Christy Trahan: Vendor Manager - Trade Books in Seattle, WA

Managed all aspects of relationships with publisher to achieve revenue and profitability goals. Drove initiatives across cross-functional teams to improve vendor and customer experience while meeting tight deadlines. Developed and executed negotiation strategy to achieve financial goals for books business. Partnered with vendors to resolve chronic issues including data quality, transportation and automation of feeds. Established an improved system for reviewing Nielson data on a weekly and annual basis. Developed a standardized reporting process for deals reporting, and worked with cross-functional partners to develop updated standards for nominations. Conducted financial analysis and identified business opportunities in assigned categories of travel and calendars to reach growth targets.