Paula DiGiovanni

International Merchandise Manager @ True Value Company

Country

United States

City

Greater Chicago Area

Industry

Retail

Skill

Purchase Orders, Supplier Management, Procurement, Critical Thinking, Business Process Management, Project Reporting, External Relationships, Customer Satisfaction, Customer-Focused Selling, Analytical Skills, Presentations, Sales Management, Account Management, Internal Communications, Organization Skills, Negotiation, Client Relations, Sales, Strategic Thinking, Marketing Strategy

Experience

International Merchandise Manager

True Value Company

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

Chicago, Illinois

International Product Merchant

True Value Company

2014-6 - 2018-1 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Chicago, IL

• Develop new and existing vendor relationships for the International Markets to increase revenue and profit in territory while working to expand True Values product reach • Manage day-to-day operations to the international businesses that drive sales and margin for the co-op and its retailers • Remote and onsite retail analyses of categories while visiting international retailers (Latin America, Caribbean and Mexico) • Develop product strategy for the International Markets based on key categories, providing pricing and product analyses of promotions to determine growth

Global Sourcing Product Specialist

True Value Company

2012-7 - 2014-6 · 2 yrs

Chicago, il

• Identify and implement global vendors for various merchandising departments in order to facilitate the purchase of competitive product across the co-op • Analyze current merchandising programs and retail assortments versus potential import programs for cost-savings • Interact cross-functionally with merchandising teams to analyze current market trends/opportunities and make recommendations based on global import vendor opportunities • Work closely with Branding and global vendors to design and implement private label brands

Communications Associate

Hamilton Sundstrand

2011-5 - 2012-7 · 1 yr 3 mos

Rockford, Illinois Area

• Implement and deliver effective communication plans to global team, engineering team and customers. • Manage engineering change memos, provide export approvals with classifications, track SOW deliverables, contract sub-tier documents completeness, weight Load summaries for two engineering systems, and report detailing fluctuations and dollars earned/spent. • Resource tracking: Compile and complete monthly actual summary vs. planned summary; program spend vs. planned, and report monthly main FC levels.

Marketing Coordinator

Wahl Clipper Corporation

2009-3 - 2011-5 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Provide assistance in analyzing market research data from focus groups, zoomerangs, psychodramas, and retail market data to determine market trends • Research competitors’ current market strategies, products, and new technologies to determine how we compare and what to focus on for future strategies/product innovations. • Responsible for overseeing final graphics proofs, sales presentations, and logistics to ensure timely and accurate product