Human Resource Recruiter:
Please accept this letter and the uploaded resume as a way of introduction
to your company.
My employment history consists;
. 12yrs of Food and Beverage Management
. 5yrs of Human Resources/Recruiting
. 5yrs of Merchandising Assistant for Lowes Companies
. 5yrs of Account Support Manager for Lowes Companies
. 5yrs of Project Manager for Lowes Companies
From supportive to leading roles, I've gathered a tremendous amount of
professional experience through the day-to-day operations, business
courses, education and training in the Hospitality, Customer Service and
Retail/Manufacturing Industries. These experiences have helped me gain
knowledge and to continue to improve my team building, customer service and
project management skills. I currently have responsibility to facilitate
via email, phone and internal website the questions, comments and concerns
of 7,000 Store Associates regarding specific reset projects in the field.
In addition to my experience and my "never stop improving" attitude; I
believe my skills and qualifications listed on my resume, make me an ideal
candidate for various account and managerial support positions and an asset
your company.
I am very interested in speaking with you personally to discuss this
opportunity. You may reach me at 727-***-****. Thank you for consideration
and I look forward to speaking to you soon.
Sincerely,
Cindy Singer
cell: 727-***-****
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cindy-singer/21/687/814
acvx1w@r.postjobfree.com
Cindy L. Singer 5756 Calais Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33714 - 727-***-****
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cindy-singer/21/687/814
acvx1w@r.postjobfree.com
Executive Summary:
. Over fifteen year's successful progression from merchandising account
support to project management.
. Extended resume details may be found on my LinkedIn account.
Experience:
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Mooresville, NC 28117
Project Manager November 2011 to present
. Project management over multiple merchandise assortments for
collateral material totaling $2million +/- per projects in budgeted
PARS annually; all key components from conception to merchandising
execution in store operations.
. Accountable for the development, implementation and consistency of
business processes and procedures to plan and deliver Product Support
Materials (signage, displays and fixtures) to Stores in collaboration
with Merchandising, Planogramming, and Store Environment
collaboration.
. Facilitating effective teamwork and communications across all key
stakeholders within Lowe's, Print and Merchandising vendors and Store
Operations.
. Responsible for gathering, analyzing project specific information to
communicate to key stakeholders and business partners.
. Build financial PAR documents to obtain approval for expenses or store
purchases.
. Produce contracts with third party labor for work to be performed in
the stores, and validate work has been completed to corporate
expectations.
. Schedule projects using multiple reporting systems and software ie:
DART, Project Management Tool, Quickbase, and Project Console. All
Lowe's internal systems.
Archway Marketing Services Mooresville, NC 28117
Lowe's Account Support Manager September 2010 to November 2011
. Assisting Lowe's with the development, implementation and consistency
of business processes and procedures to plan and deliver Product
Support Materials to Store Operations.
. Facilitating effective teamwork and communications across all key
stakeholders within Lowe's and business partners.
. Responsible for gathering, analyzing project specific information to
communicate across all key stakeholders within Lowe's and business
partners.
GHP Group, Inc. Mooresville, NC 28117
Retail Account Support Manager March, 2008 to August 2010
. Proficient in numerous retailer systems for maintenance of various
customer data collection and marketing software systems including, but
not limited to; Lowe's, Home Depot, Amazon, and Walmart.
. Project management for merchandising programs; all key components from
factory conception to store execution.
. Gathered competitive product data and articulated benefits of
company's products relative to competition.
. Completed item/vendor setup/maintenance in all retailers designated
software system by client
. Generated weekly sales reporting for each assigned account.
. Created the PowerPoint presentations for the Sales Team for customer
meetings.
Desa International, Inc.
Mooresville, NC 28117
Retail Account Support Manager January 2007 to March 2008
. Collaborated in the account management of Lowe's Companies in the
program development.
. Project management for merchandising programs; all key components from
factory conception to store execution.
. Executed revenue forecast reporting and tracked performance vs. plan.
. Created the PowerPoint presentations for the Sales Team for customer
meetings.
. Coordinated the development of marketing and signage materials for
specific accounts.
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Mooresville, NC 28117
Merchandising Assistant March, 2002 to January 2007
. Project management for merchandising programs; all key components from
factory conception to store execution.
. Served as the primary contact/liaison for 1200+ stores and 75+ vendors
for a $450 million in sales product group.
. Completed item/vendor setup/maintenance in Lowe's Client Server data
systems.
. Responsible for the implementation/maintenance of a variety of reports
such as the Product Buyback process, Store Communication System, New
Store proofing and stocking, Invoice discrepancies, Vendor charge
backs resolutions, Vendor Information Agreements, and Vendor Master
Standard Buying Agreement tracking report.
. Orchestrated the Product Line Review process that consisted of
scheduling 130+ vendor meetings, product selections, and final
preparation for the Merchandising Vice President's Final Line Review
meetings.
Education: Central Piedmont Community College 2002 - 2006 Charlotte, NC
Major - Marketing and Business Administration
License: Notary Public - North Carolina 2002 - 2017
A public officer commissioned under the authority of a
state government that performs the public functions of
witnessing signatures, administering oaths, and comparing
documents in order to attest to the validity of copies.
Volunteer: Community Volunteer Service
The Cove Church Volunteer Teams - Mooresville, NC
Church administrative duties and special projects
Chairman for Military Shoe Boxes for overseas soldiers
References: Professional references upon request.