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Skyler Blattner

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Hi, I'm Skyler Blattner. Welcome to my profile!

Skyler Blattner's Bio:

Skyler Blattner's Experience:

• Associate Director Project Management at Dallas based Technology Group

  May 2014 - August 2014

  - Manages projects of varying complexity - Support the Project Team to execute the project strategy - Responsible for developing and coordinating resource planning across functions to assure that adequate resources are being applied to the project - Maintains high level timelines, and assures consistency and detailed timelines with input from the functional departments, and assures that the functional timelines are aligned with global project timelines - Tracks the various parts of the timeline with the sub-teams and brings issues to stakeholder attention, participating in resolution, updates timeline on an on-going basis to allow transparency to the organization - Serves as member of sub-teams to assure that functional deliverable are supplied on time, on budget and according to quality standards - Responsibilities may vary based on project and stages of development (early, life and late) - Establish a close partnering relationship with internal departments - Assure a high performance team spirit and high functioning team - Coordinate compilation of global project scope documents and plans - Maintain the "playbook, " which includes all key project tools and documents - Prepare progress reports and adhoc reports as required - Responsible for the conduct and deliverables of Project Team - Identify project risks with input from the line functions, and support resolving project issues - Ensure all decisions made are assessed as to their impact - positive, negative or neutral on the current plan, budget and available resources. - Partner with Project Management Operations to implement best practices across project teams e.g., resource capacity planning, project risk management, team performance, timeline development, portfolio management - Participation in development of Project Management tools, templates, processes, working with Project Management Operations group. - Assure that our company values are demonstrated in all aspects of the team work.

• Regional Operations Manager, Promoted From CSM at CROSSMARK

  November 2012 - April 2014

  - Train, develop, measure and reward a national face-to-face sales team - Lead a team of a dedicated field operations that is responsible for execution of sales through events in multiple retailers. - Manage all operations for a national team with 14 field managers directly reporting to me managing a team of 1200+ Event Specialists. - Provide strategic marketing solutions of consumer goods to multiple large retailers via product demonstrations. - Responsible for a team executing standard food demos, general merchandise demos, and Adult Beverage/Alcohol Sampling across multiple states in various food and home improvement retailers. - Performance management - Talent development - Ad hoc reporting and analysis - KPI development and tracking - Client interface - New business planning

• Client Services Manager/ Retail Operations Manager, Promoted from Project Manager at CROSSMARK

  April 2011 - May 2013

  - Manage National Field Operations for Waste Management/Bagster Program - Manage Waste Management Client Relationship - Manage a national team of approx. 200 direct reports Nationwide - Plan and implement Go-to-Market Strategies for new programs - Ad hoc reporting and analysis

• Project Manager at CROSSMARK Events

  December 2008 - April 2012

  - Manage National Field Operations for Waste Management/Bagster Program - Manage Waste Management Client Relationship - Manage my national team of approx. 150 direct reports Nationwide - Manage a Walgreen's Pilot Program - Manage a Home Depot Pilot Program - Launch a new Canada Events Team - Launch a Spartan Events Program - Plan and implement Go-to-Market Strategies for new programs - Restructure our National team structure - Restructure the National Food Safety Program saving over $100,000 annually - Create timelines pilot programs - Manage implementation of national initiatives - Control the scope and change process - Update lessons learned - Complete procurement process - Work with all internal Departments to ensure success of initiatives -Ad hoc reporting and analysis

• Assistant Manager at Hy Vee

  December 2008 - May 2010

  - Thrived in a fast-paced, high-volume, face-to-face customer contact - Trained employees to excel in their roles in the store - Addressed customer questions and concerns - Established and build relationships with customers and sales representatives - Managed up to 15 members of management staff - Managed up to 55 employees in a shift - Identified fraudulent activity to prevent potential losses to the store - Stayed updated on new products and maintain awareness of current recalls

• Retail Supervisor at CROSSMARK

  January 2007 - December 2008

  - Supervised a team of 30 employees for special events - Motivated the team to achieve best in class results - Monitored team performance - Coached employees on best practices and opportunities - Developed and provided training to the team to increase product knowledge - Maintained familiarity with competitor products and pricing - Participated in trade shows, exhibits, and product demonstrations while promoting company image and products - Utilized my exceptional selling, analytical, organizational and communication skills to grow the business

• Supervisor at MSI (Marketing Solutions Intl)

  January 2006 - December 2006

  I worked for MSI until CROSSMARK Purchased them January 2007 - Supervised a team of 30 employees for special events - Motivated the team to achieve best in class results - Monitored team performance - Coached employees on best practices and opportunities - Developed and provided training to the team to increase product knowledge - Maintained familiarity with competitor products and pricing - Participated in trade shows, exhibits, and product demonstrations while promoting company image and products - Utilized my exceptional selling, analytical, organizational and communication skills to grow the business

• Director of Sales, Planning and Promotion at DS Solutions

  March 2012

  - Manage a team that assists with alignment of Field Operations, Field Support Services, IT Production Support and Client Service Operations for a complete business unit - Oversee client management for Corporate Clients - Developed and executed customized retail program to drive net sales and fill distribution gaps in national accounts - Monitor and manage day-to-day operations, control systems, policies and procedures, service performance and project management of the Client Services and Field Operations Teams - Manage personnel to ensure consistency in client reporting, including ad hoc, mid-cycle and month-end reports, analysis and business trend reports - Train, coach and develop team a team of Client Service Managers, District Managers and field personnel for growth within the rapidly growing CPG service industry.

Skyler Blattner's Education:

• Pyzdek Institute: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt currently in progress

  2013 – 2014
  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt currently in progress

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  2005 – 2010
  Bachelor of Science (BS)
  Concentration: Business Management

• Trenton High School

  2001 – 2005
  Diploma
  Concentration: General Studies