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Shakopee, Mn.

Manage all aspects of customer-requested display and print projects from inception through completion orchestrating deliverables by working cross-functionally with many departments - including Sales, Engineering, Production, Estimating, Design, Procurement, Shipping and Receiving to bring projects in at or below budget.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Manufacturer of in-store displays and graphics for retailers. Offering full store design, screen printing, digital printing, die cutting, kitting and assembly of custom manufacturing projects.Responsible for accurately estimating the cost to manufacture point of purchase sinage, creating detailed written documentation, work instructions, art plans and.

Responsible for managing day to day operations of shipping, receiving, finished goods inventory control and fulfillment distribution via courier, UPS, Fed Ex, air freight and LTL.Directly responsible for a staff of six.Coordinated the distribution of inventory to internal and external customers and worked closely with staff.Conducted search for courier.

Responsible for managing day to day operations of shipping, receiving, material handling, inventory control of over 3000 finished goods, fulfillment and worldwide distribution via courier, UPS, Fed Ex, air freight and LTL, mailing via USPS. Directly responsible for a staff of 12. Successfully implemented the startup of fulfillment and inventory control for.

Managed operations including estimating, job planning, project management, purchasing, scheduling and invoicing.Directly responsible for staff of five.Conducted vendor audits to ensure competitive pricing.Acted as Systems Administrator for companies Print Management system, meeting weekly with company President to implement adjustments to the systems.

Responsible for providing accurate web and sheet-fed printing and bindery estimates from Merrill’s seven printing facilities, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Chicago, New York, Boston, Dallas and Los Angeles and their national network of vendors, to Merrill’s national Mutual Fund and Commercial sales force.Directly responsible for staff of two.Reviewed estimates to.

Responsible for providing accurate web and sheet-fed printing and bindery estimates from Merrill’s five printing plants and their national network of vendors to Merrill’s Fund, Financial, Commercial and Medical Marketing sales force. Directly responsible for staff of seven.Created estimate log for tracking estimate volumes.Reviewed estimates to ensure.

Full responsibility for providing commercial web and sheet-fed printing and bindery estimates for Print Services clients and Merrill’s sales force.Directly responsible for staff of three.Coordinated the outsourcing of print and bindery work.Participated in daily manufacturing shift change meetings to determine assistance needed in the Print Coordination.

Responsible for planning web, sheet-fed and bindery jobs, creating job tickets, scheduling work, purchasing materials and vendor services, creating purchase orders and performing press and bindery quality audits.Performed press and bindery quality audits at vendors facilities both locally and nationally as well as at Merrill’s plants.Trained new Print.