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| Position wanted: |
Marketing |
| Job category: |
AdvertisingBeauty/CosmeticsChild Care/NannyingConsultancyEntertainmentFashionManagement/ManagerMarketing/PRSports/FitnessTraining |
| Preferred Location: |
China |
| Preferred City-State/County: |
Shanghai |
| Objective and Resume Summary: |
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What I could bring to your Company:
• Interest in developing and managing others
• Strong ability to prioritize and multi- task
• Experience in project management
• Self motivated drive for success
• Confident and positive attitude
• International Experience
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to influence and communicate to all levels of management
Past experiences that help prepare for future roles:
• Lived internationally:
o Lived and Studied for 9 months Vaxjo, Sweden
o Lived in Shanghai, China for 6 months. Lead Best Buy Global expansion; trained and developed local Supply Chain team; helped launch SAP system and assisted in new store openings.
o Live in Istanbul, Turkey for 6 months. Leading Best Buy Global Expansion. Trained and developed local demand planning and logistics team. Demonstrating this by teaching best practices, introducing business processes and ensuring success for Best Buy’s first grand opening.
• Strong Supply Chain and product management knowledge – Four plus years in Demand Planning. Involved with multiple trainings and new system introductions.
• Strong Project Management – Managed a team of twelve by training, coaching and teaching them on skills to prepare them for running their business and opening up new stores.
• International product experience – Manage a category that contains 50% private label or direct import products, understand long lead times and how to manage those businesses differently.
• Managed a large and visible category – need to multi task and prioritize by creating efficiencies and understand expectations.
• Managed multiple analysts and worked under three different managers – proverbial to adapting to varied work styles and understanding how to work and communicate differently per person.
• Experienced in working on projects and creating or re-inventing SOPs for processes that did not exist.
• Work closely with cross functional partners to work towards a common goal and communicate effectively.
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| Skills: |
Training, management,teaching, self starter,multitasking,international experience,marketing,budget management, project management, cross functional work, sales, |
| Known languages (and levels): |
English-Very GoodChinese-A little
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| Type of Employment wanted: |
Full TimePart TimeTemporary
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| Minimum Yearly Salary in Numbers: |
50000 USD
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| Current Location: |
USA, MN Minnesota, Minneapolis |
| Education History, Qualifications & other additional information: |
| Level of Education: |
Bachelor
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University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Business Administration May 2005
Major: Marketing
Minor: Psychology
Overall GPA: 3.6/4.0
Graduated with Departmental honors and Cume Laude
UMD Study Abroad Program
Vaxjo University, Sweden; Spring 2004
System Experience: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Office,
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| Work History & Experience: |
| Years of Work Experience: |
5 to 7 Years |
International Supply Chain; Planner
Best Buy Corporation, Minneapolis, MN January 2009 – Present
Live in-country for 6 month periods both in Shanghai, China and Istanbul, Turkey
• Responsible for coaching and training international teams to lead development that support Global initiatives.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to build and support business processes and prepare for new store openings; Examples but not limited to being: Retail Operations, Merchandising and Marketing.
• Responsible for training and launching new system (SAP) in country; driving change management by assessing the audience to their specific needs.
• Support Supply chain teams for Grand Openings in both China and Turkey, both demand planning and logistics roles.
• Manage and support teams of 10+ individuals by understanding cultural differences and using appropriate communication for a solution based environment.
• Develop and manage strategic programs and procedures for International Supply Chain by thinking globally and driving results.
• Interact and influence all levels of management both in country in US-Based.
Senior Demand Planning Analyst – Home Theatre
Best Buy Corporation, Minneapolis, MN April 2007 – January 2009
• Responsible for inventory procurement – Order product and manage financial open to buy execution for a 600+ million dollar product category.
• Manage strategic relationships with vendors to execute supply chain efficiencies and key product developments. On boarding 3 new vendors within the last year and a half; as well as working with some of our top vendors in the industry.
• Responsible for inventory planning by developing and managing sku level assortment plans by utilizing the tools and systems to analyze the performance and make key business decisions.
• Staff development – Managed and developed direct reports by coaching, training and performance development efforts. Managed 3 DPAs within the last year and a half.
• Accountable for assortment management – identify and communicate key insights to vendors, cross functional partners, and report to leadership.
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Demand Planning Analyst
Best Buy Corporation, Minneapolis, MN July 2005 – April 2007
• Responsible for managing inventory and supply chain efficiencies for a 500+ million dollar product category.
• Responsible for ordering product and vendor interactions by building solid relationships with the many different vendors . Example but not limited to; Microsoft, Monster cable, Samsung, and LG.
• Managed all key initiatives and responsibilities during strategic drive times for Best Buy.
• Trained in new employees on a monthly basis.
• Demand Planning analyst for all Geek Squad stand alone stores and helped to establish an inventory process for Geek Squad City
• Proficiency in MS word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint
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