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Sheryl King
Hickory,NC
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Summary
Client-focused and organized Business Manager with diverse experience in customer service, business management and project coordination. Collaborative communicator to quickly build relationships with both clients and business audiences. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Demonstrates positive attitude and readiness to adapt to different situations.
Overview
15
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Vanguard FurnitureConover, NC
Business Brand Manager
08.2014 - Current
Job overview
- Successfully collaborate with high profile client on projects such as product promotions, pricing, photo shoots and special orders
- Manage new product development for high profile client with product development team
- Work directly with customer quality manager to resolve issues in timely and satisfactory manner
- Collaborate effectively with operations and manufacturing on claims/customer service issues and manufacturing and vendor challenges
- Provide all the details of each project to appropriate departments for successful execution
- Effectively push to meet customer deadlines
- Clearly communicate and strategize high profile client goals and work to implement with owner and executives while maintaining balance on being fair to employer
- Collaborate with outside vendors and have built successful projects through their partnership
- Ensure customer compliance with the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA) agreement
- Ensure the customer law labels and carton labeling are compliant and placed properly on product and cartons.
Catawba Medical FoundationHickory, NC
Administrative Coordinator
01.2010 - 08.2014
Job overview
- Executed public events which benefited the Catawba Medical Foundation cause
- Sold sponsorships for fundraising events, fulfilled and submitted grant requests
- Effectively communicated verbally and in writing to board members, physicians, and community leaders
- Responsible for updating the Catawba Medical Foundation Facebook page
- Database maintenance, receivables, month-end analysis, campaign, appeals and added funds into the fundraising software The Raiser’s Edge
- Promoted and managed the Women in Philanthropy group and events
- Attended board meetings, communicated events for the medical foundation to board members.
United Arts Council of Catawba CountyHickory, NC
Marketing/Administrative Assistant
01.2009 - 01.2010
Job overview
- Effectively communicated to board members and community leaders
- Database maintenance into The Raiser’s Edge fundraising campaign software
- Involved with successful S.A.L.T
- Block fundraising campaigns and events
- Secured donations for the Jingle Bell Bash which is the largest fundraiser for the council
- Responsible for creating marketing materials, email blasts & ArtBeat newsletter.
Education
Appalachian State University
BS from Business Administration, Marketing
Skills
- Business Management
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Growth Mindset
- Administration
- Manufacturing
- Product Management
- Employee Management
- CRM Software
- Customer Relations
- Decision-Making
- Campaign Planning
- Business communication
- Business acumen
Certification
- Supervisory Program Certification, CVCC, Hickory, NC
- Project Planning and Control Certification, CVCC, Hickory, NC
- Leadership Catawba Graduate, Catawba County Chamber, Hickory, NC
- Healthcare Finance Certification, CVCC, Hickory, NC
- Crucial Conversations Certification, CVCC, Hickory, NC
- The Science of Well Being, Yale University
Accomplishments
- Successful implementation of a customer program which grew 24% from 2021 to 2022 in sales.
- Identify root causes of fabric repairs by fixing the issues and saving the company 3.4% year over year since 2016.
- Influenced the restructuring of a nonprofit marketing campaign to reach a broader and diverse audience by 6%.
- Executed a successful hospital employee capital campaign by increasing a competitive donor base in the foundation by 5.2%.
- Through developing relationships with magazine editors, I obtained publicity coverage for company in publications and TV shows including House Beautiful, Veranda, Elle Décor, Martha Stewart Living, Coastal Living, The Wall Street Journal and the “Today Show”.
Community Positions
- Piedmont Investment Club, President, 2022, 2023, Hickory, NC
- Youth Council Board Member, 2020, 2022, Hickory, NC
- Leadership Catawba Board, 2014, 2016, Hickory, NC
- Catawba Medical Foundation’s Women In Philanthropy, Treasurer/Secretary, 2010, 2014, Hickory, NC
Languages
Spanish
Limited
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Timeline
Business Brand Manager
Vanguard Furniture
08.2014 - Current
Administrative Coordinator
Catawba Medical Foundation
01.2010 - 08.2014
Marketing/Administrative Assistant
United Arts Council of Catawba County
01.2009 - 01.2010
Appalachian State University
BS from Business Administration, Marketing