Clare Kolar

Experience

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  ROSERIDGE ATTORNEYS

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2005

  LEGAL/CORPORATE SECRETARY

  • Effectively communicated with four independent attorneys • Proficiently generated and understood a wide variety of legal documents• Maintained company financial records through daily use of QuickBooks program• Completed company payroll, leave, and bonuses for 30 employees• Generated and filed quarterly and annual tax returns • Created proposals for and billing of all clients

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  Berry Plastics

  Jul 2006 - May 2007

  SALES ADMINISTRATOR

  • Streamlined information to and communication with a sales team of over 200 members• Served as primary leader and point of contact for sales events, meetings, and trade shows• Led multiple marketing projects which included benchmarking, promotions, and product analysis Re-created and creatively enhanced marketing and company sales presentations • Automated communication between sales, marketing, and customers resulting in an increase in the speed and accuracy of customer service• Influenced strategic business decisions through analyses of sales reports and data for VP of Sales • Created and maintained all broker and customer contractsProblem solved daily to complete tasks given with little or no direction Show less

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  Target

  May 2007 - Jan 2009

  Assets Protection Design Team

  • Designed security layouts and strategies for new Target stores managing an annual $15 million budget• Managed approvals for $3 million of capital expense • Streamlined and automated processes to decrease cost through vendor process evaluation and contract negotiation resulting in an approximate productivity increase of $100,000, an increase in vendor efficiency by 27 days, and a Six Sigma Green Belt certification• Promoted pyramid wide strategies to educate business partners across Target resulting in a Vice Presidential award and a Target Innovation Award• Drove strategic initiatives around camera re-design which resulted in a cost avoidance of $65 million and a Vice Presidential Award• Initiated partnerships for Assets Protection as their representative to teams across Target including Show less

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  Target

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2020

  • Led a project team which transformed Target's global sourcing operating model enabling the organization to fully leverage its sourcing scale and expertise across divisions, brands and countries to inform choices that optimize cost and quality• Developed, coached and supported a diverse global team of more than 150 people across 17 offices to evolve into a category model understanding individual experiences and cultural nuances • Led the creation of a new category team in Hong Kong by supporting, developing and coaching 9 category managers and 15 sourcing managers accounting for both personal and professional needs throughout pilot and expansion to adapt to new behaviors and ways of working in a category model • Critically influenced the evolution of the 2016 Owned Brand Business partner summit for 79 vendors, facilitating the alignment of 60 global sourcing leaders on enterprise strategies prior to the event, and creating opportunities for vendors to more deeply understand specific strategies and expectations through smaller breakout sessions• Drove the expansion of Target's vendor management system by collaborating with experts across sourcing and the enterprise, and effectively prioritizing requirements against changing business needs• Led a cross functional management team which has increased transparency and mitigated risk in Target’s primary manufacturing facilities• Managed the implementation of purchase order tracking technology that provides transparency for teams across Sourcing and Merchandising on the location of an order• Trained and certified in Six Sigma, Organization Change Leadership, & Project Management Show less • Sourced and Negotiated $200M+ of owned-brand product and over 350 Skus multiple times annually driving baseline improvement in every negotiation • Mitigated significant cost risk and reduced development lead times by 50% during critical Back to School time frame • Strategically negotiated the launch of the Kids Made Modern brand & Up&Up brand in Kids Art Supplies with an international team, experts within each category, and strategic partners in the industry• Drove improved profitability, while increasing product innovation and value, and exceeding quality expectations • Developed and elevated vendor performance and selection through the alignment of vendor capabilities with merchandising strategy• Led and worked with cross functional international team to discover optimal countries of production, vendors, and factories to deliver the best cost and quality product• Managed, developed, and trained a team of direct reports responsible for product and program execution Show less

  • Sr. Sourcing Manager

    Dec 2016 - Sept 2020

  • Sr. Manager-Global Sourcing Operations

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Global Sourcing Product Manager-Kid's Party/Kid's Activity

    Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

  • Assets Protection Innovation Team

    Oct 2009 - Jan 2011