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Winter Garden, Florida, United States

• Working cooperatively with team members maintain inventory and sales standards.• Assess customer’s needs and offer personalized solutions.• Accurately process customer transactions such as orders, quotes or returns.• Working closely with vendors to make sure product shipment /delivery dates are adhered to and communicate appropriately to the customer of any changes.• Deliver timely and accurate data entry of sales orders and/or purchase orders into the inventory management system.• Generating new and repeat sales by providing product and technical information to customers. • Convert quote to order and procure products following our standard operating procedures for sales orders, including financial payments.

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

• Accountable for adherence to supply chain and cost reduction targets, overseeing demand planning activities and monitoring progress. • Works directly with customers to gain an understanding of their system and how Benchmark and the customer’s processes interact. • Manages 25 direct employees in the materials and purchasing department.• Monitors and reports on revenue and inventory plans, identify issues and recommend solutions and/or take action as appropriate for assigned business units. • Investigate and solve problems resulting from material shortages regardless of cause.• Oversees the purchasing and/or contracting for materials, supplies, equipment, and services for the operation of the site.• Establishes key programs or projects that target specific improvement opportunities to reduce costs and lead times, resolve quality issues, or increase supply dependability and flexibility.• Responsible to develop high performance teams including interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning and assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. • Accountable to execute on staff development, with a focus on evaluating potential, driving successions planning and ensuring that their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential.

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Provides clients operational support and supply chain growth opportunities.• Helping organizations improve efficiencies and the overall profitability of their business. • Establish positive client relationships through efficient customer service assistance. • Assist customers by answering questions, resolving issues, and offering suggestions for additional products and services.

Fair Haven, Michigan, United States

• Managed quantity and order date for materials to meet production schedules, purchase orders, compliant with supply agreements, and develop the schedule to be used in the production facility based on forecast and historical analysis. • Oversee short- and long-term strategy associated with material flow, inventory, WIP, lead time, and process improvements.• Monitor cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at the best value. • Responsible for reviewing demand, forecast, and assessing billings positions on a continual basis. • Identify performance issues and drive performance improvements with the team in order to reach key performance indicators including but not limited to delivery performance, inventory, backlog, and lead time.• Responsible for control of inventory levels; depending on demand to ensure sufficient stock is available while at the same time ensuring an optimum stock turn through effective planning.• Manages five employees between global supply chain, quality, regulatory, and R&D departments.• Communicates with manufactures on R&D and product innovation of existing and/or new products.• Establishes supplier relationships to reduce risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements.• Implements logistics systems and outsourced transportation to maximize efficiency and cost.• Strategically sources and negotiates to sell raw materials and finished goods to vendors.• Implements, creates, and develops packaging artwork ideas with the Marketing department.• Communicates marketing ideas with paper suppliers to create new and updated packaging requirements for finished goods.

Lake Mary, Florida, United States

• Analyzing and managing inventory to determine necessary product ordering and inventory levels throughout 149 Countries with multiple warehouses and distribution centers including but not limited to USA, Canada, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin American and China markets.• Communicating with vendors, suppliers and manufactures to confirm or change orders.• Daily updating of multiple forecast planning spreadsheets.• Analyze, create, present, and communicate complex forecasting data for various internal departments and external customers.• Identify sales, shortage, and quality problems with areas of opportunity for improvement and follow up with appropriate channels for resolution.• Assist on special department projects with VP of Global Supply Chain and Director of Procurement.• Update weekly Shortage Report to show products out of stock, new and deleted items, and quality holds.• Submit purchase orders and track shipments with Transportation Logistics for on-time arrival of market products.• Responsible for processing invoices, coding of invoices and supervising accounts payable materials.• Communicate with manufacturers and suppliers regarding packaging, labels, formulas, and price changes.• Create, review, and assist manufactures with production schedule and 12 month rolling forecast.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Maintaining and promoting sound business relationships with suppliers. • Practicing cost avoidance • Managing inbound material • Track supplier performance • Work closely with Supplier Quality in correcting quality issues related to suppliers. • Uses value analysis skills to reduce overall costs • Track pricing, PPV and spend for all suppliers • Develop data for spend analysis • Support Strategic Sourcing activities • Track overall supplier performance for pricing and delivery. • Understand and report on supplier capacity and capability. • Utilize and implement formal benchmarking process to determine best in class pricing.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Responsible for the accurate forecasting of retail promotional, seasonal, and emergency product needs for Southeastern Grocers 700 stores, 7 Distribution Centers across the southeast and Smithfield Foods 295 Sku’s, 13 Brands of a $75 million-dollar account; in 2017 Smithfield Foods shipped $45 million pounds of product to Southeastern Grocers.• Forecasted new item allocation quantities and projections while working to ensure and offer first to market release and worked exit strategy on all discontinued items.• Uses forecast sales data to balance risk of month-over-month and year-over-year demand and sales trends. • Accountable for building and maintaining a collaborative relationship with the replenishment/inventory management teams at Southeastern Grocers and C&S Wholesale.• Managed inventory levels with no out-of-stocks at the distribution centers and all code dated product is within F.D.A regulation and shipment guidelines of 45-60 day’s shelf life.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Forecast and book promotional products to be procured by supplier, C&S Wholesale; ensure targeted service levels for promotional items critical to maintaining service level to the stores are achieved.• Review category team promotional projections of paper & cleaning products, pet food and canned goods.• Supervise elimination of excess inventory through product returns, reporting templates and promotional activity.• Review daily promotional out-of-stocks, identify the root cause and take steps to correct the situation and minimize the disruption at retail.• Manage the collaboration between the Southeastern Grocers category teams and C&S Wholesale Grocers to ensure all cost changes and promotions are correct and in the system for invoice matching.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Communicates empathetically and timely with Allstate customer and helps them through their claim process in a fast, fair and easy manner.• Will be reviewing claims, and doing follow up through calling (Outbound and Inbound calls)Retrieving Claim related documents, obtain additional information (if missing). • Completing all necessary forms, and routes them to the appropriate parties. • Updating the claim information and handling the task.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Providing technical and analytical support to the Category Managers. • Analyzing store data to effectively place items in the planogram.• Coordinate implementation of merchandising activities, including but not limited to planograms, new items, ads, grand openings, and customer requests.• Monitor competitor activities, recommend paths forward to address these activities, and implement approved plans.• Assist in monitoring all accounts and receivables.• Establish and maintain databases for promotions, price changes, cost changes, item maintenance, and other information regarding sales and marketing activities.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Collected and transmitted sales and advertising data on promotional display at multiple sites.• Completed time sensitive assignments routinely and coordinated travel in most efficient routes.• Advise management of promotional activity changes in retail outlets for accurate pricing and sales data.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Exceeded goals for sales and maximized customer base, inventory management and productivity. • Conducted sales call presentations for MARS Chocolate and client accounts to effectively meet the business needs to communicate company brand, goals, and promote product campaigns.• Managed monthly forecasting for MARS Chocolate products to increase profitability.• Increased customer and brand awareness through participation in trade shows throughout SE region.• Maintained daily contact with clients in assigned region to measure sales progress and maximize service performance.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Acted as liaison between multiple business accounts of health personal care, frozen foods and grocery goods with Unilever and BI-LO Holdings.• Increased grocery sales by forecasting business financial trade plans for Unilever promotions.• Managed and tracked financial planning information utilizing balance sheets and Unilever $50 million trade promotional plans.• Managed Unilever Inventory Management System for financial promotions, return on invest, supply chain distribution and scanning of consumer-packaged goods.• Monitored spending plans to ensure that promotions are actualized, and all deductions have been received. • Analyzed, identified, and resolved potential promotional funding issues and communicated resolution to Unilever sales team.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Selling products or services to customers, and representing the brand. • Networking and prospecting a variety of businesses out in my local community. • Selling complete marketing solutions that produce a great return on investment. • Skilled at reaching decision makers, proving value and closing business.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Responsible for supervising, auditing and operating the guest services department.• Ensured accounts payable and receivable payments were filed accordingly.• Implement new hire training.• Process payments for guest rooms and banquet meeting rooms.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

• Processed invoices for payment and maintained accurate accounts payable files• Updated and maintained an accurate filing system• Created invoices for vehicle purchases• Maintained accurate accounts receivable file

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Utilized successful sales techniques to market and sell new and pre-owned automobiles• Made cold calls to potential customers to solicit business• Maintained accurate vehicle inventory and financial sales records• Completed company training as required

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

• Greeted customers and answered a multi-line phone system• Obtained customer information to help generate leads for sales team• Monitored customer traffic, in and outside building to ensure sales representation