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Denver, CO, US

Minneapolis, MN

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Managed all financial and supply chain aspects in this fast growing $100m consumer products company.
• Developed Sales and Operations Planning process to support over 800 SKUs.
• Maintained >97% in stock inventory fill rates while increasing inventory turns by 25%.
• Awarded Target “Vendor of the Year” due to strong management of new product launches.
• Acted as the primary warehouse / 3rd party logistics and transportation broker manager.
• Saved $500K annually through selection and conversion to new 3rd party warehouse.

Minneapolis, MN

• Managed and developed product financial analyses and purchasing functions for 4 brand lines (Caldrea, Mrs. Meyers Clean Day. Caldrea Essentials & Private Label for Williams Sonoma)
• Established framework for Product Profitability analysis and reporting, and SKU rationalization.
• Managed production and operation of $10M Williams Sonoma Brand Line; including streamlining order processing and implementing supply chain improvements.
• Created Syteline system product hierarchy and reporting structure to increase productivity and eliminate manual processes.
• Developed Mrs. Meyers Clean Day product promotional spending tracking with key sales and marketing stakeholders.

Provided strategic direction using analytics for six distinct business units exceeding $80M in annual revenue Teamed with QVC TV Sales to build, market and distribute a new product in 2008 worth $8M in incremental revenueManaged annual and quarterly forecasting, budgeting, and reporting in conjunction with distribution channel leaders and Senior Management.

Coordinated consistent financial measurements to be used in SAP Data Warehouse between two major divisions equaling over $5B in revenue

Consolidated and presented Sr. Management with divisional profit outlook for seven paper millsAdministered annual operating and capital standards processesSupervised one employee - Jr Business Analyst

Presented Division financial results and goal progress at monthly Division Management meetingsProvided cost/profitability information and support for Sales and Marketing projects, the development of new product lines and the analysis of advertising and promotional spending and its impact on profitabilityTrained and supervised one employee

Developed Sales group incentive plan, computed results and awards, analyzed financial accruals, trained non-financial participantsCompiled and analyzed Sales & Marketing departmental expense budgetsProvided customer statistical reports and analysisAnalyzed product profitabilityProvided monthly and on demand statistics to V.P. of Sales and.

Managed sales reporting system by developing enhancements, verifying data and prioritizing ad-hoc report requestsSupervised and trained two direct and five indirect employeesDeveloped sales incentive plans, computed results, and trained non-financial participants

(previously: Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.; Port Edwards, WI)Maintained cost and budget mainframe reporting systemDeveloped and analyzed operation expenses data for administrative departmentsAssisted in preparation of monthly income reconciliation of profits and quarterly operating income analysis

(previously: Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.; Port Edwards, WI)Maintained production reporting and product cost system for three paper millsMonitored reporting to insure consistency and proper reporting of manufacturing and cost data

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting; Business Administration

Undergraduate Classes, Core; Accounting