Terry Zuehls

N**** Buboltz Road

New London, WI *4961

920-***-****

ad4hvy@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY Several years of experience in management and public relations. Strong managerial skills, which include personnel acquisition and release, scheduling, purchasing, forecasting of sales, budgets and goal objectives. Excellent work ethics and organizational skills. HIGHLIGHTS * Strong communication skills * Proficient in Microsoft Word/Excel

* Team player * Self motivated

* Accurate and attention to detail * Report Generator

* Create Presentations * Dedicated

EXPERIENCE

3/2005 – Present Simmons Juvenile Furniture Div. of Delta Enterprise Corp. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

• Coordinate all samples for customer line reviews, meetings and multiple yearly furniture market shows

• Managing ERP system with updating and maintaining item information, sell price, MSRP, assembled dimensions and packaging dimensions

• Create, set up and manage new product style numbers and color codes

• Create and manage internal production cost sheets

• Create and manage factory cost sheets in ERP system

• Create and execute project set-up for new production in Workfront Project Management Program

• Create and manage critical milestones for project status to meet ship dates

• Order and manage pre-production, in-house photography samples as well as customer photography samples

• Create and submit photography requests for all new item

• Review and approve photography, and website product call-out information

• Proof POP information for in-store displays as well as proofing carton litho labels

• Daily communication with factories and team in Asia

• Supply product information for new in-store or dotcom programs to customers

• Create style set-up information for company website and retailer websites

• Create replacement part style numbers

• Create and maintain product bill of materials in ERP System

• Communicate with buyers on new programs, pricing, container qty, item specifics, POP, litho and carton requirements

• Manage color control between China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia factories

• Create purchase orders for replacement parts

• Customer service

• Consumer services manager

• New employee hire

3/1998 – 3/2005 Simmons Juvenile Furniture

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

• Prepare sales reports

• Prepare and organize meetings and product presentations

• Create price lists

• Create show order forms

• Organize furniture shows including set-up, working the show and tear down

• Efficient in AS400 ERP system

• Report to VP of Sales

3/1996 – 1998 Simmons Juvenile Furniture

RECEPTIONIST

• Switchboard

• A/P Filing

• Wood and softgoods invoice filing

• Incoming and outgoing mail

• Monthly reports

• Monthly phone billing

• Misc. projects as needed

• Computer Entry

• Lumber freight bills

• Mattress & vinyl totals for commissions

• Customer floor surveys

• Yearly inventory

1995 – 10/1995 Greentree Health and Rehabilitation Center BOOKKEEPER

• Accounts Payable

• Accounts Receivable

• Bank Deposits

• Daily census – documentation of in-house patients, new admissions, discharges and patients care level

• Mail distribution to staff and residents

• Billing (private pays and insurance companies)

1989 – 1994 Greentree Health and Rehabilitation Center DIRECTOR – HOUSEKEEPING/LAUNDRY SERVICES

• Payroll

• Create work schedule

• Management of materials & inventory control

• Coordination of personnel and liaison duties during state and federal inspections

• Employee and customer relations duties

• Member of strategic planning committee

• Quality Control involving compliance with state and federal health and sanitation regulations.

1987 – 1989 Home care of three beautiful daughters 1986 – 1987 Klockner-Moeller Inc.

RECEPTIONIST AND INSIDE SALES

• Receptionist duties involving communication flow management and first contact customer relations

• Maintained data filing systems and associated clerical duties – typing 50wpm

• Inside sales and associated order processing duties Education

1997 Administrative Assistant Information Processing Principles – Fox Valley Technical College 1996 Principles of Marketing 1 – Fox Valley Technical College 1982 High School Graduate – New London Senior High School Affiliations *Treasurer for local New London Girls Youth Softball Association

*Religious education teacher

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