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Greater Chicago Area

Management of Marketing print communications with overall team procurement exceeding $12MM.• Vendor relationship management for strategic purchasing and production • Detailed pricing negotiations, budget development and execution toward tactics with department savings exceeding $25M • Development of SOWs, Policy & Procedures and RFQs towards flawless execution• Workflows, budgets, status reports, routing, and spec generation• Team management, staff reviews, individual development, and mentoring

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Global print production & procurement specialist working closely with domestic and overseas supplier partners toward efficient Displays, Packaging, Direct Mail, and POP in-store solutions. Full-service production management while partnering with Creative Services, Product Development, Brand Teams, and Supplier partners worldwide. A critical eye toward specifications, color management, and efficient product delivery across US, UK, and Asian markets. Specialist in creative production solutions and techniques that captivate consumers at the shelf and in-store. Current projects include (Ulta, Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS) delivery of in-store displays, packaging, fixtures, and POP.

Greater Chicago Area

Complete production consulting services encompassing a variety of programs including collateral, sales kits, retail, in-store, POS/POP, direct mail, fixture display, and other integrated multi-channel solutions. • Global marketing support with client facing, vendor procurement and internal design team collaboration • Clients include B2B and B2C companies with strict budget adherence and branding guidelines• Management of print production, pre-press, retouching, paper selection, competitive bids, vendor reviews, PO’s, scorecards and complete turn-key solutions saving over 35% with strategic procurement techniques

Greater Chicago Area

Management of B2C, B2B, retail display, packaging, collateral, direct mail, experiential events and shopper marketing production services with agency billings exceeding $3.5MM. • Responsible for estimating, sourcing and procurement of top billing clients while providing 100% on-time deliverables• Created efficient production services toward 100's of programs including promotions, branding, trade shows, product launches, packaging, shopper marketing and retail• Management of fully integrated production and project management services providing company efficiencies and increased savings of over $100M annually• Effective purchasing of print procurement solutions saving clients over 35% on purchasing budgets. Expanded direct client communication and account management support leading toward flawless execution and procurement

Greater Chicago Area

Management of Marketing print communications with overall team procurement exceeding $25MM.• Focused SRM supplier relationship management for strategic purchasing and production • Detailed pricing negotiations, budget development and execution toward tactics with department savings exceeding $250M • Development of SOWs, Policy & Procedures and RFQs towards flawless execution• Workflows, budgets, status reports, routing, specs and publication submittals• Partnering in the development of print management software providing 25% cost savings• Analytical review of vendor process and protocols while reducing company expense by 35%• Team management, staff reviews, individual development and mentoring

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for global and domestic print development, POP/POS display procurement and vendor negotiations with billings exceeding $18MM. Full production services with deliverables from production ideation through in-store delivery.• Complete development of temporary, semi-permanent and permanent displays for key accounts• Developed production protocols while providing innovative solutions working closely with internal creative, account and studio teams • Created budgeting pricing modules for production tactics and new business initiatives with quantities of 1 to 15 million• Responsible for workflow, 100% accuracy and quality of all print production services and deliverables

Greater Chicago Area

• Complete execution of marketing materials including estimating, purchasing, retouching, proofing, printing and fulfillment services with department billings exceeding $8MM• Management of all packaging, collateral, direct mail, permanent and semi-permanent POS displays• Project consultation, vendor negotiations and development of detailed production specifications • Provided proactive manufacturing recommendations towards efficient deliverables securing 30% savings

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for departmental print procurement and supplier management activities. Development of estimating database for cost effective print purchasing. Partnered with creative, account and client teams with production solutions leading to innovative and ROI generated marketing materials..• Directed consumer and business-to-business programs with quantities from 1 to 30 million• Designed, fabricated and contracted installations in 13 states including development of smart card technologies• Produced printed products, POS displays, event graphics and premiums with annual purchasing volume of $15MM• Manufactured promotional products in domestic and international markets while reducing cost and delivery timelines• Created numerous agency initiatives including “educational programs” and “vendor of the year” awards

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