Margaret Grzybowski

Experience

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  O.C. Tanner

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Account Executive

  -Home office liaison for top two Canadian sales regions-Managed set-up, maintenance, and customer service of accounts totaling $8 million

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  Brighton LDS Girls Camp

  Jan 2000 - Aug 2000

  Head Director

  -Hired, trained, and managed staff of 35 employees to provide week long camp experiences for over 1,300 teenage girls-Supervised the daily (and nightly!) activities of the camp

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  FranklinCovey

  May 2001 - Aug 2001

  Product Development Intern

  -Helped design and launch a new line of customized planners-Created product description guides and training manuals-Developed creative briefs for the advertising campaign, design, logo, packaging, and multi-media product demonstration

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  Axiom Press

  May 2002 - Nov 2004

  Marketing Director

  -Planned and executed all promotional activities including catalogs, direct-mail and online campaigns, magazine ads for educational database and resource material for the K-12 market-Directed the creation of and execution of product design, corporate website, and marketing collateral-Exhibited regularly at national educational and librarian trade shows-Hired, trained, and managed inbound and outbound sales and customer services teams

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  Close To My Heart

  Nov 2004 - Jan 2011

  -Developed complex models in EXCEL to support the executive team decision making, including: monthly campaigns to ensure campaign viability and to measure campaign success, shipping and price proposals from UPS and FEDEX, distributor compensation plan changes-Analyzed and determined the financial value of each distributor/distributor segment to the company-Explored new business development ideas and their viability -Led a product development team that developed, sourced, and launched hundreds of innovative scrapbooking/craft products into the sales channel-Selected products for use in promotions based on appeal, inventory levels, margins, and manufacturing implications-Managed relationships with overseas and domestic vendors-Negotiated pricing to ensure we sold high margin, competitively priced products -Supported customer service, events, training, and IT with all of their marketing communications needs-Determined strategy and managed budget and timeline for all marketing campaigns and needs -Directed writers, designers, and developers in the creating of print, web, video, and email deliverables-Managed the creation of a bi-monthly training and recognition publication sent out to 15k distributors

  • Business/Financial Analyst

    Oct 2009 - Jan 2011

  • New Product Development Manager

    Nov 2005 - Oct 2009

  • Marketing Communication Specialist

    Nov 2004 - Nov 2005
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  Jewel Kade

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2015

  -Managed relationships with suppliers and vendors, including domestic and international companies-Oversaw internal production, fulfillment, purchasing, and quality assurance departments-Supported product development team in areas of quality, pricing negotiations, and vendor selections-Managed the integration with an outsourced fulfillment center-Led an ambitious quality assurance program that resulted in a dramatic reduction of quality issues (7% to 1%) within 4 months.-Managed all "flash sales" to liquidate the majority of inventory during the company's final months-Assumed all forecasting, planning, and purchasing activities for 6 months, managing over 2,500 SKUs. Show less

  • Director of Supply Chain Management

    Nov 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Director of Product Develpment

    Jan 2011 - Nov 2013
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  Certiport - A Pearson VUE Business

  Apr 2016 - now

  • Principal Product Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Product Manager

    Mar 2020 - Mar 2023

  • Product Manager

    Apr 2016 - Mar 2020