Naomi Bird
Director of Marketing at Hiniker Company- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Hiniker Company
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Marketing
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Feb 2023 - Present
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QuickCable Corporation
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Sales & Marketing
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May 2021 - Jan 2023
● Lead a highly skilled sales and marketing team producing continued revenue growth and proven results in top-tier customer relations ● Oversee high-profile clients, providing regular communications and services ● Introduced a transparent relationship with clients, conducted interviews to establish pain points, and devised strategic improvements that reestablished the company as a reliable partner to its client base ● Lead a project restructuring product pricing according to customer… Show more ● Lead a highly skilled sales and marketing team producing continued revenue growth and proven results in top-tier customer relations ● Oversee high-profile clients, providing regular communications and services ● Introduced a transparent relationship with clients, conducted interviews to establish pain points, and devised strategic improvements that reestablished the company as a reliable partner to its client base ● Lead a project restructuring product pricing according to customer segmentation, ensuring product pricing aligns with competition and reflects client classifications
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Marketing Manager
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Mar 2020 - May 2021
● Launched an initiative to re-segment the company’s customers from the bottom up, defining the market structure and the company’s position, producing a clear company vision for future growth ● Initiated a project to reclassify product structures, allowing for a more refined analysis and clearer data for sales teams and customers ● Developed a retail-friendly brand for a customer for a cross-functional product program based on customer purchasing habits
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Pricing Analyst
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May 2018 - Mar 2020
● Led a project team to develop new sales tools to analyze material and labor costs, profitability, and marketing competitiveness, giving sales teams profit visibility and clearer product mix ● Overhauled the Request for Quotation process, transitioning it from an email-based system to logged ticket-tracking system, which increased workflow process visibility and allowed for the development of KPIs ● Partnered with the purchasing team to provide cost targets and identify cost savings… Show more ● Led a project team to develop new sales tools to analyze material and labor costs, profitability, and marketing competitiveness, giving sales teams profit visibility and clearer product mix ● Overhauled the Request for Quotation process, transitioning it from an email-based system to logged ticket-tracking system, which increased workflow process visibility and allowed for the development of KPIs ● Partnered with the purchasing team to provide cost targets and identify cost savings, increasing visibility to senior leadership, market competitiveness, and cross-functional communication efficiency
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Industries for the Blind & Visually Impaired
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United States
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Strategic Pricing and Analysis Manager
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Jul 2015 - May 2018
• Lead project team to develop new tools to analyze sales, profitability, and market competitiveness. • Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly analysis of sales data to communicate variances to senior leadership. • Partner with Business Development team to prepare and present RFI, RFQ ensuring compliance to margin and profit goals. • Core team member for annual sales and profitability forecast plan and quarterly adjustments. • Cross functional team member to establish future sales… Show more • Lead project team to develop new tools to analyze sales, profitability, and market competitiveness. • Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly analysis of sales data to communicate variances to senior leadership. • Partner with Business Development team to prepare and present RFI, RFQ ensuring compliance to margin and profit goals. • Core team member for annual sales and profitability forecast plan and quarterly adjustments. • Cross functional team member to establish future sales plans, budgets, costs and profit. • Responsible for maintaining pricing integrity while remaining competitive in the marketplace and optimizing sales and margin. • Research, compile and present competitive research for senior leadership. • Vendor management for over 15 suppliers, responsible for negotiating costs and incentives. • Core team member who participated in quarterly business review meeting with suppliers, ensuring compliance to each vendors KPI’s.
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Data Analyst
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Apr 2014 - Jul 2015
• Leads corporate team for redesigning company wide sales reporting. • Lead sourcing resource for customer RFI and RFQ inquiries. • Process lead for new product additions to ecommerce and POS systems, ensuring consistent data content. • Developed new customer quote process/form, certifying all government contracting requirements were met. • Liaison for brick and mortar store managers to corporate for all reporting needs, new product additions and system issues. • Recommended… Show more • Leads corporate team for redesigning company wide sales reporting. • Lead sourcing resource for customer RFI and RFQ inquiries. • Process lead for new product additions to ecommerce and POS systems, ensuring consistent data content. • Developed new customer quote process/form, certifying all government contracting requirements were met. • Liaison for brick and mortar store managers to corporate for all reporting needs, new product additions and system issues. • Recommended best practices for pricing database management, RFI/RFQ processing and new product additions.
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Kohl's
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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E-Commerce Assistant Buyer - Fine & Bridge Jewelry
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Dec 2011 - Apr 2014
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E-Commerce Analyst - Juniors
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Sep 2010 - Dec 2011
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Buyer/Store Manager
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Jun 2003 - Sep 2010
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Education
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing; Management and Human Resources