Experience

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  BlackHawk Industrial

  • United States
  • Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Product Manager - Abrasives

    • Mar 2021 - Present

  • Senior Analyst - Product Supplier Management

    • Sep 2019 - Mar 2021

    • Supports the Category Leader to achieve profitability goals for a given set of product categories ranging from $30MM - $150MM• Responsible for key data analysis and supporting coordination/communication with internal stakeholders for any supplier related projects including participating in vendor negotiations, line reviews, RFPs, and analyzing profitability within the category• Collaborates with the field facing sales and customer service organizations, supply chain, and finance• Leads programs, including tracking results, for digital/ promotional projects

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  Dal-Tile Corporation

  • United States
  • Wholesale Building Materials
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Product Manager

    • Sep 2015 - Jun 2019

    • Participates in the overall product strategy as well as the design, development, and introduction of new products. • Presents and communicates new products and programs to field sales groups and customers. • Identifies and meets with new and existing vendors to evaluate new product opportunities. • Assisted developing forecasts, product performance analysis, strategic planning, and inventory reduction• Coordinate the timeline and all relevant elements within the new product launches.• Work in tandem with the brand marketing and channel teams to develop product launch programs and sales promotion programs.• Work with the Product Management team to develop and execute comprehensive short and long term strategic plans for a profitable retail and industrial product portfolio.• Create product releases and train sales representatives on new and existing products

  • Finance Manager-Brand Marketing

    • Nov 2014 - Sep 2015

    • Ensure financial integrity of current sample and advertising accounting processes that includecompliance with SOX and GAAP.• Manage period close of merchandising and promotion financial records for multiple business units.• Calculate and record change in sample inventory value to general ledger monthly.• Support marketing team in development of 2015 annual operating plan of $33M.• Collaborate with marketing team in monthly and quarterly forecast process. • Create and distribute monthly merchandising and promotion expense reporting.• Report to management forecast variances and reasons for variances.• Analyze performance of merchandising and promotion initiatives to ensure optimal performance.• Identify opportunities for reducing costs or improving efficiencies in coordination with upper management.• Train new marketing employees on budget and forecast process.

  • Finance Analyst

    • Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

    • Estimated monthly rebate liability for posting to the general ledger.• Conducted period close of rebate financial accounts.• Monitored and allocated vendor rebates to correct sales service center general ledger.• Reconciled assigned general ledger accounts on monthly basis.• Prepared monthly buying group profit and loss statements; 40+ statements.• Maintained files and databases associated with buying group participation.• Compiled analytical reports for rebate sales expense and related margin performance.• Communicated with external buying groups to resolve reporting and eligibility issues.• Consolidated sales data received from 20 distributors on a monthly basis.• Calculated rebates due and provide check requests for payments Monthly, Quarterly, and Semi-Annually.• Continued testing and implementation of new rebates system.• Supported the marketing and sales team with the Statements program.

  • Marketing Service Project Manager

    • Oct 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Material Planner

    • Aug 2011 - Sep 2012

    o Involved in creating and adjusting the monthly operational forecast for the companyo Made necessary changes in existing production plans to resolve plant-related customer service issues to achieve 98% service metricso Coordinated with Marketing to launch and deliver new products under deadlineso Compiled and submitted weekly reports to executives regarding manufacturing team health

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  Samson

  • Internal Audit Intern

    • Jun 2008 - Dec 2009