Sales Project Manager

Demetria Rucker

Product Data Analyst at Piedmont Hardware Brands

******.******@*******.***

Summary

Specialties: SAP VC FPO, PDM

Excel Subject Matter Expert

Microsoft Office ’07 & ‘10

Microsoft Project

Experience

Product Data Analyst at Piedmont Hardware Brands

September 2013 - Present (6 months)

Managed the first phase of data gathering for Newell Rubbermaid's Levolor Drapery Hardware & Amerock

division sales to Piedmont Hardware Brands. After completion, Piedmont made an offer for me to join their

team in a similar role. I manage product data activities for Amerock and Drapery Hardware Brands focusing

on data governance, change notices for implementing & obseleting master data, routes & work centers.

Create SAP IRIS & BEX master data reports. Work with Cost, Sourcing, Engineering, Planning, Plant

Operations and Brand Marketing teams to manage and coordinate master data changes.

SAP PDM Analyst at Newell Rubbermaid

July 2012 - September 2013 (1 year 3 months)

Managed SAP product data elements & new material Footprint requests. Provided required data for product

implementation and changes. Implemented product changes via SAP Service Desk Tickets & Change

Notices. Created SAP IRIS & BEX master data reports. Worked with Cost, Sourcing, Engineering, Planning,

Plant Operations and Brand Marketing teams to manage and coordinate master data changes. Managed the

first phase of data gathering for Newell Rubbermaid's Levolor Drapery Hardware & Amerock division sales.

Created master data reports and worked with Plant, Engineers, and Brand team members. Programmed Excel

formulas in the Change Management tracking spreadsheet to track Change Request history & current metrics

including current status for PDM & VC Change notices. Created Change Notices, Routes & Work Centers.

SAP Variant Configurator FPO at Newell Rubbermaid

January 2010 - July 2012 (2 years 7 months)

Built and revised custom window products in SAP VC. Created dependencies that allocated Bill of Material

components from tables, classifications and configuration profiles. Worked with engineers and plant

personnel to create and update Bill of Materials, quantities and allocations via SDTs & Change Request

notices. Provided information to plant for mapping shop floor paperwork.

Built and managed the following custom programs:

US Hard & Soft Verticals, Canadian Soft Verticals, Levolor & Kirsch Custom Drapery, Cut-To-Measure

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Drapery Hardware & Size-In-Factory

Marketing Dept. Coordinator/ Project Manager at Newell Rubbermaid

May 2001 - January 2010 (8 years 9 months)

Developed the master data report used to create the Oracle Drapery Hardware database. Created &

maintained master data reports that monitored Decorative & Basic Drapery Hardware sales activity based on

brand, material, color, length, width and price points. Worked closely with Brand managers & the Drapery

Hardware Director to create and obsolete materials. Created, maintained and provided data for Drapery

Hardware SKU rationalization. Managed Drapery Hardware product launches. Designed Drapery Hardware

marketing brochures. Initially I managed only the Drapery Hardware sales aids but later was given the

opportunity to manage all Levolor Kirsch sales aids including Blinds & Shades. Created training tools &

provided product knowledge training for new Marketing Brand managers. Managed the Excess & Obsolete

product sales. Frequently traveled to the Freeport plant to organize product displays, be onsite with buyers

and address product questions or concerns. Provided potential buyers with sales history.

In 2006, I was recognized as Drapery Hardware Change Process Subject Matter Expert for implementing and

obsolescing drapery hardware inventory

In 2004, I was selected by the Marketing Director to create a Decorative Drapery Hardware database to track

product sales, finishes, and other product specific statistics.

In 2003, I was selected by the president of Levolor-Kirsch to research how the company could profitably

dispose of $20 million USD worth of excess and obsolete finished good products on a $1 million budget

In 2002, I created innovative processes to improve the workflow for drapery hardware, blinds/ shades, and

display product development and obsolescing within the North American and Canadian Levolor Kirsch

divisions of Newell Rubbermaid

In 2001, I was selected by the Vice President of Sales to participate on the North American Motorization

Strategic Business Unit to co-represent the U.S. division.

Human Resource Technician at SPHERION CORPORATION - ConvaTec

April 2000 - May 2001 (1 year 2 months)

- Created detailed Excel databases to document information necessary for auditing Affirmative Action

Planning

- Audited files of newly hired employees and internal promotions to ensure required credentials were

incorporated

- Produced internal notebooks to document company policies and procedures

- Created employee invitations and certificates

- Produced artistic company fliers for on-site employee marketing events

- Because of my proficiency in Microsoft Office, I also produced Excel and Word documents and PowerPoint

presentations

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Recruiter Technician at QUESTCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC

November 1999 - April 2000 (6 months)

- Benchmarked quality processes and facilitated specific procedures

- Managed and created an internet sourcing database for candidates

- Co-managed the CareerBuilder.com implementation project

- Managed and performed phone screenings of candidates

- Participated on the Associate Interaction Committee that involved scheduling functions promoting peer

socialization

Broker Assistant at Merrill Lynch

June 1999 - November 1999 (6 months)

VF Services at INTERIM PERSONNEL -

December 1998 - June 1999 (7 months)

- Co-responsible for implementing, operating, and maintaining a Lotus Notes project

- Entered analytical SAP, Lotus, and Excel data and general ledger postings

- Assisted the CFO, CEO, and company accountant with SAP reports and expenditure authorizations

- Involved with reducing expenditure authorization approval times from four – six weeks to less than eight

hours

- Produced Spanish questionnaires and various documents for cost reduction investigations

- Assisted the CFO with specific projects involving problem resolution, reconciliation and locating

quantitative differences

ALL RESPONSIBILITIES WERE PERFORMED IN SPANISH WHEN NECESSARY

- Produced internal notebooks to document company policies and procedures

- Created employee invitations and certificates

- Produced artistic company fliers for on-site employee marketing events

- Because of my proficiency in Microsoft Office, I also produced Excel and Word documents and PowerPoint

presentations

Skills & Expertise

Project Management

SAP

Microsoft Office

Management

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Business Administration, 2011

Activities and Societies: 2007 – 2008 Member of the National Honor’s Society (Magna Cum Laude)

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Demetria Rucker

Product Data Analyst at Piedmont Hardware Brands

******.******@*******.***

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