Description
Secured Launched a complete line of house ware products for major retail chains. Liaison between overseas product manufacturing and domestic marketing. Responsible for sourcing and product development for Target, Wal-Mart and Kmart. Prepared sales presentations, item pricing, and sales quotations. Representative for product manufacturing procurement at national marketing events and shows. Designed in store point of purchase merchandising layouts and Planograms. Conducted test market studies for new product marketing. Responsible for product branding and packaging layouts. Directly Managed the Martha Stewart product line at Kmart totaling $8 million annually. new production contract with Honda increasing revenues by 100%. Focused on supplier development and customer service relations eliminating line down situations and reducing cost by 10%. Increased inventory turnover from 12 to 24 cycles per year. Implemented and designed new production standards to increase efficiencies and decrease defective product. Managed prototype production runs and implemented design change and development. Responsible for maintaining the QS9000 Quality System and re-certification. Managed logistic operations increasing on time delivery to 100%. Managed the Human Resource department. Responsible for PPAP submissions run rate analysis and efficiency studies. Worked directly with the engineering departments of Ford GM and Chrysler. Implemented and maintained the QS9000 Quality Control System. Developed all control plans FMEA PPAP and work efficiency studies. Issued all work orders return material authorizations and corrective actions. Trained all employees on quality standards and customer requirements. Conducted internal audits material inspection and product testing.