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SARAH WILLIS

Hanover,MA

Summary

Professional business leader with strong track record in overseeing operations, driving performance, and enhancing profitability. Adept at strategic planning, financial analysis, and process improvement, with focus on collaborative team management and adaptability to changing needs. Known for effective communication, problem-solving abilities, and commitment to achieving organizational goals.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Supervisor/Lead Designer

Allerton Harbor Canvas
10.2020 - 05.2025
  • Supervised production workflows to ensure quality and adherence to safety standards.
  • Monitored staff performance and provided constructive feedback for development.
  • Implemented process improvements that enhanced efficiency and reduced waste.
  • Provided customer service, answered phone calls and received payments using QuickBooks Online; worked with vendors to order materials and supplies.
  • Designed, built and installed custom canvas boat tops, enclosures, cushions and covers.
  • Tracked all jobs using Trello.

Business Manager (Remote)

Beantown Bedding LLC
10.2014 - 02.2022
  • Managed day-to-day business operations, including accounting, AP/AR, marketing, inventory management, shipping and customer service.
  • Performed all financial activities including P&L statements and management reports; completed bank and credit card reconciliations in QuickBooks Online.
  • Managed payroll and prepared payroll tax accounts monthly, quarterly and annually; prepared year-end tax statements and W2s.
  • Managed daily operations to ensure efficient production and timely delivery of bedding products.
  • Maintained customer list and orders using HubSpot, Salesforce and Shopify.

Senior Marketing Analyst, Supply Chain (Remote)

Aramark Uniform Services
01.2006 - 02.2012
  • Primary analyst responsible for providing broad spectrum of data generated reports designed to reduce costs for Marketing, Merchandising, Supply Chain and Operations departments.
  • Created and maintained backorder report and supporting database, providing daily oversight at color-style level; subsequently adopted across enterprise.
  • Redesigned reporting processing for order fulfillment, resulting in 70%-time savings.
  • Principle contributor responsible for conversion analysis, supporting McDonald's.
  • Tasked with all ad-hoc reporting requests.

Senior Forecasting Analyst, Merchandising

Aramark Uniform Services
01.2002 - 01.2006
  • Enabled company to efficiently manage inventory and make effective product buying decisions; developed inventory sales database to support organizations desire to analyze weeks of supply and monthly inventory levels.
  • Created SAS program that processed millions of transaction records and provided analytical support to better understand customer purchasing patterns.
  • Created order completion analysis and zip code models based on purchasing patterns that significantly enhanced product and shipping decisions for company's 2 distribution centers
  • Established the foundation for the development of new corporate pricing strategies by creating a user-friendly database to track new leads and past bids for large National Accounts.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

Simmons College
Boston, MA

Skills

  • Data Analysis and Reporting
  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial Reporting
  • Database Management
  • Forecasting
  • Inventory Management
  • Customer service
  • Analytical thinking
  • Decision-making
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Access)
  • Trello, HubSpot, Shopify, Salesforce

Timeline

Supervisor/Lead Designer

Allerton Harbor Canvas
10.2020 - 05.2025

Business Manager (Remote)

Beantown Bedding LLC
10.2014 - 02.2022

Senior Marketing Analyst, Supply Chain (Remote)

Aramark Uniform Services
01.2006 - 02.2012

Senior Forecasting Analyst, Merchandising

Aramark Uniform Services
01.2002 - 01.2006

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

Simmons College

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