Kelli Jenkins Email & Phone Number

Strongsville, Oh, Us

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Develop and launch strategic plans to drive productivity in retail stores by focusing on analyzing and reacting to the retail landscape, competition, sales performance, consumer insights and pricing goals to gain competitive advantage and drive performance in card lines and brand strategy.• Drive analytics by gathering and interpreting both quantitative and qualitative data to provide product insights and develop the product goals including addressing consumer needs, current market trends and gaps, and sales performance to identify growth opportunities and optimal price and caption mix in product lines.• Focus on maximizing program profitability through costing opportunities, unique product and pricing strategies, and cost effective retail implementation. • Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Creative, Scheduling, Business Intelligence, Consumer Insights, Supply Chain, and Sales team. • Project leader for a new product, pricing, and merchandising test to drive incremental sales and profitability across several retail chains. • Manage the coaching, training, and development of one direct report.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Assisted with the development of strategic plans and ensured successful program execution throughout the entire product lifecycle from initial planning stages through distribution at retail to maximize retail productivity. • Supported the reinvention of American Greetings’ Carlton brand by closely collaborating with a cross functional team to refresh approximately 75% of our product. Conducted detailed analyses to ensure caption mixes were embracing emerging consumer needs, and explored new merchandising strategies to better showcase the product and drive overall occasion productivity. • Developed relationships with multiple departments throughout the refresh process from partnering on product development needs, to optimizing the price and line structures, and implementing merchandising opportunities. • Led monthly key players meetings for the team to discuss current state of the business and retail drivers among product & category management teams and marketing partners.• Helped to create and implement a new process to achieve effective program implementation for a new distribution service model for a specific buyer driven program.• Assisted with the implementation of the new SAP system through initial testing phases to training colleagues in classroom courses and problem-solving issues after implementation.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Developed the yearly inventory plans and quarterly estimates and ensured the actual inventory numbers achieved these plans. • Cultivated and maintained many interdepartmental relationships to successfully manage programs including facilitating weekly key players meetings. • Significantly reduced plant inventory after conducting a detailed sku level analysis to help create an inventory optimization plan that maintained high service levels while reducing scrap risk. • Executed complete program ownership and accountability for meeting the required inventory and service level expectations, continually managed to the planned scrap budgets, and ensured successful and timely program performance. • Responsible for creating and monitoring forecasts, working with global sourcing and distribution facilities to focus on production and costing efficiencies, coordinating new programs and initiatives for successful implementation at retail, analyzing demand to determine correct production order quantities, and working with product throughout the ordering, manufacturing and distribution processes.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Consistently accomplished on-time performance to meet corporate schedule deadlines and seasonal holiday requirements. • Utilized departmental tools and databases to analyze and improve the seasonal forecasting and ordering process while continually monitoring and ensuring program performance. • Conducted an extensive inventory analysis to reduce on hand plant and store inventory. • Adjusted item forecasts by analyzing demand to determine appropriate production orders.

Medina, Oh

• Opened and managed consumer loans and accounts, and performed all necessary account maintenance. • Assisted with all service issues and provided solutions for customer banking needs. • Attended events on behalf of the organization to address customer issues and increase bank sales

Bowling Green, Oh

• Worked as a teaching assistant for multiple international relations courses. • Responsible for classroom management and lectures, provided a leadership role to students, and gained additional experience in teaching and editing works regarding international relations topics. • Assisting with case studies and graded student papers.

Bowling Green, Oh

• Analyzed survey data on business marketing.• Conducted extensive research on the legal and tax requirements for starting and operating a new non-profit organization.• Wrote public information pieces and assisted with special event planning.

Bowling Green, Oh

• Assisted with developmetn including all special event fundraising, donor relations and correspondence, and also conducted research for expanding the donor and volunteer databases. • Attended Chamber meetings and events as a representative, coordinated volunteer activities and recruitment, and assisted with everyday office administration. • Managed event planning for multiple Chamber and community events.

Bowling Green, Oh

• Worked as a research assistant and performed data collection and analysis on primary and general election campaigns. •Worked as a teaching assistant for American government classes, graded student assignments, and assisted with lectures.

Master Of Public Administration, Public Policy & Nonprofit Management

Activities and Societies: Masters of Public Administration Student Association

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government