Peter McCarthy
Thousand Oaks,US
Summary
Dynamic Project and Production Manager with a proven track record of enhancing product quality and streamlining supplier relations. Recognized for building strong client partnerships contributing to sustained business success. Aiming to leverage skills in a dynamic organization.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Production - Project Manager
Guitar Center
Westlake Village
04.2015 - 01.2025
- Manage all aspects of quality assurance for Guitar Center Private Label Brand Stringed Instruments
- Ensure established quality processes are documented and followed during all phases of product development including design guidelines, test plans, design reviews, testing procedures, component prototype evaluation
- Developed and composed quality assurance manuals for protocols for all stringed instruments
- Establish and implement quality specifications, testing procedures and acceptance standards for new product development
- Perform regular product teardowns and prototype reviews and report quality system metrics to key stakeholders to maintain the highest quality standards are met
- Define, enforce, refine & continuously improve product quality assurance standards
- Manage the corrective actions and work with production partners to address quality standards and issues as identified
- Effectively communicate and manage factory partners to maintain project timelines, milestones and final delivery are on schedule
- Primary contact with all Asia-Pacific factories, first and tier-two supply chain partners
- Interface with Inventory Planners, Expeditors, and International Logistics to monitor and resolve issues with purchase order confirmation, capacity and delivery challenges ensuring projects are delivered on schedule
- Collaborate with Product Management team to review existing quality processes and explore opportunities for improvement
Publishers Advertising Sales Representative
McCarthy & Associates, Inc
Westlake Village
01.1997 - 05.2014
- Winner top grossing ad sales revenue
- (Ducks Unlimited, 2007)
- Winner most new business brought into publication (Ducks Unlimited, 2007)
- Increased sales by over 500% revenues in 8 years
- Developed and implemented creative strategic plans for selling over $2.2 million in annual advertising revenue
- Market data analysis and implementation of strategic selling techniques in order to exceed yearly sales goals
- Responsible for driving sales for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Magazine portfolio of products in print
- Responsible for expanding production in order to maximize revenue
- Supervised and led national sales force establishing marketing plans and selling accounts in order to exceed sales goals
- Worked with senior management to jointly develop and grow territory in order to achieve exponential sales growth
- Provided comprehensive territory business plans, reviews, and regular sales forecasts to senior management
- Multi-task Project Management with multiple vendors simultaneously to coordinate, create and realize custom tailored media packages for client projects
- Collection of AR, generate and distribute regular sales reports and growth forecasts to senior management in Excel spreadsheet form
- Established and maintained relationships with vendors and third-party media buying agencies
- Expanded and developed existing key accounts and negotiated contracts with targeted new accounts
- Identify and acquire selling rights to new target clients and publications
- Developed and sustained long-term partnerships to achieve and maintain customer satisfaction
- Secured lucrative partnerships and contracts selling to key clients in marketplace
- Functioned steadily to successfully exceed strict monthly deadlines
- Generated new business by cold calling and developing leads within the marketplace
- Winner of multiple sales achievement awards from publishers, exceeding year over year goals set by senior management
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Music Performance
State University of New York
Purchase, NYSkills
- Client Relationship Manager
- Production Manager
- Strategic Vendor Negotiation
- Client Support
- Strategic Sales Initiatives
- Project Management
- Factory Partnership Management in Asia-Pacific
- Procurement specialist
- Quality assurance standards
- Strong market sense
Timeline
Production - Project Manager
Guitar Center
04.2015 - 01.2025
Publishers Advertising Sales Representative
McCarthy & Associates, Inc
01.1997 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Music Performance
State University of New York
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