Robert Arber Email & Phone Number

Carlstadt, New Jersey

Elmsford, New York

Responsibilities include forecasting case volume (90 day and annual) for all new product launches for Northeast Business Unit and post launch analysis for strategy course correction.Communicate with internal and external brand owners on product performance.Provide analysis and insight on retail trade execution including cases on display and promotional activity.Create launch specific KBI performance reports.Participate in trade tours.Primary resource for several internal sales tools and systems.

Responsible for creating annual volume forecast for Northeast Business Unit (225 million cases) in channel, geographic and source of growth detail using corporate, local and external data.Work with pricing team to ensure annual plan is within price/mix parameters.Provide weekly analysis for Key Account Managers to ensure customer plans are on target to deliver goals.Provide ad hoc reporting for sales and finance teams.

Responsibilities include forecasting, analysis and reporting in a variety of business segments including volume, NSI, fixed and variable labor, and marketing credits. Provide analysis on Cold Drink RFA contract requests in designated geographic territories.Lead analyst in community marketing program.Created SKU accuracy reporting for operations group which was subsequently developed as corporate standard.Lead analyst in activity based costing project.Division facilitator/trainer in several internal analysis tools including Margin Minder and AS400 query.

Responsible for the integrity of the cold drink equipment asset database for the New York Division.Directed and trained a staff of seven, processing all asset activity including purchases, transfers and placement in trade.Process all asset related income derived from equipment repairs and rentals.Lead warehouse asset inventory reconciliations.

Responsible for all sales center financial and administrative operations and reporting in the Parsippany, New Jersey sales center (5.5 million cases annually) including route settlement, cash receipts, G/L entries, product inventory and payroll.Directed and trained a staff of five direct reports.

Based in Greenwich, Ct, responsible for performing financial and operational audits to ensure accuracy and integrity of balance sheet accounts and internal control compliance.Made operational recommendations based on findings.Assisted external public auditors in company year end financial audit.

Worked in Paterson, New Jersey production facility. Duties included production line raw material yield analysis/efficiencies and sales operations.