Marketing Manager Account Executive
Resume:
DINNA TROVERO
I am a highly motivated, results-driven, experienced marketing professional, currently looking to resume my professional career after dedicating the past ten years volunteering and supporting the local school and community.
COMMUNITY/ SCHOOL VOLUNTEER
Ogden International School of Chicago, Chicago, IL,
• PTO President 2017 – 2019
Founded and organized the PTO in 2017 to build the community, foster relationships between parents and teachers.
• Yearbook Administrator. 2016 – 2018. Led, organized and created the yearbook to showcase the students, faculty and school. Successfully reduced the previous year’s costs by over 45%.
• PTA Secretary 2014 – 2016.
Organized and volunteered at school events conducted by the PTA.
• Girl Scouts Troop Leader 2014 – 2015.
Led a group of third and fourth grade students as a Girl Scouts Troop Leader. Mentored the 3rd and 4th grade students to work on increasing confidence, character, community, and friendship.
• Emerald City Children’s Theater, Chicago, IL, Community Board Member 2014 – 2017. Assisted with the creative development and planning for future theater seasons, with a focus on inspiring young learners.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ACH Foods, Oakbrook, IL, Marketing Consultant.
2013 ACH Foods is a manufacturer of private label spices for big box retailers.
• Supported the Marketing and Sales teams with presentation decks and product mix of a private label spice brand.
• Provided general marketing support for the development of product labels. Worked to ensure correct specifications were implemented per the regulated legal requirements. Managed production timelines and status updates for the Sales team.
Farmer Brothers Company, Torrance, CA, Director of Marketing 2008 – 2011 Farmer Brothers Company is a manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor of coffee and non-coffee (culinary) products to the institutional food service segment. The company operates in the business of roasting, packaging, and distributing coffee and allied products through direct and brokered sales to its customers throughout the United States.
• Accountable for providing leadership, management, innovative vision and overall direction to the category’s product management. Reduction of over 50% of product portfolio eliminating duplication and redundancy of like SKUs and products while managing through raw materials minimizing financial liability by $2M by creating greater operations efficiencies.
• Direct supervisor of the product development team, including product managers, channel managers, and category managers. Lead efforts to execute operating parameters for new processes and to execute best practice procedures often within tight timelines, across all functional disciplines to assure timely delivery. CONTACT INFORMATION
Dinna Trovero
adhk1d@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Science
Double Major: Marketing &
Management 1987
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Maple Leaf Foods, Des Plaines, IL, Marketing Consultant 2006 – 2008. Maple Leaf’s Frozen Bakery is the North American leader in the rapidly growing frozen par-baked bread market. Par-baked provides in-store bakery, foodservice and club store operators that delivers premium quality, fresh- baked products.
Provided customer marketing support for key foodservice National Restaurant Chain accounts: Chick-Fil-A and Cheesecake Factory. Development of new products and customer’s proprietary custom products and formulations to enhance total customer offering.
Manage the launch of Foodservice web site design project. Led the development of the strategies and tactics for the Artisan Category for Retail channel. Manage new product development, screening out opportunities for product development for National Accounts custom (proprietary) products and formulations.
Received 2006 “BRAVO award” for recognition for excellence in project management having led a cross functional team, the largest program in Maple Leaf Foods history. Sara Lee Foodservice, Rolling Meadows, IL, Sr. Marketing Manager – Gourmet Coffee 1999 – 2005. Global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, branded food and beverage products for consumers throughout the world with operations in 58 countries and distribution in more than 180 nations. Senior Marketing Manager, Gourmet Coffee (2003 - 2005)
• Led the development of Premium Brand Strategies for the Away from Home premium coffee category. Held total P&L responsibility in addition to growing the premium branded coffee with a projected return on investment of 40%.
• Developed premium brand platform, brand architecture and branded solution for gourmet coffee brand.
• Proactively utilized consumer, customer and competitive data and knowledge to assess and create business solutions. Ownership of the brand’s P&L, product forecasting and pricing.
• Led and managed cross-functional relationships with R&D, Market Research, Finance, Supply Chain and Sales. Built and managed agency relationships and alliances to build brand support, sales tools as well as external communications with PR and media placement.
Marketing Manager, Specialty Coffee (1999 - 2003)
• Hired to create and develop branded premium coffee solutions for the Away from Home market.
• Developed and launched a branded specialty program which enhanced Sara Lee’s presence in the gourmet specialty coffee category. Since the program’s inception in 1999, volume increased 88% and yearly margins grew by more than 29%.
Marketing Manager, Best’s Kosher (1994 - 1999)
• Responsible for all aspects of product development by interfacing with cross functional teams: R&D, manufacturing, purchasing and sales. Held full P&L responsibility for a $100M product line. David Cravit & Associates, Chicago, IL, Account Executive
• Developed National and Regional sports marketing opportunities leveraging sports teams (Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns)
Marketing Expressions, Inc, Chicago, IL Account Executive
• Coordinated client strategies and recommend promotional plans and tactics. Worked as a brand steward to ensure promotional message was on brand and fully integrated across all elements of the marketing mix. Frankel & Company, Chicago, IL, Account Coordinator
• Built positive cross functional relationships within department coordinating the execution of promotional programs.
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