Karen Kreamer: in New York, NY

Analyze sales and planning forecasts to support multiple product lines. Create and present reports to support multiple functions, including the Executive, Sales, Planning, Information Services, and Marketing teams. • Created and implemented sales and sell thru reporting for largest accounts. Using Edifice and PivotLink systems, developed reports to support the CEO, Sales Team, and product managers. • On a weekly basis, compile sales reporting data from SAP applications for largest accounts and present to the Executive team. Analyze seasonal sales trends and assist with corporate forecasting. • Provide expert knowledge to all levels of management on matters related to revenue generation, such as sales bookings, product shipments, and orders. • Develop scoring systems for largest clients to support the Executive team’s decision-making process. Incorporate data regarding sales, returns, discounting terms, and marketing dollars to create reports used by the CEO in meetings with clients and the parent company. • Track product shipments from global factories and generate weekly reports tracking whether seasonal product lines are reaching clients on schedule. Create action plans for any inventory risk or gaps. • Created a fiscal tracker for Sales team goals that is distributed monthly. • Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis for Executive, Planning, Sales, and Information Services teams. • Interim Planning Analyst (Feb 2014- June 2014) ? Prepared and built out monthly and quarterly forecasting documents for financial and global team using current and historical sales data. Lead monthly calls discussing forecast documents and game plan for upcoming month and quarter. ? Lead a weekly call on forecasting completed orders with the Global Planning team. Cover how transactions are trending to forecast and whether revenue can be recognized. ? Analyzed inventory trends in our distribution channels. Prepare and present monthly inventory documents to Global Team.

• Managed and served the accounts of the company’s largest clients by monitoring the status of orders, reorder needs, and future order assignments. • Ensured the accuracy of client orders, including purchasing terms, product availability, routing information, and shipping timelines. • Coordinated with multiple functional teams to anticipate and resolve issues as they arose.