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SENIOR PRODUCT, VENDOR OPERATIONS MANAGER - HOME, OWNED BRANDS, TARGET

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Senior Consumer Retail Program Operations | 
Vividly Growing Lovable Products, Brands, & Companies

Humor alongside natural and trained abilities to listen, connect, coach, and influence frequently lead toward meaningful product discovery and delivery. Some days the architect, others the collaborator, my leadership is founded upon the team building of vivid product solutions driven by inspiring consumer benefits, memorable moments, and brand stories that stick. But why do my collaborative team efforts stick?
 
Perhaps persuasion and durability claims boil down to being comfortable in one’s own skin and project preparation. A researched and quantitative understanding of consumer audience, stakeholder challenge, and bandwidth for change requires planned effort and relaxed delivery. Practice and fire-testing over the years have yielded an engaging weaver of consumer benefits that frequently makes executives pause and reconsider their markets while laughing about little things that make life worth living.

PERSUASIVE DETAILS MATTER:
I sweat team details and diligently prepare benefits, insight, return, and context to provide collaborative solutions often better than others. Imagine me zooming in/out to reframe goals from a variety of audience perspectives; a variable lens that frequently exposes unique opportunities. 

PATTERNS:
My life is insights-driven, naturally seeing patterns, and connecting dots that would otherwise remain hidden. My mind models futures & connections for others which helps people more easily place themselves in those futures. Not a pure quantifier or data cruncher. Yet a strong sense of how my experience-driven lens applied to business problems can be enriched with process and data.

TEAM: 
Motivating, calming, and prepared voice of understanding, direction, and initiative who can orchestrate the right talent where it is most effective and appropriate. I am unavoidably a servant-leader who likes to roll up my own sleeves, pick up struggling pieces, and remove obstacles for cross-functional teammates.


INDONESIAN MANUFACTURER, DESIGNER, & CONVERTER OF VOLUME CONSUMER HANDICRAFT, PACKAGING, & PAPER GIFTING PRODUCTS
Key Roles: Product Strategy/Development, Presentation/Case, Sustainability/Diversity, Enterprise Planning, Digital Business Transformation
•	Used talent & experience to drive transition from reactive contract manufacturer to proactive vendor strategic partner.
•	Conducted business development, senior-level engagement, & persuasive presenting & defending of strategic proposals.
•	Fostered proactive management thinking to strengthen, position, & improve company value proposition and perception.
•	Gathered category information & essential research to assure persuasive progress toward partnership and business growth goals.
•	Identified business & marketing challenges, drivers, & competitive dynamics informing program implications & opportunities.
•	Delivered client-facing vendor positioning & marketing communications to assure improved corporate messaging & alignments.
•	Guided programs ranging from HR to compliance to better interface with cross-functional team planning, marketing, & finance.
•	Crafted concise business & creative proposals to engage and persuade internal & external cross-functional management.
Accomplishments:

ELITE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CLUB DELIVERING TEAM EDUCATION, TRAINING, & INDIVIDUAL SKILLS FOCUSED ON BODY, MIND, & SPIRIT
•   Supportive, intuitive bridge between players, families, and athletic aspirations in a competitive environment.
•   Extensive regional & national travel, materials, goal setting, scheduling, communications, individualized planning, and barrier
identification across cultures, socioeconomic status, and learning styles.

HEAD WOMEN'S COACH - TRAINER/MENTOR/AGE GROUP DIRECTOR

NORTH AMERICAN MARKETER, DESIGNER, AND MANUFACTURER OF HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL AND CONSUMER POWER SOLUTIONS
Key Roles: Product Strategy/Planning, Product Execution/Brand Marketing, Omni-Channel Management, Pricing & Promotions, PIM Systems
•	Owned the pragmatic product & market strategy, design, positioning, & road mapping of programs from concept to launch.
•	Understood consumer needs and identified not only features but benefits to enhance internal execution & channel adoption.
•	Synched product, supply, & creative initiatives across global teams. Established shared vision, buy-in, and clear messaging.
•	Intuition for planning, analysis, design, user experience, & the benefit hooks that excite diverse stakeholders and earn return.
Accomplishments:
Consumer insights and B2B campaigns leveraged to grow branded surge & accessory programs (200+ products)
Retailers include Target, Best Buy, CostCo, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon, & extensive channel partnerships.

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, CONSUMER POWER

RETAIL SALES CONSULTANCY SPECIALIZING IN MANAGEMENT, MARKET INSIGHTS, AND TREND SERVICES FOR RETAILERS AND THEIR BRANDS
Key Roles: Brand Introduction/Growth, International Factory Representation, Demand/Inventory Planning, Insights/Analytics, Presentation
•	Managed development, testing, sales, and promotional marketing plans collaborating across global cross-functional teams.
•	Focus categories ranged from back-to-school supplies to seasonal gifts and outdoor home/patio to sporting goods.
•	Delivered exceptional service, speed, reporting, and key analysis designed to maximize measurable business growth at Target.
Accomplishments:
Joint Venture Yoobi / Target; back-to-school, social media, & give program. Over 100 SKUs and surpassed $20M retail in 2015.
Extensive Target Owned Brand experience (Threshold, Smith & Hawken, etc.) Project, testing, and compliance management.

