Michael Bearer Email & Phone Number

Westerville, Ohio, United States

Mentor, Ohio

Ensured customer needs were met with regards to sustainability. Collaborated with individuals and departments to make sure strategic objectives are met. - Designed and delivered trainings after consulting with subject matter experts with the result of educating customers on sustainability and recycling and how both affect the packaging industry.- Routinely updated Directors on the state of the recycling market after gathering data from multiple sources in order for them to make education decisions on which products to promote that aligned with the market.- Identified risk in raw materials that contained ingredients that were not aligned with the company’s sustainability goals and presented data to the VP of Global R&D so strategy could be created for the materials to be redesigned. - Improved existing and created new SOPs for validating products to be added quarterly to the company’s sustainable product portfolio that covers various product lines in order to create consistency.- Developed a reporting tool in Oracle BI for customers by working cross functionally with the Finance and IT teams to show the volumes and dollars spent on the company’s sustainable products to provide awareness of their spending impact.

Mentor, Ohio

Acted as a consultant to inside sales representatives following up with customers and reps to develop and promote opportunities. - Proved the monetary value of providing sample material to our customer base through analytics and customer conversation.

Akron, Ohio

Enhanced Global IT's brand image by working with our business partners to develop communications and build strategy in an effort to cater the initiatives we provide to them. - Educated our associates about cyber risks through internal social media channels while utilizing analytics to make decisions when determining our strategy.

Cleveland, Ohio

Advised clients on selecting distribution channels, including new strategies such as using multimedia, social media, etc. to achieve the most recognition for their news. - Maintained a high level of service under tight deadlines while working quickly and accurately on market-moving news.

Los Angeles, California And Columbus, Ohio

Analyzed sales data to help develop a merchandising strategy for the department business plan.- Reduced merchandise shrinkage by working with employees to implement new strategies and customized techniques to prevent errors.

Los Angeles, California

- Exposed to the spectrum of management responsibilities at professional development seminars.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing

Activities and Societies: Member, Marketing Club // Student Ambassador, Office of Admissions

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Activities and Societies: Eight-semester member, Glee Club – Winter Tour Director, 2011-2012 // Glee Club Recipient, Scott Alexander Award.