Manager Sales

NIKOLAS VARTHOLOMEOS

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Forest Laboratories, New York, NY September

2010 - December 2010

Production Manager (Freelance)

. Forest Laboratories is a well established pharmaceutical company with

franchises in the therapeutic areas of the central nervous and cardio

vascular systems.

. Consulted with full-time hours in the Production and Procurement

Department.

. Managed day to day direct mail, premiums and promotional merchandise

for all brand products..

. Reported directly to Senior Manager Production and Procurement.

. Set up and lead weekly Brand internal and external status meetings.

. Supported Marketing with any production related efforts.

Audio Visual World LLC, Nanuet, NY August

2009 - September 2010

Office Manager (Freelance)

. AVW is a privately owned company on the cutting edge in the

entertainment industry in the US.

. Managed day to day an office of eight employees on a freelance basis.

. Approved all schedules, invoices, payments, time sheets, vacations and

days off.

. Assisted CEO in solidifying business relationships with external

clients.

. Set up and led weekly Sales status meetings.

. Supported Marketing and Sales utilizing various efforts and solutions.

Rodale Inc., Emmaus, PA (local office - New York, NY)

March 2005 - March 2009

Associated Advertising Production Manager, BestLife/Men's Health

Advertising

. Rodale Inc is the largest privately owned publishing company in the

US.

. Reported directly to Production Director of Advertising Sales.

. Fully managed all print production aspects for BestLife, Men's Health

magazines, bookazines and hard cover premiums with annual

responsibility over $5MM.

. Procured, reviewed, negotiated and approved estimates on print project

for ad sales with emphasis on costs effectiveness.

. Developed and implemented new cost savings methods:

o Established cost savings between scent strip vendor and

printer/binder with savings to date of over $200M.

. Directed day-to-day relationships with external groups including

national advertisers, advertising agencies and printers.

. Served as key liaison between various internal departments: Ad Sales,

Editorial, Circulation and Accounting on monthly reconciliations and

corporate financial reporting.

. Created and updated a "gimmick" book with various types of premiums

that can be bound into a magazine. This gimmick book was and is still

currently used as leverage to stimulate ad sales growth.

. Reviewed, approved all proofs and occasionally traveled for press

approvals.

. Set up and led weekly status meetings and monthly issue reviews.

. Granted all material extensions and supported Rodale trade books

division as needed.

. Assisted on hiring and training support staff.

. Publications/Marketing worked for: BestLife, Men's Health,

BestLife/Men's Health Bookazines, Men's Health Hard Cover Premium

Books, BestLife/Men's Health Marketing Premiums

Columbia House, New York, NY November 1998

- March 2005

Production Manager, CHC Pre-press (July 2003 - March 2005)

. Reviewed, approved and transferred PDF files through FTP sites or

internal unloading system.

. Maintained archives of all PDF, Quark files and their cost analysis.

. Controlled annual Sales Promotions Operations budget for Music within

Pre-press.

. Directed day-to-day relationships with external printer.

. Served as key liaison Pre-press and Sales Promotions Operations.

Production Manager, Sales Promotions Operations (November 1998 - July 2003)

. Effectively managed the production of all Music DM with annual

responsibility of over $30MM.

. Created and managed all schedules and workflows through the

implementation of PeopleSoft software package.

. Requested and analyzed RFQ's through the bid analysis reports

generated in PeopleSoft and PrintCafe.

. Developed and implemented new cost savings methods:

o Generated contract bids for multiple cycle premiums resulting in

a savings that ranged from 15% to 30%.

. Reviewed, approved all proofs and occasionally traveled for press

approvals.

. Reconciled vendor invoices and maintained history of all Music DM.

. Supervised Assistant Production Manager.

Gruner & Jahr (G&J) USA Publishing, Germany(local office - New York, NY)

April 1995 - November 1998

Print Buyer, Purchasing Operations

. Responsible for the production and purchasing of all G&J DM, B&R,

Insert Cards, Cover Wraps and 4/C Space Ads.

. Managed print production schedules and workflow of all G&J Circulation

efforts to ensure accurate deliveries.

. Obtained print bids and generated purchase orders for all efforts.

. Developed and implemented new cost savings methods:

o Established generic cost grid for all bind-in and blow-in cards

resulting in annual savings of over $160M.

. Reviewed, approved all proofs and occasionally traveled for press

approvals.

. Reconciled vendor invoices and paper usage for all print purchasing

buys.

. Trained and supported Associate Print Buyer.

. Supervised Associate Print Buyer.

. Publications worked for: Family Circle, McCall's, American HomeStyle

& Gardening, Fitness, Child, Parents and YM

Holsted Marketing, New York, NY September

1994 - April 1995

Production Manager, Production Operations

. Responsible for the production and purchasing of all Direct Mail

programs at Holsted Marketing.

. Analyzed and maintained all purchasing costs related to every Direct

Mail program.

. Controlled the production of all cartons for use of merchandise

transportation.

. Reviewed, approved all proofs and occasionally traveled for press

approvals.

. Organized and ran weekly status meetings for each account.

. Supervised Associate Production Manager and Traffic Manager.

. Accounts worked on: AAA Financial Services, First Chicago, Lifetime

Direct, Hanover House, The Signature Group

Chapman Direct Advertising (Y&R Worldwide), New York, NY

December 1991 - August 1994

Traffic Supervisor, Operations

. Organized and delegated workload for the Traffic department at Chapman

Direct.

. Created, distributed and updated the Chapman Direct Traffic Manual

(Rules and Regulations)

. Responsible for regulating all accounts within Chapman Direct.

. Directed day-to-day relationships with external support parties

including national advertisers and printers

. Maintained weekly status reports and attended Client meetings on all

accounts.

. Approved all Traffic schedules and out of pocket estimates.

. Reviewed and approved all Traffic Coordinators time sheets and

vacation schedules.

. Responsible for hiring and training Traffic Coordinators.

. Supervised a staff of 6 full time and 2 freelance Traffic

Coordinators.

. Accounts worked on: Angel Records, AT&T, Dr. Pepper, Met Life, US

Post Office, Chase, New Business

Ayer Direct Advertising (Ayer Worldwide), New York, NY

January 1989 - December 1991

Traffic Coordinator - Operations (June 1989 - December 1991)

. Created complete Traffic schedules for various advertisers (from

concept through mail delivery

. Trafficked daily the progress of all projects through each

departments.

. Collected and evaluated all out of pocket estimates related to each

project.

. Assisted with presentations for all New Business projects.

. Accounts worked on: AT&T, Citibank

Client Financial Management Specialist - Accounting (January 1989 - June

1989)

. Reconciled all purchase ordered generated from Ayer Direct (NW Ayer

Direct Response Group).

. Coordinated accounting P&L with Ad Sales Groups.

EDUCATION

Bernard M. Baruch University (CUNY), New York, NY Fall

1983 - Spring 1988

. BBA in Advertising; Minor in Graphics/Business/Accounting

SKILLS

. Proficient in MS Office, PubStudio, Impoze, Adsync, AMS, Adobe Suite,

PeopleSoft and PrintCafe.

. Interactive management style with outstanding verbal and written

communication skills

. Highly-developed interpersonal skills, with a particular ability to

develop long-term and trusted business relationships

. Proactive, self-starter approach to all business ventures

. Basic Greek comprehension (speaking, reading, writing)

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