Product Manager
Resume:
Kathryn M Stone
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
***********@*****.***
Objective: To obtain a position where my extensive organizational and management skills, along with my education and knowledge will successfully and effectively contribute to the operations of the company by meeting and exceeding company standards.
Qualifications: An effective leader with proven organizational and motivational abilities. I am a personable and articulate person with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. A committed team player with strong time management skills and able to balance priorities and work independently. And a creative problem solver with the ability to develop visionary solutions to complex challenges.
Experience: WTE Trade and Development Jan 2014 - Present
Product Manager
Powell, Ohio
Established and managed annual objectives for sourcing, product development, quality control and shipping
Developed and managed yearly budget for production and sourcing
Managed supplier selection for US purchases for global market transactions
Ensured Quality and Compliance guidelines were established and followed for raw materials purchases and usage within companies
Sourced vendors of raw materials and supplies for product development
Maintained all receiving, shipping and inventory records monthly while paying close attention to quality and expiration
Strategic planning of new product development by keeping current in the organic personal care industry
Provided analysis and metrics for the European and Asian cosmetics markets
Negotiated and wrote contracts with manufacturers for out of country sales to ensure exclusivity and negotiate lower prices yearly
Negotiated and arranged transport of goods with freight companies
Prepared manifest showing products, weights and chemical identification of finished goods to meet customs requirements
Developed, created and tested new compounds for future product lines
Branded and marketed four trademarks for the company
Intuitive Concepts 2013-2014
Administrative Assistant
Columbus, Ohio
Write press releases for speaking engagements and social schedule of Feng Shui
Master
Responsible for updating, correcting, and tracking procedure changes in company policy
Responsible for website changes and additions
Accounts payable and receivable
Attend, assist, and organize corporate team building classes for clients
Update all documents and procedures on shared server for multiple locations
Responsible for all computer hardware and software maintenance for facility
GreenDeva 2007 - 2013
Co-owner
Floyd, Virginia
Produced bath, body, and natural food products for the company
Developed and created new product lines to increase revenue and grow business
Traveled all along the East coast doing trade shows to promote business and to increase website sales
Purchasing of all supplies to manufacture products
Coordinated with trade show personnel to ensure a successful show
Rock-Tenn Company 2003-2007
The Alliance Group
Memphis, Tennessee
Quality Assurance Manager
Supervising QA departments for Memphis, TN and Olive Branch, MS
Ensure facility is up to date with all certifications including DEA and FDA
Lead quality audits within facility with outside pharmaceutical customers
Hire, orient, train, and support my team of QA auditors
Train all employees on the FDA’s cGMP (current Good Manufacturing
Practice’s), Standard Operating Procedures, Customer Work Instructions
And Safety
Report Quality Parameters to QA Manager on monthly basis
Collaborate with General Manager and team to ensure continuity of production
Analyze and conduct investigations of complaints and corrective actions
Performed functions in all Microsoft Office programs, and in AS400
Rock-Tenn Company 2000-2003
The Alliance Group
Ridgeway, Virginia
Project Manager
Gathering data from sales, design, and the customer to coordinate jobs for production of pharmaceutical customers
Continual customer contact to ensure regulations are upheld for Drug Enforcement Agency
Seeking more innovative ways to keep cost at a minimum during production
Ensuring that all customer orders are completed correctly on a timely basis, tracked, and shipped as required by the customer, and that all necessary paperwork has been completed
Coordinating the supply of all materials needed for production, shipment of finished goods, and the return or destruction of unused items.
Cost estimating of incoming and potential production work
Creating purchase orders for incoming and outgoing materials
Providing assistance to quality control during recalls
Stanley Furniture Company 1999-2000
Martinsville, Virginia
Shipping Clerk / Lead Person
Scheduled all trucking shipments and calling dispatchers for pickups
Tracked inventory and conducted quarterly inventory
Carol Wilson Fine Arts 1995-1999
Portland, Oregon
Production Planner
Scheduled work for multi-color presses and imprint machinery
Completed monthly inventory and discrepancy issues report
Communicated with the shipping supervisor to ensure timely shipments
Accounts payable and daily bank deposits
Packaging Products 1993-1995
Bassett, Virginia
Administrative Assistant
First Brands Corporation 1992-1993
Amherst, Virginia
Machine Operator
Weyerhaeuser Paper Company 1988-1992
Lynchburg, Virginia
Shipping Clerk
Education: Averett University 1987-1988
Bachelor of Science 1983-1985
Methodist College 1985-1987
Additional: DEA Certification to closely work with and manage List 1 chemicals
Zinger-Miller: Frontline Leadership Training
cGMP trainer as mandated by the Federal Government
Achieve Global: Fundamentals of Supervisory Leadership
Effective Group Problem Solving and Decision Making Training
Certificate of 0.0 Safety Incident Rate
References Available Upon Request
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