Wendy Viano

• Assisted teacher by developing lesson plans to meet educational goals for each child.
• Encouraged children to interact with each other and participate in group activities.
• Prepared for lessons by gathering educational materials and setting up equipment.
• Engaged and entertained children through recreational and educational activities.
• Communicated with parents to inform about child's progress and classroom behavior.
• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Supported children's social and emotional development by encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Interacted with children one-on-one and in small groups to enhance and support learning activities.
• Taught children with creative approaches, methods, and techniques.

• Developed and implemented product launch strategies that increased sales by an average of 20% per product.
• Led category, brand, competitive and promotional analyses to identify trends leading to key consumer conclusions and implications on marketing strategy.
• Analyzed consumer and financial data to develop strategic insights and make clear and compelling recommendations for overall business growth.
• Worked in product pod environment consisting of product developers, design teams, software personnel and quality assurance testers.
• Developed creative briefs for new products and marketing tactics in collaboration with package design team, consumer marketing and outside agencies.
• Partnered with vendors to provide key category and shopper insights for long-term health and growth of top consumer segments.
• Managed suppliers (research, contacts, negotiation, orders).

• Managed daily schedules, appointments, transportation and before/after-school activities.
• Daily tutoring assistance, including teaching French as a second language
• Planned and executed educational activities allowing children to have fun, communicate, learn, understand and reflect
• Provided physical and emotional assistance/support, while maintaining a safe and clean environment

Student job from August 2015 to July 2016

• Permanent analysis on past sales to direct future planning using sales forecasting method. Daily order for 1600+ permanent products to 34 retail locations.
• Analyzed statistical data and reports that help to determine trends in performance and provide strategic recommendations for improvement.
• Ensured accurate monitoring of stocks, duration, but also supplier deliveries to avoid stock shortages and overstocking.
• Worked with direct supervision, analyzed and identified opportunities to reduce costs by examining losses on sensitive products. Reduced losses by between 10 and 25% across several product lines.
• Proven ability to identify malfunctions and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Contacted suppliers in the event of delivery, product, quantity and/or packaging issues.
• Revised assigned weekly schedules according to specific needs (New Products, Seasonal or Promotional Products) to reflect changes in execution.
• Controlled inventory levels by conducting physical counts and reconciliations with data storage system.
• Worked with suppliers and logistics team to accelerate preparation to meet growing sales demands of our stores.
• Communicated directly with the receiving team members for product receipts and issues; sales to plan new and promotional products; purchasing to define purchasing requirements; supply planning to verify product availability.
• Analyzed and managed inventory levels to maximize order fill rates and inventory turns.