golf tournament, five annual consumer shows and one week-long annual sales convention and tradeshow

-Coordinated vendor sponsorships of the WB Mason suites at the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, and Phillies ballparks -Scheduled sponsorships, pulled top customer reports, and managed the allocation of suite tickets to the various sales branches within the company-Ensured that all seats were filled for all games with quality customers specific to the vendor sponsoring the suite-Created marketing collateral and signage promoting both the vendor and WB Mason to be displayed at the ballparks-Worked with NESN to schedule TV commercials and WB Mason exposure within the ballparks

-Assisted in the marketing and merchandising of a wide variety of products within the office supplies category-Assisted in program negotiations with vendor representatives to secure annual program agreements -Participated in the product selection, merchandising and layout design within the office supplies category for five annual catalogs, trimester flyers and other marketing collateral-Coordinated web banner and e-mail blast promotions to fulfill vendor program requirements while simultaneously maintaining up-to-date product information, images, keywords and other item level content for the company website -Invoiced for and collected vendor program funding upon completion of marketing activities -Tracked sales and projected quarterly and annual growth rebates earned for each vendor account-Tracked monthly item usage, provided vendors with usage reports, calculated marketing rebate funding owed and invoiced vendors accordingly-Absorbed product features and benefits and utilized this information to determine whether or not an item would fit well in the industry and geographical market-Orchestrated, maintained and communicated to other departments all relevant product promotions and sales incentives/contests-Supported the planning, funding recruitment and coordination of numerous corporate events held throughout the year

-Developed and executed print, online, email, and social media marketing campaigns for the SAP PRESS and SAPinsider Seminars on Demand business units and analyzed data to track the progress and success of all campaigns -Implemented & monitored the success of 500Friends Gamification/Social Loyalty Platform

-Coordinated participation in global internal and external exhibitions and sponsorship opportunities, developed and produced booth collateral and managed all aspects of exhibit on site - set up, staff scheduling, event organization, product sales

-Drafted press releases, marketed clients to media leveraging social media and assisted in planning events to increase client awareness