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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, KY

• Analyzes requests for pricing and other documentation to prepare quotes of time, materials, labor, and funds for market bidding.
• Assesses cost effectiveness of products, services, actual costs, and projects as they develop and are completed.
• Consults with engineers, manufacturing, sales, and suppliers to understand general cost driving components to arrive at the most cost effective solution for our customers; while keeping in consideration and driving.
• Keeping current all of the cost drivers associated with estimating process and coordinating efforts to develop a new and more streamlined processes for the pre-sell effort.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Managed over 80 accounts ranging from $10,000 to over $10 million in annual sales.
• Analyzed customers' sales, trends, inventories, quotes, converting, logistics, and services.
• Conducted needs assessments for analysis on accounts and provided feedback to improve services and retention.
• Led and participated in improvements that enhance automation to reduce data processing, errors, and conflicts.
• Transitioned projects from estimation and pre-construction phase to well-defined project execution plans.
• Coordinated presentations for customers and project members detailing project scope, progress and results, while keeping all entities well-informed of milestones and goals.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• Led teams with a focus on servicing specialty, national, and international accounts; containing over 500 company retail and 4000 wholesale.
• Administration and management of up to 25 employees involving hiring procedures, strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Reduced staffing via ERP modifications, automation, streamline processes, analytical reports, increased employee knowledge, and performance.
• Led and collaborated on project team for start-ups to install, develop, train, and implement new distribution centers nationally.
• Directed, managed, and coordinated special projects including new store openings, on-demand VIP, eCommerce orders, and off-price and liquidations.
• Interviewed, onboarded, trained, mentored, and coached new and established employees.