SENIOR PRODUCT & ACCOUNT MANAGER - NATIONAL/OWNED BRANDS

GLOBAL LICENSING, MANUFACTURING, & SALES AGENCY SPECIALIZING IN BRANDS AND RETAILERS THAT ENABLE CONSUMERS TO ENJOY LIFE
Key Roles: Product Development/Management, Account/Stakeholder Care, Creative/Packaging/Story, Cross-Functional Team, Licensing
•	Strategically planned & tactically executed the global Wenger and Swiss Gear camping product programs for 2012, 2013, 2014.
•	Managed direct reports alongside strategy, content, campaign, design, sourcing, & sales teams to create segment programs.
•	Products ranged from sleeping solutions & bags to hand-held electronics, tents, furniture, and backpacks.
•	Daily Projects: delivery, market definition, content/packaging, pricing, proposal development, line reviews, and market analysis.
Accomplishments:
Target Stores; placement of forty (40) items or $21 million retail dollars in 2013.
Extensive value-engineering, process management, and tracking tools.
CONSUMER RETAIL, GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
www.linkedin.com/in/thomasthaldorf
651-428-5538 (Cell) // tj.thaldorf@gmail.com

SENIOR GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGER - VICTORINOX/SWISSGEAR OUTDOOR

OPEN GLOBAL FINANCIAL SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUITIONS & THEIR COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE CLIENTS
Key Roles: Digital/Traditional Marketing, Multi-Channel Public Relations, C-Suite Speech/White Paper, Technical/Educational Content
•	B2B marketing, communications, and public relations (MAR/COM/PR) collaborating with team of six (6).
•	Direct sales support. Positioning, localization, and measurement of campaigns designed to target global financial institutions.
•	Extensive media planning / relations, technology, reporting, selection, and implementation (Salesforce, On24, I-Linc, ExacTarget).
•	Diverse digital & traditional tactics seen in print, product, event, & social media. Range includes broad content, video to audio.
Accomplishments:
Financial network additions: Citibank and Commerce Bank
Web-Cast Specialization / Attendance Average: 220+

CHANNEL MARKETING MANAGER - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN

SENIOR PRODUCT CONSULTANT - SALES, MARKETING, & BRAND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT	11/2008 - 3/2010
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS AND NEW VENTURE CONSULTING SERVICES
Key Roles: Change Management, Technology Partnerships/Collaborations, Start-Up/Business Planning, Cross-Functional Team/Coaching
•	End-to-end project planning and implementation. Market, product research (CPG), ventures, delivery systems, and bridges (API).
•	Consumer connections focusing on e-commerce (B2B/B2C), new product introduction (NPI), event orchestration, & outsourcing.
•	Extensive project & marketing strategy ranging from process to SAAS and conceptual design to system selections (ERP/CRM).
•	Ideas translated into business reality leveraging consumer, marketing, technology, process, compliance, & modernization insight.
•	Marketing objectives included internal, external, and interactive services marketing, mapping, & systems. Extensive discovery.
Accomplishments:
Atomic School; production, content, technology & economies of scale. Integrated Microsoft Dynamics GP and .Net solutions.
North Country Region: technology partnerships, market discovery, change management, process identification, & mapping.

Independent Contractor & Consulting Services

ADVERTISING SPECIALTY, PROMOTIONAL, SALES, AND MARKETING SERVICES AGENCY
Key Roles: Large Team Management, Process Improvement, Technology/Tools, Warehouse/Account Operations, Program Management
•	Strategic digital & product design, sourcing, content, & program marketing. Brand licensing with and for corporate partnerships.
•	Extensive proposal writing (RFP), web delivery systems (B2B, B2C), brand enhancement, product, and vivid positioning (NPI).
•	Directed account management staff & technical vendors. Improved HR, training, team, creative, technology, and fulfillment.
•	E-commerce and learning management systems (LMS) experience including wire-framing, content, QA, training, and versioning.
•	Client Examples: Polaris, DirecTV, Samsung, Best Buy, Snap Fitness, Buffet's, NBC Sports, and Jackson National Life.
Accomplishments:
Expanded staff from twenty (20) to forty (40) and improved employee morale and retention by 25%.
Fostered first year of profitability and grew sales from $10M to $30M.
Inspired growth by proliferating investment and return philosophies (ROI) rather than simple cost mentalities.

OPERATIONS MANAGER - ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY, & WAREHOUSE

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Thomas Thaldorf: SENIOR PRODUCT, VENDOR OPERATIONS MANAGER - HOME, OWNED BRANDS, TARGET in Bloomington, MN

Thomas Thaldorf

PRAGMATIC INSTITUTE

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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, OPUS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, OPUS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS