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Tacoma, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Torrance, Ca, Us

Strategic:- Develop and execute procurement strategies to ensure product availability at best cost- Analyze wholesale buying patterns to improve buying opportunities- Foster strong vendor partnerships to provide aggressive costing and superior service level agreements- Set standards for vendor, product, and delivery performance- Develop process and system enhancements to improve IS service performance- Track business performance; Identify risks and opportunities for reacting to current business- Manage supplier scorecards and performance reviews for SLAs, quality, and price- Effectively manage a team of 4Sourcing & Purchasing:- Execute RFP assortment sourcing and costing for new prospects and current customers- Develop product timelines and communicate ETAs to Sales and Account Management teams- Lead supplier selection and negotiation processes for improved cost, terms, and flexibility- Analyze existing purchasing processes for performance and implement improvements- Supervise the preparation of purchase orders regarding inventory and non-inventory items- Created an order management tool in a project management tool to track delivery timelines and identify at-risk POs - Track outgoing quotes to identify closure ratesMerchandising:- Manage the merchandising of product assortments that improve organic sales- Develop merchandising strategies to optimize customer engagement and growth- Create customer facing trend decks using the latest, most trendy products - Ensure top-tier product is being showcased to our external stakeholders Embellishment:- Assisted in the development of internal production schedule for embroidery and heat transfer for two warehouse locations- Effectively completed a cost analysis on internal decoration costing structure and launched a new internal pricing system - Communicate and work with domestic embellishers to maintain calendar deadlines and deliver quality product

Sterling, Il, Us

One Smile Merch E-Commerce SiteProgram/Product ManagementEstablished KPIs for a new program while partnering with multiple internal/external stakeholders on process development and execution Implemented a program roadmap across three technical and creative teams to deliver on yearly KPIs Manage a team of 5, including two offshore reports. Developed SOPs with corresponding SLAs for all internal processesAnalyze data and report the insights across the company, including executive leaders and stakeholders Generate program and sales reports through SQL queries and other internal tools (confluence, Wrike, Jira, Smartsheet) Identify internal/external technical pain points and build/follow through with project roadmaps to address critical needs via agile frameworks and deployment Lead brand developer in “One Smile Merch” re-brand Site Merchandiser/Sales Manage day-to-day operations of site merchandising - product selection and design, pricing and inventory levels Oversee creation and implementation of technical and creative processes for internal teams Redesigned the visual experience for our clientsLead partner with development team to improve Jira ticket accuracy and improve SLA timelines Negotiate merchandise and production costs to ensure healthy program margin

Sterling, Il, Us

Direct contact for Amazon’s custom facilities and corporate merchandise. I was a member of a nationally awarded team focused on providing quality B2B solutions. Created graphic designs and art ideations for client via Adobe Creative Suites Provided quotes with details product mock-ups to vendors and clients Supply Chain Management for multiple LOM projects Member of the “Sales Team of the Year”(2019-2021)Envisioned, implemented and owned projects:Amazon Ops Site Project Manager - Generated reporting and assigned workload for a team of four. Created a streamlined creative brief process with our internal art team to help expedite logo requests. 2020 Amazon Peak T-Shirts - Managed the largest single-order in company history2020 Peak Ideation 2019 Peak Ideation COVID Janitorial Services Team T-ShirtsWinter of Safety Campaign

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Partnered with Buyer to plan and execute monthly goals to drive Buyer’s $23M portfolio through strong strategic planning, open and honest communication, and negotiating skills - both internally and externally with my team (and cross-functionally) as well as with vendors to drive results that are mutually beneficialPartnered with a vendor and internal team to build-out a consignment program for that vendor’s 2019 business. Lead Assistant on largest Holiday Event series in Q4 in Toys, including coordinating samples, event execution, driving deadlines, communicating cross-divisionally as well as looking ahead and communicating any potential misses and collaborating with buyers on how to close the gap

Olympia, Wa, Us

• Produce blog posts• Content Washington Business Magazine• Design and update monthly website and social media analytic dashboard reports • Editing copy (Magazine columns, blog posts, press releases, etc.)• Strategic planning• General website updates

Burien, Washington, Us

• Temporary Executive Editor of Burien Magazine. Fully planned and produced material for the Winter 2016-17 Magazine while working on a part-time basis • Manage content, develop strategy and guide city policy on social media• Draft content and copy for quarterly, 32-page four-color magazine with circulation of 22,000 • Design city-used graphics • Events photography • PSA script writing• Frequently updated "newsflash" portion of the website with city happenings

Olympia, Wa, Us

• Assisted in drafting press releases• Producing and designing social media content – banners, infographics, announcements • Editing copy • Strategic planning

• Manage the news section of The Ledger• Identify newsworthy content for writers to cover • News writing training • Managed up to four different writers• Photography

Tacoma, Washington, Us

• Completed nightly sports briefings (round ups) in a crunched, deadline driven environment • Fielded phone calls from local high school coaches, players and administrators about various high school sports• Updated the preps website - inputting box scores and player stats • Scoreboard page design • Covered and published content on high school basketball, football, soccer, cross country and swimming• Compile information for state tournaments, interview coaches and write pre-tournament predictions for football and basketball

Bradenton, Fl, Us

Supervising all entry level employees, monitoring sales and inventories while ensuring customer satisfaction. Carrying out the visual displays required. Calculate weekly hours and payroll duties, cutting or adding hours where they were needed.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications

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