Scott Porter Email & Phone Number

Emerald Isle, Nc, Us

United States

Raleigh, Nc

Megaphone Promotions provides customized products for any promotional need. We are a promotional product distributor and proud member of the Advertising Specialty Institute. Promotional products make up a nearly $17 billion dollar industry and are used by virtually every business in America. Why? Items like mugs, pens and t-shirts are memorable and provide a better cost per impression for advertisers than almost every major marketing effort like TV, magazines and the Internet. We are able to supply your company with every possible promotional product from over 3,000 suppliers. With over 25 years of product experience, Megaphone brings a wealth of insight and passion for creative solutions. We pride ourselves on innovative ideas that help customers realize unexpected returns on their investment. We are competitively priced and deliver on time! Let Megaphone Promotions earn your trust and let's start amplifying your brand today.

Cary, North Carolina

The Pantry 2012 – 2013Category Manager – Center of Store• P&L responsibility for assigned categories, including budgeting, forecasting and reporting financial performance• Utilized consumer insights/trends to develop category plans, including strategies and tactics to deliver projected sales and margin• Optimized supply chain to reduce costs, enhance service levels, and improve product availability• Developed product display and merchandising recommendations within guidelines that drive category results, including development of planogram/schematics that maximize demographic opportunities• Worked closely with marketing team on the development/execution of category communication and promotion, including product point of purchase, private label, branding, co-op and advertising• Performed on-going verification of plans against budgeted sales and gross profit and develop plans to address any shortfalls

• Managed 18 Categories; P&L responsibility for assigned categories, including budgeting, forecasting and reporting financial performance • Developed and implemented the Kerr Drug Vitamin & Nutrition Center, a forty foot nutrition center in select stores containing vitamins, supplements, weight loss and adult nutrition • Developed and implemented over sixty educational shelf signs throughout the Health Aids categories designed to increase incremental funding and reduce overall inventory while educating our customer

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Responsible for all facets of operation including, but not limited to, inventory control, merchandising, payroll, sales, training, strategy, and budgeting• Worked closely with sales representatives from seven different manufacturers from Europe and the United States negotiating all aspects of purchasing contracts• Established and maintained sales goals while working within established budgets and parameters.

Cary, North Carolina

• Responsible for managing network development projects with internal and external customers• Facilitated network implementation through its completion• Responsible for three very large customers including Reader’s Digest, Informix Software, and Eastman Chemical• Worked directly with the customer and MCI’s account team via onsite meetings and conference calls• Extensive work after hours dealing with sites in the Pacific Rim• Responsible for escalating issues as needed to ensure that the implementation proceeded as scheduled• Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed customer’s expectations by contributing to a team effort getting networks built ahead of schedule