Lara Kay
Baltimore,MD
Summary
A detail-oriented, highly empathetic team player, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker, and consensus builder. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder / Program Manager
4mundo, L.L.C
01.1999 - Current
- Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
- Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution.
- Defined company roles and responsibilities to establish and enhance processes.
- Built relationships with vendors to negotiate ideal terms for purchases.
- Maintained current understanding of pricing structures, market conditions, and trends in industry.
- Managed supply chain process, from order placement to delivery, to facilitate on-time and accurate fulfillment.
- Created and maintained portfolio of qualified vendors to expand options.
- Monitored and managed procurement budget to control costs.
- Collaborated with client's team to develop new products
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery
- Managed product lifecycles by monitoring product research & development
- Oversaw divisional marketing, advertising and new product development
- Negotiated with vendors on freight costs, cutting shipping prices by 20%
Area Manager of Operations
Watch World International
03.1996 - 10.1999
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align operations with corporate objectives.
- Devised and executed training plans for new and existing staff to support competency and compliance.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
- Supervised creation of exciting merchandise displays to catch attention of store customers.
Education
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MDSkills
- Problem identification and solving
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Attention to Detail
- Conflict resolution
- Outstanding communication skills
- Supply Chain Management
Certification
Google Project Management Professional Certificate
Google Cloud Digital Leader Training Professional Certificate
Timeline
Founder / Program Manager
4mundo, L.L.C
01.1999 - Current
Area Manager of Operations
Watch World International
03.1996 - 10.1999
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
College of Southern Maryland