DENISE UPCHURCH
**W*** Helen Avenue, West Chicago, Illinois 60185 630-***-****
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Summary
Account Manager with extensive experience in product customization, procurement, and supply chain management for national retailers, healthcare insurers, and membership organizations. Seeking a position where my skills and insight are fully utilized.
Professional Experience
Account Manager/Print Specialist CPS Cards – Glendale Heights, IL March 2012 to Present
Sales Support
• Coordinate with client and sales team to develop design specifications
• Serve as a liaison between sales team and vendors
• Analyze and revise procedures to enhance communication between the sales team and production
Account Manager
• Design and layout projects based on client specifications
• Recommend alternatives that would increase the quality of the project
• Manage the procurement process to ensure quality materials within the client’s budget
• Monitor production process to assure that the timeline is maintained
• Arrange shipping to meet client timelines
• Create quote requests, sales orders, purchase orders
• Manage account billing and inventory
• Proficient in Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Sage and Salesforce
Vendor Relations
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with new and current vendors
• Review vendor performance to ensure client expectations are met through quality service and favorable pricing
• Attend meetings to ensure product is useable
• Performed onsite inspections at vendor locations to determine that quality meets the specification
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
Marketing Concentration Accounting Minor Carthage College, 2011