Kara Gardiner

Experience

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  Gardiner's Market

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2014

  Front-End Manager

  Front End Manager- Designed store advertisements displays and webpage for special product sales- Managed daily store earnings by calculating end of day profits for deposit- Provided individual customer service finding products, checking out customers, bagging groceries- Recorded product prices in computer system for new products and updated current productsBaker- Worked early hours completing specific customer orders- Established efficient methods to accomplish large workloads in record time Show less

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  Gilly Hicks

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Sales Associate

  - Assisted customers in finding correct product style, color, size while pitching the merchandise to them- Evaluated and maintained multiple displays to attract customers into the store- Resolved individual customer concerns, questions, returns in conjunction with fellow employees

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  Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park, LLC

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Part-Time Manager

  - Prepared point of sales (POS) systems for daily use for concessions, retail and rental equipment - Responsible for servicing departments with correct cash exchange during busy operational hours- Processed reservations and directed groups upon arrival while guiding the team building sessions offered to our customers

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  Wayfair

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Merchandising Operations Analyst Co-Op

  - Manage offshore employees by assigning, tracking, reviewing, and providing monthly feedback of their work via. Skype- Updated and maintained all currently active products within the Wayfair catalog.- Utilized a ticket based request system to submit a wide spectrum of projects for completion such as image updates, promotional pricing, availability updates, or part number changes- Assumed ownership of question and answer process working closely with offshore vendors to prepare, edit, upload, and track all of the FAQ's added to the Wayfair website Show less

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  Reebok

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Classics Business Unit Product Marketing Co-Op

  - Supported Women’s Classics, Royal Flag and US key account team with strategy presentations, trend research and business analysis - Worked cross functionally with public relations and global brand marketing communications to plan launch of footwear collaboration between Face Stockholm cosmetics and Reebok Classics- Managed production of Spring/Summer 2016 lookbook for Reebok Royal Flag- Researched US market trends to brief new footwear concept to design and product development teams- Presented new footwear concept to US wholesale accounts in conjunction with US sales and merchandising- Conducted primary research on the lifestyle footwear market in Boston and presented findings to Classics business unit Show less

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  Marino Recreation Center

  Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

  Certified Personal Trainer
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  Spartan Race, Inc.

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2017

  Marketing Analyst
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  Reebok

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2021

  • Global Product Manager - Training FTW

    Feb 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Associate Manager Global Go-to-Market Strategy, Footwear

    Sept 2017 - Feb 2020
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  SharkNinja

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2024

  Senior Product Developer - Ninja

  Drive development of Ninja’s #1 selling multi-cooker, “Ninja Possible Cooker”, over 500k units sold. Supported development of Ninja Thirsti Beverage System 1.0, creating efficient and cohesive "out-of-box" materials for a perfect first use in-home. Stood up back-end system integration and SKU stand up (500+ global sku’s across finished goods, components and display needs). In-person product training to customer agent team and warehouse kit to order setup. Roadmapped future of beverage category along with seasonal product configurations and accessories. Show less

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  Lindt & Sprüngli USA

  May 2024 - now

  Go-To-Market Manager