Experience

Benjamin Moore & Co.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Procurement Manager, Marketing

  • Feb 2016 - Present



Safilo

• Italy
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Creative Services Mgr ►Process Improvement ♦ Operations Management ♦ Vendor Management

  • Oct 1998 - Feb 2016

  Safilo Group is an Italian company that designs, produces and distributes frames, sunglasses, sports eyewear, ski goggles, helmets, and cycling helmets under its own 5 house brands and 22 licensed brands.As Creative Services Manager I direct creation and placement of trade advertising as well as all visual merchandising for the retail division. In doing so I’ve driven improvement in processes, systems, and vendor management to effectively lower costs and improve both company and product visibility. Key management functions include: ★ Operations Planning & Management: Planning, scheduling and coordinating photography shoots for house brands. Spearheading development and build out of trade show booths. Coordinating the print production process for all luxury brands.★ Vendor Management: Evaluating and selecting outsourcing partners for advertising materials including color retouching, printing, and in-store POP.★ Financial Management: Preparing and closely monitoring annual advertising budgets with values as high as $2.5M.★ Team Leadership & Motivation: Guiding the efforts of a production team comprised of professionals in functions that included Graphic Designers and a Traffic Coordinator.Key contributions include cost effectively planning and managing trade shows, print production, shipping and agency relations. ► Trade Show Management: Responsibly managed trade show budgets as large as $3.7M while consistently holding costs at or below budget. ► Print Production: Cut printing costs 10% by researching different paper stocks and utilizing stock similar, to traditionally more expensive paper. ► Shipping: Provided vendors with company UPS # to save as much as 20% on freight charges. ► Agency Relations: Negotiated with outside creative agency to have one of their employee staffed at our location for creative layouts at 6% less costs than the normal agency rates.

• Creative Services Coordinator ► Cost Management ♦ Creative & Advertising Production

  • 1998 - 2000

  As Creative Coordinator I partnered with the Creative Services Manager to drive development of printing specifications and manage production for all house and designer brands. Along the way I developed deep skills in print and advertising creative management as well as in advertising archiving and catalogue development. Key contributions included:►Cost Management: Tracked and maintained printing costs on all collateral.►Creative and Advertising Production: Coordinated the production of all advertising creative. Coordinated all advertising materials including catalog. Proofread all materials prior to final production.►Archiving Management: Developed and maintained archive including ad campaigns, catalog and promotional items



GenCorp

• Sr. Coordinator – Marketing Services ►Production Planning ♦ Project Management

  • 1997 - 1998

  Gencorp is a leading manufacturer of wall coverings. While serving in the capacity of Senior Coordinator I coordinated sampling production of commercial wallcovering while responsibly managing related budgets to lower costs. In doing so I developed skills in production costing, workforce planning and management, project management, quality assurance and logistics management. ►Production Costing: Maintained sampling budgets and cost sheets. ►Workforce Planning & Management: Updated and maintained schedules with graphic artists, printers, binderies and material houses. ►Project Management: Assisted Marketing Services Manager in development of project timetables. ►Quality Assurance & Logistics Management: Proofread and trafficked all print production.

• Assistant Coordinator – Marketing Services ► Project Management ♦ Project Tracking

  • 1996 - 1997

  As Assistant Coordinator I processed requisitions and purchase orders and helped coordinate trade show development and management. In doing so I developed early and lasting skills in Project Management related to advertising and promotions. ►Project Management: Tracked and maintained status of all current projects. Assisted in coordination of special projects, advertising and promotional items.