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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi Area

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Carmel, Indiana And Frisco, Colorado

• Create, manage, coordinate and execute all sales and marketing strategies and implement tactical plans that meet and exceed company expectation for our 4 buckets of business: Business Services, Productions, Events and Website Creation.• Develop unique value propositions, business partnerships and category management.• Achieve targeted results and ensure timely and effective execution of sales and marketing tactics and programs.• Recruits, hires, trains and manages a team of Account Managers, Event Managers and Event Coordinators.• Conduct and analyze market research to determine competitiveness.• Identify, interpret and capitalize on marketing trends.• Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of sales, methods, costs, and results.• Develop and manage sales and marketing budgets, and oversee the development and management of internal operating budgets.• Establish and implement short- and long-range goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.

Carmel, Indiana

-Worked on major projects with two large, global pharmaceutical companies within their respective marketing departments. -Applied project management methodology to execute projects from the initiating and planning phases through the closing phase.-Supervised projects to ensure tactical and strategic goals were met, resources were maximized, and expenses were minimized for all projects.-Followed all policies, procedures, industry standards, and compliance guidelines and ensured team members’ adherence.-Monitored the overall project scope, including labor hours and pass-through costs to the budget, with no greater than a 10% variance, and processed scope changes when it was necessary.-Provided final approval on all deliverables to ensure strategic objectives were met, project details were accurate, and copyediting updates had been completed.-Developed and communicated status reports with upper management and the client; monitored project and team results against client expectations.-Provided support in driving strategic partnerships with clients by having and applying knowledge of their products and objectives.-Actively participated in strategic brainstorming sessions.

Vidalia, Louisiana

- Improved the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission -- specifically, supported better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.- Managed and increased the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services (HR, IT and Finance), through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions.- Played a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence. - Developed individual program budgets.- Was responsible for the organization of fiscal documents.- Drove initiatives in the management team and organizationally that contributed to long-term operational excellence.- Contributed to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team.- Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe (Austria, Italy and Germany) and Asia (China, India and Sri Lanka)

Indianapolis, In And Phoenix, Az

-Owned and managed promotional products distributorship.-Sold marketing products to clients such as General Electric, AMEX, Gannett Corp.and The Arizona Diamondbacks to name a few.-Sold marketing packages to companies in the US, China, Hong Kong and the US Virgin Islands that comprised of selling product to retail outlets, product development execution and marketing consultation.-Created and executed marketing campaigns for small and mid-size companies.-Grew business from $0 annual sales to $800,000 annual sales in 4 years.

Indianapolis, In

-Directed $90M dollar cut-and-sew product lines at RCC/Koozie, maintaining responsibility for marketing, merchandising, product management, forecasting, advertising, competitive analysis, price and catalog development.-Increased sales by 15% year-over-year by working closely with the internal sales reps and customer visits.-Developed and launched several best-selling products.-Analyzed performance of lines from internal sales perspective and external competitive perspective.-Conducted quarterly product development trips to Asia.

Plainfield, Indiana

• Assisted in directing $80M Hunting and Paintball department.• Worked with marketing department to negotiate media buys with vendors.• Developed and implemented seasonal business plans.• Organized and implemented all marketing events including seasonal catalogs.• Negotiated co-op advertising funds, markdown dollars, discounts and stock returns in order to operate within margin and stock plan.• Managed inventory control for 51 stores across the United States.• Grew the newly created Soft Air category 75% between 2003 and 2004.

Greater St. Louis Area

-Directed $30M Small Electrics Department.-Grew the Vacuum category 22% year-over-year by sku rationalization, strategic markdowns and newer styles.-Achieved May Company shortage goals by actively participating in season-end inventory reconciliation and working closely with vendors.-Initiated forecasting and market analysis for overall product line.-Consistently developed and analyzed monthly competitive analysis for the entire department.-Analyzed consumer buying patterns and predicted future trends.-Managed inventory control for 80 stores across the United States.-Organized and implemented seasonal business plans.-Trained and mentored Assistant Buyers, Clericals and Admin Staff.

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