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North Mankato, Mn, Us

• Helped lead the establishment of a new distribution center for the world's largest e-commerce Halloween costume company.• Assisted in doubling the expected output goal for our first season.• Oversees a team of managers and associates responsible for handling receiving, inventory management, outbound shipping, customer returns, and labor management.• Develops and mentors a team entirely new to our company. Assists in training each member from the ground up by creating performance plans and establishing SOPS to ensure consistent development and success.• Fosters a positive and collaborative work environment that aligns with our core values, while providing leadership, coaching, and development opportunities for team members.• Analyzes data and performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement continuous process enhancements.• Works closely with Human Resources and hiring departments to ensure labor projections and staffing needs are in line with order demand.• Develops and implements efficient processes for receiving, storing, and shipping inventory to meet customer demands.• Collaborates with departmental managers to set performance goals, monitor progress, and ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) are met.• Manages inventory levels to optimize stock availability while minimizing excess or obsolete inventory on the warehouse floor.• Works closely with cross-functional teams, including purchasing, marketing, software development, and customer service, to enhance overall supply chain efficiency and customer experience.

North Mankato, Mn, Us

• Oversaw project milestones from design and development through production.• Evaluated technical development packages and specs to communicate construction and design details for each project to overseas partners and factories.• Maintained Product Bill of Materials (BOM) and communicates costing for products in development• Identified potential efficiency and costing gains and concerns during the product development cycle• Conducted sample reviews to document and communicate any revisions to projects accordingly.• Worked directly with our multimedia teams to provide direction on styling, image editing, and overall aesthetic to best display project character.• Communicated opportunities to product and design teams for improved construction, materials, and components to improve functionality, aesthetics, fit, and product margin.• Documented and built a strong foundation of supplier capabilities, factory relations, quality issues, material pricing, MOQs, and lead times.• Established and maintained standards for design quality and development process.• Responsible for the physical management and storage of prototypes and samples.• Oversaw the training of new department hires, and maintains SOP documents that highlight key aspects of job duties, responsibilities, and functions.

North Mankato, Mn, Us

• Served as a direct report to the CEO while providing support to 4 other executives.• Displayed exceptional interpersonal, planning, and time management skills with strong attention to detail.• Hired, trained, and managed a team of temporary assistants each season.• Contributed to the efficiency of the company by providing personalized and timely support.• Managed various tasks and projects with competing priorities and deadlines while ensuring timely flow of information.• Anticipated executive needs and proactively bring together appropriate people and resources.• Performed office and administrative duties to assist executive team.• Served as contact point for company-wide questions.Production/Compliance• Researched and assigned HTS codes to production items.• Collected and tracked testing cost information while looking at trends for future budgeting plans.• Kept up to date on testing requirements in order to stay compliant with all production.• Organized tracking information for projects, including: product samples, container ETAs, shipping dates, POs, and production steps for over 1,800 items.• Evaluated and adjusted product packaging and the impact each has in order to save thousands of dollars in overall costs.Marketing• Optimized existing listings on Amazon and partner sites by enhancing listing attributes, keywords, images, and titles.• Interpreted errors and finds solutions to improve future product data quality and sales.Retail• Managed a team of retail merchandisers in creating a mock-up retail store for future stores.• Organized and analyzed large amounts of product quantities through previous sales records and current trends.• Evaluated specific costume lines while pairing the best products together in order to optimize sales volume and profitability.• Built store layouts for potential retail locations while developing planogram layouts in order to make store set-up processes more efficient and organized.

North Mankato, Mn, Us

• Assisted with the recruiting, hiring, and staffing of over 1,200 seasonal employees.• Represented FUN.com at job fairs, area events, universities, as well as throughout the community.• Managed confidential information while working through difficult employee altercations.• Trained new employees, processed employee paperwork, and ran new employee orientations.• Completed unemployment claims and employment verifications as they arrived.• Scheduled, organized, and conducted orientations and building tours for new employees.• Input employee information and changes into ADP and proprietary admin software.• Served as contact point for HR questions and employee needs.• Solved payroll, scheduling, and time clock issues for employees.• Assisted with interviews for high potential candidates.2019-2022 (in tandem with the Special Project Lead Role)• Assisted in the implementation of our Halloween Hero program to provide support to our warehouse staff throughout busy season.• Managed recruiting, onboarding, scheduling, lodging, and employee relations of over 250 temporary staff.• Demonstrated high levels of confidentiality and professionalism when difficult employee issues wereencountered.• Connected with department managers to review productivity statistics for the program to ensure employees were following company guidelines and requirements.

• Built, and currently maintains, a profitable side business in addition to my full time career.• Manages company social media pages, website, and ecommerce platforms.• Tracks and maintains inventory levels while evaluating investment risk for new products.• Analyzes quarterly sales reporting and budgets.• Focuses on organic advertising through top social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.• Builds direct relationships with customers through vendor shows, meet and greets, and online engagement.• Researches opportunities to increase margin on products without reducing quality.• Evaluates top performing products and sales platforms.• Manges taxes, budgets, and business filing deadlines.• Oversees daily packaging, shipping, and fulfillment.• Designs and executes seasonal launch plans and identifies potential growth opportunities.• Performs quality control testing on handmade products prior to public release.• Oversees a group of ambassadors to bring value and visibility to our brand.

• Coordinates athlete check-ins, ensuring accurate registration details.• Facilitates smooth transitions between athlete staging areas and event floors.• Manages competition floor timelines, ensuring events run according to schedule.• Maintains and displays detailed knowledge of event rules, movement standards, and overall athlete expectations.• Provides assistance and guidance to athletes throughout the competition.• Addresses participant inquiries and concerns promptly and professionally.• Collaborates with event organizers and staff to maintain a well-organized and efficient competition flow.

Mankato, Mn, Us

• Responsible for managing the front desk of one of the on-campus dormitories .• Assisted students and guests with any questions or problems in relation to MNSU and their dormitory.• Job requirements included: organization of desk, mail room, and the supply rooms used by Community Advisors and Hall Directors.• Strengthened customer service and communication skills through this position.

Mankato, Mn, Us

• Served as a mentor to new students.• Provided them with academic and social support that lead to many success in their college lives.• Assisted students in setting academic goals.• Developed study groups for the student Learning Community.• Planned service work, cultural appreciation, volunteer opportunities, and many other events.• Communicated daily in order to keep updated on events, meetings, study groups, and individual meetings.• Worked directly with other Learning Community Coordinators to discuss ways to make events better, increase retention, and provide support to the students in our communities.

Mankato, Mn, Us

• Gained experience in child care ranging from infants to preschool age.• Prepared and served breakfasts, snacks, and lunches while also attending to the personal care of the students.• Strengthened communication skills through interaction with parents, students, teachers, and co-workers.

Rochester, Minnesota, Us

• Assigned selected work assignments and projects to reinforce the learning experience, and to provide benefit to the work unit.• Collected information on hundreds of vendors and contacted them for authorization and exemption status in regards to their business with Mayo Clinic.• Gained experience working with invoices, accounts payable, purchase orders, as well as organizing large amounts of supplier and customer data.• Assisted with customer service calls to vendors and other Mayo Clinic departments.In this position, proficient skills with excel, data entry/organization, and communication were key to my success.

• Gained experience in child care ranging from preschool to 5th grade.• Prepared breakfasts, snacks, and lunches while also attending to the personal care of the students.• Created and organized a daily activity schedule for a large number of students.• Set up weekly schedules on occasion for staff and teaching assistants.• Strengthened communication skills through interaction with parents, students, teachers, and co-workers.