Sales Administrative Assistant

Danielle M. Wallington-Harris

*** **** **** ****** *******, Illinois 60637

********.*.**********@*******.*** . Mobile 773-***-**** . Work (312)

821.2533

Objective

To contribute to a profound organization by displaying abilities through

knowledge gained from a current Master of Business Administration program,

while offering extensive experience as a strong communicator, proficient

organizer, and multi-tasker.

professional experience

Pepsico chicago - chicago, il apr. 2007 - present

Senior Administrative Assistant, Shopper Marketing and Merchandising

Solutions - PepsiCo Shopper Marketing

. Manage a $5000 product and service-operating budget and maintain 100%

compliance and proficiency rating for Purchase Card Transactions and

reconciliation through PepsiCo Financial Payment Services.

. Create sales presentations by conducting geographical market research

using IRI, Nielsen, Management Venture, Inc. reports, and Grocery

Manufacturer reports.

. Prepare, develop, and manage customized presentations, templates, charts,

and graphics for Pre-AOP efforts and Shopper Marketing

. Supporting components of the PepsiCo Shopper Marketing Organization,

while directly supporting a team consisting of 8 total employees.

. Execute orders and invoice payment via SAP system.

Senior Administrative Assistant, Sales Capability - QTG Sales

. Collect and manage data reports for the Warehouse Sales SharePoint site,

updating results of weekly sales figures that reflect the changes in the

QTG business using IRI PepsiCo Online Portal (IPOP).

. Co-creator of the QTG Category Management Newsletter. Collaborate with

Category Management leads to develop and distribute business unit based

information to over 700 QTG employees on a monthly basis.

. Manage a $5000 product and service-operating budget and maintain 100%

compliance and proficiency rating for Purchase Card Transactions and

reconciliation through PepsiCo Financial Payment Services.

. Create sales presentations by conducting geographical market research

using IRI, Nielsen, Management Venture, Inc. reports, and Grocery

Manufacturer reports.

. Serve as a pioneer for community services planning in conjunction with

the Sales Capability team to coordinate team building and community

service activities for the group.

. Prepare, develop, and manage customized presentations, templates, charts,

and graphics for Pre-AOP efforts, Senior QTG Sales Leadership, Sales

Capability Leadership, and Category Management Leadership teams.

. Supporting components of the QTG Sales Organization, while directly

supporting Category Management, Information Systems, Training, and

Communications consisting of 26 total employees.

. Execute orders and invoice payment via SAP system.

Administrative Assistant, PepsiCo Customer Team - Meijer /Wegmans /Business

Development

. Created and analyzed an advertising tracking system effectively and

communicating weekly results of PepsiCo products within Meijer and

Wegmans advertising to the respective business unit national account

managers.

. Built professional relationships with top-level Meijer executives and

administrators for thorough communications, promoting tactical business

interactions, and business practices.

. Managed the Meijer VendorNet site, analyzing weekly PepsiCo data and

reporting "Top Ten" vendor findings to Vice President-Team Lead of the

Meijer group.

. Successfully coordinated 2 on-site and 5 off-site Pre-Innovation Summits,

3 Innovation Summits, and 2 Pre-AOP meetings exhibiting proficient

planning abilities.

. Prepared, developed, and managed customized presentations, templates,

charts, and graphics for 2007 and 2008 Meijer and Wegmans Innovation

Summits.

. Efficiently managed calendars for 3 Vice Presidents within the PepsiCo

division.

. Coordinated travel itineraries & prepared monthly expense reports for

reconciliation via Concur system.

DePaul University - chicago, IL

Sept. 2006 - Apr. 2007

Receptionist/Student Worker Manager

. Completed special projects as assigned by the Associate Director of

Housing Services, including researching student demographics, and on-

campus vs. off-campus housing data.

. Supervised 6 DePaul student workers who assisted with the daily front

desk operations, including answering of phones, greeting of visitors

while being a resource to all DePaul residential students and parents.

. Coordinated incoming and outgoing communications, including mailings and

telecommunications messages.

. Supervised the consistent operation of all office equipment and

maintained the supplies inventory.

sony bmg music entertainment - new york, ny Jan. 2006 -

May 2006

Executive/Personal Assistant, International Catalogue Marketing Group

. Successfully coordinated $1.5 million dollar Sony BMG Music

International Conference in Madrid, Spain.

. Identified most marketable CD cover artwork for 2006 release of the

Miles Davis "Cool and Collected" album.

. Handled new music release correspondences for the international

market.

. Processed artist promotional Gratis Orders for top-level music

executives.

. Functioned as the liaison for artist masters and the respective music

publishers.

. Efficiently managed calendars for 1 Senior Vice President of

International Catalogue Marketing, 2 Vice Presidents of Marketing and

Communication, and 1 Product Manager.

citizens CONFERENCING/premiere global services - chicago, il

Nov. 2000 - Sept. 2005

Marketing Assistant

. Provided support in executing tactical marketing plans for promoting new

products such as Web Place, powered by Microsoft Office Live Meeting and

Web View Video Web Conferencing applications.

. Conducted geographical marketing, competitive, and industry research.

. Coordinated trade shows, buying summits, customer networking events,

and regional promotional events.

. Managed marketing collateral, promotional materials, and customer

gifts.

. Facilitated tracking mechanisms for key marketing programs such as

keyword search, online advertising, print, and tradeshows.

. Renovated marketing literature and presentation files using Photoshop

and Illustrator.

. Created weekly company-wide newsletters.

. Produced in-house custom client announcements and blast emails using

FrontPage, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

. Assisted with the internal and external website re-design.

education

chicago state university - chicago, il

December 2001

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Concentration in Marketing

Kaplan university - chicago, il

april 2011

(candidate)

Master of Business Administration

MEMBERSHIPS

GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

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