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Huntington Beach, CA, US

Huntington Beach, California, United States

• Manage day-to-day activities of the Project Management Office to ensure that programs and projects meet organizational goals and requirements.
• Establish project management best practices across the organization and work with senior leadership to ensure adherence.
• Developed and maintain a resource calendar for development and business teams to effectively track capacity and ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Balance competing/conflicting needs of the program and mitigate challenges.
• Provide project leadership and project management for strategic projects and support the usage of project management processes, tools and best practices.
• Responsible for managing a portfolio of projects to ensure alignment with organizational strategies and the realization of prioritized and quantitative benefits.

Huntington Beach, CA

• Developed and implemented project management standards, processes, and methodologies to ensure consistency and efficiency across the organization.
• Collaborated with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to develop and implement project plans, risk management strategies, and performance metrics to ensure effective collaboration and communication.
• Provided regular project status updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Developed and maintained strong relationships with business partners, technology, and executive leadership to ensure alignment of program goals and objectives with the overall business strategy.
• Lead and developed a team of project managers, created a culture of innovation, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Ensured all program and project milestones met their due dates in order to achieve the organizational goals.

Newport Beach, CA

• Established new relationships and implemented product and packaging programs for leading companies including NikeSB, Bare Essentials, Panasonic, and Dragon Alliance.
• Planned, organized, and directed activities related to the development, purchasing, and manufacturing of new products and packaging.
• Managed product/project development from ideation to execution.
• Built and maintained supplier relationships and sourced new suppliers as needed.
• Conducted recurring (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) status calls with key packaging suppliers.
• Evaluated all incoming factory samples and submissions for quality and accuracy and evaluate factory quotes for accuracy and cost benchmarking.

Irvine, CA

• Identified and targeted new clients for online and offline direct, email, and database marketing solutions.
• Tracked and monitored work in progress and expedited issues to ensure deadlines were met for each project.
• Provided product expertise in client presentations which enhanced client relationships and contributed to closing business
• Formed strategic business partnerships and negotiated new agency rates for new and existing customers.
• Managed complex negotiations with major accounts resulting in additional revenue.
• Trained and mentored new employees on company products, services, and systems.

Foothill Ranch, CA

• Managed communication with vendors, keeping production flow organized and according to project timelines.
• Allocation of merchandise to more than 100 stores to optimize product sales, lower returns and communicate product knowledge.
• Managed product launches as project manager, liaising with factories, marketing, and stores.
• Monitored stock to sales ratios, stock turns and developed a distribution plan.
• Analyzed results and initiated changes as necessary to reflect actual versus planned store performance.
• Forecasted in-season sales and inventories on a weekly basis.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Applied Project Management

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Bsas, Business