Karen Schnabel
Huntington Beach, CA
92646
Summary
. Extensive software application knowledge - Photoshop, Office 2003
(including Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, FrontPage & Outlook),
Dreamweaver, Windows XP
. Additional database software knowledge - Response, Retail Navigator,
Island Pacific, J.D. Edwards, CARS, Confirm and Microsoft Navision.
. Notary Public
. Detail oriented
. Excellent multi-tasking skills
. Can work independently or in a team environment
Experience
Jan. 2013 to Stett Transportation, Inc. Huntington
Beach, CA
Present Logistics Coordinator Varies (commission)
Responsibilities include: Transportation broker. Coordinating
freight movement throughout US and Canada.
June 2005 to Spectrum Bags, Inc. Cerritos, CA
Nov. 2012 Sales & Marketing Coordinator $50,000/year
Responsibilities include: Bid/auction administrator. Website
coordinator. Responsible for taking photographs for print and
web applications. Design and create print materials - flyers,
postcards, brochures and newsletters. Liason between operations
and sales department. Ordering samples through factories.
Administrative functions include creating product profiles and
artwork instruction sheets, generating rebate forms and quotes,
designing and implementing new forms and procedures, and
creating and maintaining PowerPoint presentations. Communication
with sales managers and sales representatives on a daily basis.
Maintain weekly and monthly reports. Tradeshow coordination
including gathering necessary products, implementing new design
concepts, ordering pieces and signs for booth, attending
tradeshows for sales support, and sales follow-up after show.
Responsible for facilitation of bids/auctions.
Oct. 2003 to Lakeshore Learning Materials Carson,
CA
May 2005 Merchandising Communications Coordinator $38,000/year
Responsibilities include: Coordination of production of signage
for all stores. Producing and communicating weekly/monthly
merchandising planograms to 31 stores. Heavy utilization of
Photoshop to manipulate digital images for communication to
stores. Producing Employee Manual for Retail Visual department.
Merchandising store displays. Collated and packed out signs
weekly/monthly, along with communication on how to display. Set
up special projects with stores, such as additional fixturing or
signage needed, displays and merchandising, etc.
July 2002 to Back to Health Chiropractic Fountain
Valley, CA
August 2003 Office Manager/Administrator
$35,000/year + bonus
Responsibilities include: Supervise massage therapy/sales staff.
Maintain sales spreadsheets, graphs and goals. Create flyers
through desktop publishing. Provide customer service by rooming
patients, answering questions, etc. Collect funds form patients.
Research insurance benefits and medical records. Create
documents and correspondence, including letters to ongoing
patients, medical device companies, etc. Order supplies and
merchandise. Maintain patient files.
July 1999 to Learning Tree University Costa Mesa,
CA
July 2002 Senior Program Administrator $40,000/year
Responsibilities include: Supervise Program Administration
staff. Create vital P&L reports for Campus Director, as well as
maintain weekly reports. Confirm classes with instructors on a
weekly basis, making decisions to cancel or continue course.
Coordinate Open Houses with instructors, Program Coordinators
and Campus Staff. Write copy, proof and edit catalogs for
various departments. Catalog coordinator for all departments,
ensuring that all deadlines are met. Facilitate instructor
database management. Manage inventory and integrity of campus
bookstore. Maintain instructor textbook library and procure
inventory as necessary. Recruit instructors. Coordinate, manage
and maintain database of certificate programs. Have acted in
Program Coordinator function for every department - Business,
Visual Arts, Information Technology and
Writers/Health/Recreation/Humanities - introducing new classes,
writing syllabi, interviewing and hiring teachers, and marketing
courses. Have acted as Student Service Representative, helping
customers, enrolling students and maintaining student database.
Have acted as Professional Education Specialist, counseling
students in courses and certificate programs.
Nov. 1998 to Design to Print, Inc. Mission
Viejo, CA
July 1999 Office Manager $10.00/hour
Responsibilities included: Accounts Receivables, Accounts
Payables, office supply purchasing, letter correspondence,
filing, customer service, estimates.
Sep. 1997 to Duane Gomer Seminars, Inc. Mission
Viejo, CA
July 1999 Administrative Asst./Customer Service Rep. $9.50/hour
Responsibilities included: Desktop publishing newsletters,
flyers, postcards, etc. Answering customer service questions
and signing up students for classes/seminars. Packing and
shipping student materials. Weekly inventory. Ordering supplies
and student materials.
June 1996 to Vans, Inc. Orange, CA
March 1997 Distributor $11.00/hour
Responsibilities included: Weekly allocation of merchandise to
83 stores nationwide. Initiating and tracking inter-store
transfers. Creating purchase orders to be received into the
central warehouse. Implementing and supervising consolidations
of outdated/out-of-season products from stores.
July 1993 to Right Start, Inc. Westlake
Village, CA
June 1996 Associate Retail Planner $9.00/hour
Tracked weekly sales information and inventory levels to
determine restock requirements for 22 national stores. Tracked
out of stock products by location weekly, creating purchase
orders for each location. Tracked net value of merchandise by
location weekly, processing receipt of goods on system.
Processed returns by location, maintaining database information
such as barcodes, pricing and SKU information to ensure
appropriate inventory levels on all in-store promotions. As
Retail Sales associate, responsibilities included customer
service, handling cash receipt transactions, product ordering,
inventory, stocking and merchandising fixtures.
Education
Jan 2011 to California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA
Present Geography Major
Aug 1999 to Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
Dec 2009 General Education Requirements
A.A. in Liberal Arts
Oct 1999 Learning Tree University Irvine, CA
Certificate for Production & Inventory Management (CPIM)
Dec 1993 Coastline Community College Costa Mesa, CA
Travel Agent Certificate (95% completion)
July 1988 Edison High School Huntington Beach,
CA
General Ed. And College Prep.