Experienced Business Manager skillful in monitoring and managing daily business operations and accounting with a focus on continuous improvement. Decisive and analytical with a over 10 year history of successful budgeting and administrative support. Quickly builds relationships with both internal and external business audiences.
Well-versed in managing diverse accounts, high-volume communication, project management, and business plan development to facilitate company growth.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Administrative & Operations Manager
Costco Wholesale Corporation
01.2017 - 01.2022
International Buying & Operations Division
Established annual budget and program goals, department priorities, and volume metrics.
Managed contract negotiations and planning within an budget of $662M across 7 departments
Weekly tracking and reporting of 60+ accounts performance, projections against actuals to Exec team.
Provide monthly and bi-annual financial reports which include sale invoices, margin, expenses and variances.
Conducted set-up and onboarding of new partner accounts.
Observed all procurement local laws, regulations and other applicable obligations.
Oversaw adequacy and soundness of divisions global pricing practices.
Negotiate restructuring of annual global service contracts to ensure agreement terms are equitable across all regional offices, producing $4M in revenue YoY.
Developed and managed system standards aligned with company accounting policies and local regulatory.
Processed employee expense reports quickly to prevent delays in payouts.
Facilitate quarterly planning session with internal stakeholders to foster strategic planning and sharing.
Assisted Vice President and General Manager with variety of highly sensitive business matters with utmost discretion.
Business Admin Supervisor
Costco Wholesale
01.2010 - 01.2017
U.S Buying Division
Sales and Forecasting of $430M across 40 key vendor accounts
Managed weekly sales trend and market comps issues
Provide operations support to over 400 warehouses
Assisted In Marketing management of National and Competitive promotions $80M+
Monitored and evaluated personnel performance to complete annual reviews, recommend advancement, or address productivity concerns.
Supervising and Training of ICS in department procedures, goals and professional development
Managed over $80M in Marketing Ads and Promotional sales spanned across 200+ SKUS
Secured product expansion with prestige brands and account growth $1.4M +316% to LY
Managed import item programs Terms, Freight, Logistics and Inventory planning
Non Foods Division
Maintained various reports, such as Budget, SKU Plan, Weekly Item Sales, D&D Query’s,
Category Sales and Regional Projection reporting
Process and tracked 200+ purchase orders weekly for 20 product categories
Managed traffic and freight accounting discrepancies
Assisted Buyer with Markdowns/Margin Adjustments and Rebate opportunities
Processed Comps Comparisons and evaluate fluctuations in market
Assisted with Markdowns/Margin Adjustments
Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines
Education
o B.S. Degree - Business Management
Western Governors University
2022
Associate of Arts Degree - undefined
Western Governors University
2018
Skills
Executive Leadership
Client/Vendor Relations
Project Management
Budget & Forecast Planning
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Profit and Loss Reporting
Global Contracts & Negotiations
BI Reporting, OMS, CMC, Suites
Account payable/receivables
Policy and Procedure Implementation
Staff Management
Timeline
Business Administrative & Operations Manager
Costco Wholesale Corporation
01.2017 - 01.2022
Business Admin Supervisor
Costco Wholesale
01.2010 - 01.2017
o B.S. Degree - Business Management
Western Governors University
Associate of Arts Degree - undefined
Western Governors University
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