Rose Mary Spooner

Manage procurement, order management, assembly team and warehouse operations. Led SAP implementation. Improve operations efficiency. Negotiate contracts with vendors and logistics partners.

Administer and manage all aspects of sales, business development, account management, and relationship building. Conduct extensive recruitment, training, and employee mentoring. Supervise a team of 12 inside sales professionals. Collaborate with sales executives to generate additional revenues. Facilitate proposal development, pricing and quote preparation.

Served as product life cycle expert, directing product planning, resource allocation, vendor relations, and negotiations. Identified marketing campaigns to build brands and increase visibility. Delivered excellence in product positioning, communications, collateral material development, and online presence. Negotiated and secured vendor leads. Trained and mentored sales group. Formulated scripts and developed client proposals. Recommended products and pricing for large proposals.

Managed purchasing/procurement, warehouse operations/logistics, and inventory control. Led a team of purchasing agents, warehouse/materials processing personnel, and administrative staff. Strategically negotiated pricing, contracts, and terms with vendors.

Oversaw strategic planning, purchasing, sales/marketing, recruitment, A/R and A/P. Coordinated account management and business development. Supervised team of 10 sales managers, administrative staff, A/R professionals, product managers, and purchasing agents. Cultivated key relationships with manufacturers to leverage marketing dollars and vendor leads.

Directed sales, customer service, account development, and technical troubleshooting/training. Devised and bench marked policies, programs, and standards.

Graduated Magna Cum Laude Participated in Engineering School Co-Op Program with Rockwell International. Studied abroad in Madrid, Spain. University Scholar, Universtity Scholarship, SEAS Dean's Scholarship, Arementraut Scholarship, Rockwell International Outstanding Co-Op Student Scholarship, Jordan Scholar, National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship.