Christopher T. Clark

415-***-****

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Qualifications: Management/Supervision, Scheduling, Purchasing/Procurement, Complex Problem Solving, Team building, Decision Making, Marketing/Advertising, Budgeting, Human Resources, Hiring, Payroll/Banking/Bookkeeping, Merchandising/Marketing, Liaison, Inventory Control Experience:

2/16-present Director, Strategic Sourcing, Gracenote, Inc., A Nielsen Company

(Emeryville, CA)

Purchase high value good and services for entertainment data company. Set up new vendors, track software purchasing/licensing/renewals 1/06-2/16 Procurement Manager, UC Berkeley, Dept of Molecular and Cell Biology (Berkeley, CA)

Manage staff of twelve, oversee all purchasing for three stockroom locations, negotiate pricing contracts with twenty+ different vendors, manage receiving, delivery, and mail services for four+ campus buildings, analyze recharge systems, provide leadership and focus for staff with a concentration on customer service, productivity and positive morale 08/01-11/05 Retail Coordinator, Hear Music (Walnut Creek, CA) Oversee and evaluate seven store managers, rollout new procedures, lead store manager conference calls, facilitate off site sales, merchandising, marketing/advertising, employee evaluations, hiring/firing, manage ten purchasing cards, oversee purchasing/merchandising/inventory for stores 01/01-08/01 Store Manager, Hear Music (Berkeley, CA) Manage staff of fifteen, HR, payroll, merchandising/marketing, budgeting, purchasing/inventory control, increased sales by 16% in two months, increased morale and productivity, promoted after five months 08/00-09/00 Pandora (Oakland, CA)

Researched and collected “Top 500” albums for Internet music startup 05/98-08/00 General Manager, Tower Records #119 (San Francisco, CA) Managed staff of 50 (including 3 sales mgrs, 8 buyers, and 6 supervisors), responsible for a $2.5 million inventory. Increased sales from -20% to

+30% after 9 months, decreased turnover by 50%, increased morale and productivity, awarded performance bonuses after every quarter 05/95-05/98 Sales Manager, Tower Records #121 (San Francisco, CA) Store Manager Tower Video #119 (San Francisco) & #172 (Boston) Hiring/firing, inventory control/purchasing, budgeting, scheduling, merchandising/marketing, banking. Increased sales by at least 20% in both stores within 6 months, increased morale and productivity, awarded performance bonuses after every quarter