Project Manager Sales

Gabriella R. Garcia

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SUMMARY

. Experienced Project Manager with strong organizational skills, eye for

detail, to ensure customer satisfaction.

. Proven project leader achieving quantifiable results, staying on

budget while delivering increased profitability.

. Maintaining strong customer relationships with Global 100

corporations.

EXPERIENCE

RTC - Rolling Meadows, IL

Project Manager April 2006 to January

2011

. Take conception/prototype to full production/rollout as a team leader

using vendors in both the United States and Asia.

. Work closely with engineering, design, quality control, buyer,

graphics, production and shipping.

. Create and maintain bill of materials (BOM), and assembly instructions

for the plant.

. Managed conception to production to rollouts with global accounts such

as P & G, Walmart, Kraft, Nike, etc.

. Work within specified budget constraints to meet or beat costs to

improve gross margins.

. Approve 1st articles & final production at respective manufacturers.

. Work with packaging vendor to design & approve product packaging, as

well as negotiate pricing.

. Work with quality control to ensure all dimensions and criteria are

met.

. Negotiate all initial & revised pricing.

. Work with Plant to start up production, assist in educating assembly

process, to final assembly to shipping.

Materials Manager September 2004 to

April 2006

. Worked with project management in a team capacity as needed.

. Coordinated with vendors for on-time deliveries for production start

up.

. Worked with vendors to acquire competitive cost savings.

. Attended project meetings with assigned project managers on all

project updates.

. Maintained and issued purchase orders.

Dann Dee Display Fixtures - Niles, IL

Senior Buyer/Project Coordinator July 1998 to

September 2004

. Coordinated & oversaw all custom fixture quotations.

. Reviewed & requested all plans, blueprints and/or technical drawings.

. Coordinated meeting with team players on direction of project for

review of drawing, specs, budget, delivery, etc.

. Worked closely with multiple vendors to complete quotation &

negotiation process for pricing.

. Coordinated with vendors to ensure all components are received.

. Monitored production scheduling to ensure vendor deadlines were met.

. Inspect & approve fixtures to customer satisfaction.

. Travel as needed to factories when detailed knowledge was necessary,

as well as possible supervision.

. Contracted installers and coordinated work as needed.

World Wide Fittings - Niles, IL. June 1990 to July 1998

Purchasing Manager 1990 - 1996

Customer Service Manager 1996-1998

Worked alongside VP of Sales to coordinate and support sales and customer

service departments. Monitored pricing for sales targets. Coordinate with

purchasing manager. Managed all aspects of shipping/receiving and accounts

payable. Trained and managed four sales assistants and four

plant/production assistants. Traveled to client sites in a sales capacity

and attended tradeshows as needed.

EDUCATION

Oakton Community College - Skokie, IL (general studies)

Niles West High School - Skokie, IL (awarded Spanish Scholarship)

SKILLS

Strong skills in Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, and Outlook.

Working knowledge in MS Projects.

Excellent knowledge of IBM AS400 LN/MK, as well as typical office

equipment.

Bilingual - Spanish

References

Available upon request

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