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Lead commercial print, open stock, and POS and packaging sourcing initiatives for major accounts including GSK/Haleon Consumer Healthcare, LEGO, and Coca-Cola • Spearheaded the optimization of Haleon's "Ships in Product Packaging" e-commerce program, resulting in over $500K savings in Amazon chargebacks• Strategically source new items and cultivate relationships with suppliers to secure optimal pricing, driving year-over-year business growth• Demonstrate exceptional client engagement skills through daily status updates and high-level client meetings• Prepare and present monthly budget reports to senior management, ensuring alignment with annual financial targets- Working on dozens of projects at a time in a fast pace ever-changing environment

• Concurrently supporting over 15 innovation, brand renovation, and supply optimization programs as Packaging Lead by reviewing artwork, writing and approving over 100 specifications, and supporting trials and qualifications across NA production facilities. • Lead the successful launch of Smirnoff Pink Lemonade Line Extension under an extremely expedited timeline.

• Project manager and packaging lead for domestic and imported promotional packaging programs for North America • Ensure all programs are on quality, on time, and on cost throughout the entire beginning to end supply chain

• Work alongside sales teams, strategy, and brand finance to ensure up-to-date budgets and funding is being reported for the consumer business via our trade promotions system• Performed ROI analyses on promotional programs and presented learnings to sales teams – learnings were then applied to the future business to ensure the most profitable promotions were being ran YOY

Digestive Health Franchise• Manage and oversee the entire supply chain for POP displays for the Digestive Health Franchise (Displays, bonus packs, permanent fixtures etc.)• Manage a budget of $10MM - delivered $90MM in sales in 2016 and $70MM in 2017 for the Nexium and Preparation H businesses• Work under tight timelines to deliver promotional programs to help drive any new launches for the Nexium/Prep H businesses for top accounts (i.e Walgreens, Walmart, CVS, Target)• Project manager for a permanent fixture designed and executed for Drug to ensure Nexium facings remain intact upon the introduction of esomeprazole private label• Upon introduction of private label, worked with Supply Planners and Sales teams to run promotions in line with the launch to run through inventory quickly

Dietary Supplements Franchise • Managed, developed, and delivered $70MM in sales in merchandising vehicles• Worked closely with the club teams to design a new club SKU and pallet display which in turn abled the company to increase distribution of Centrum Gender Gummies• When presented with severe supply constraints on Emergen-C, partnered with demand planning, supply planning, and sales to ensure there was inventory available for display presence as well as worked with our third party repacker/supplier to decrease lead times so we were able to support all custom display requests

• Conducted line trials alongside plant managers during productions of various beverage types including hot fill, pasteurization, cold fill, and retort • Worked with the lead project packaging engineer for the Starbucks/PepsiCo partnership (NACP) to ensure successful launch of new 4-pack Starbucks Refreshers • Provided in-office support as well as in-plant support to various packaging professionals in the department• Traveled to over 20 plant sites which aided in my familiarization of typical plant trial protocol• Obtained extensive knowledge in project launch protocol during the initial line qualification of a new ‘Sports Cap’ on a particular PepsiCo Product• Provided support during various test trials in packaging by recording multiple measurements and observations