Mariel Sundberg

Accounting Office/ Customer Service

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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About me
Category Manager at Peet’s Coffee
Education
- Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business
  2013 - 2017
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Major: Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing Concentration: Business Analytics GPA in Major: 4.0 Overall GPA: 3.75
  Activities and Societies: Study Abroad - Global Business in Thailand, Network of Executive Women Association, Network of Executive Women Leadership Summit, Lee Honors College, Food Marketing Association, Food Marketing Association Executive Board, WMU Externship Program, 49th & 50th Annual Food Marketing Conference, Designed to Lead Conference, National Grocers Association Case Competition-Spring 2015, Spring 2016 & Spring 2017, 55th Annual Tour of the Food and Consumer Package Goods Industries WMU is one of the premier universities in the country offering a four-year business degree specializing in food and consumer package goods (CPG) marketing. The major prepares students for sales, research, marketing and management positions with food and consumer package goods firms and related organizations. Food and CPG marketing graduates are heavily recruited by leading firms from all segments of the industry - including manufacturers, sales agencies (brokers), food distributors, retail… Show more WMU is one of the premier universities in the country offering a four-year business degree specializing in food and consumer package goods (CPG) marketing. The major prepares students for sales, research, marketing and management positions with food and consumer package goods firms and related organizations. Food and CPG marketing graduates are heavily recruited by leading firms from all segments of the industry - including manufacturers, sales agencies (brokers), food distributors, retail operators and marketing research firms. Students in the food and CPG marketing program have numerous opportunities to expand their classroom learning with practical, real-world experiences, such as business tours, internships, classroom interactions with key industry executives and the annual Food Marketing Conference. Show less
Experience
- Follett Higher Education Group
  Aug 2013 - Apr 2016
  Accounting Office/ Customer Service
  -Trained and educated 20-30 new employees at the University Bookstore each year while managing cashier and customer service desks -Assisted with store opening and closing routines
- The J.M. Smucker Company
  May 2014 - May 2014
  Extern, The Business Externship Program
  -Accepted into a work experience program at the Haworth College of Business-Received instruction and hands-on experience with Space Manager planogram software
- Target
  May 2014 - May 2014
  Extern, The Business Externship Program
  -Accepted into a work experience program at the Haworth College of Business-Worked along management in store operations opening and closing a big box retail store
- Kroger
  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
  Management Intern
  -Assisted with the transfer, training and hiring of 100 new associates after the 7 Hiller store acquisitions-Developed and introduced “Friendly Bucks”, an associate reward program implemented throughout 123 Michigan Division Stores-Analyzed customer satisfaction scores to improve customer service for a specific Michigan territory
- Western Michigan University
  Aug 2015 - Apr 2017
  Food & CPG Marketing Student Ambassador
  -Mentored prospective students interested in becoming Food and CPG Marketing majors once accepted into the Haworth College of Business-Coordinated meetings with Food & CPG Marketing Professors and prospective students and conduct college visits
- Hormel Foods
  May 2016 - Aug 2016
  Consumer Product Sales Analyst Intern
  -Demonstrated the ability to work with large quantities of syndicated data from IRI and convert it into understandable results for sales and marketing-Collected and analyzed data for the microwave category within the drug channel and created actions to implement in order to meet goals -Developed skills for many statistical analytic tools to help analyze data more accurately within the microwave category -Offered and accepted a full-time position in the Professional Development Program as a Sales Representative in the Cincinnati area upon graduation in spring 2017 Show less
- Hormel Foods
  Jun 2017 - May 2023
  - Category Development Manager
    Jul 2021 - May 2023
  - Senior Category Development Analyst
    Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
  - Category Development Analyst
    Dec 2018 - Jan 2020
  - Senior Sales Representative
    Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
  - Associate Category Development Analyst
    Nov 2017 - Jun 2018
  - Consumer Product Sales Representative
    Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
- Peet's Coffee
  May 2023 - now
  Category Manager
Licenses & Certifications
- Student Organization President
  Badges at Western Michigan University
  Mar 2017
  View certificate
- Mastery of Selling Skills Certification
  Delta Associates, Inc
  Oct 2018
  View certificate
- Business Insight Bronze Level Certification
  Delta Associates, Inc
  May 2018
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Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  2017 Outstanding Food & CPG Marketing Student Haworth College of Business Marketing Department Apr 2017
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Food Marketing Association Service Award Haworth College of Business Marketing Department Apr 2017
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Grocers Manufacturers Association of Grand Rapids Scholarship - Sep 2016
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Hormel Platinum Scholarship - Sep 2016
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Network of Executive Women Scholarship - Sep 2016
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Kellogg Food Marketing Fellow Scholarship - Aug 2015
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Dorothy J and Clinton J Christoff Scholarship - Sep 2014
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Western Edge Scholarship - Sep 2014
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Dean's List -
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Kroger Team - Feed the Human Spirit Award -
- Awarded to Mariel Sundberg
  Pride of the Jersey -
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer Coordinator for The Kroger Company
  Issued by Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan
  Associated with Mariel Sundberg
- Regional Leadership Team - Registration Co-Lead
  Issued by NextUp Cincinnati on Oct 2022
  Associated with Mariel Sundberg
- Volunteer
  Issued by Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity on Nov 2015
  Associated with Mariel Sundberg
- Volunteer Coordinator for Hormel Foods
  Issued by The Freestore Foodbank on Feb 2018
  Associated with Mariel Sundberg
- Volunteer
  Issued by United Way Worldwide on Aug 2016
  Associated with Mariel Sundberg