Sarah Andreadakis

218 2nd St. NW, Mayer, MN 55360

sa4b39aa@westpost.net 612-220-2041
MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
I bring 10 years of business and 6 years of retail experience managing the large
st category for the world's largest consumer electronics retailer in operations
including advertising and marketing, financial management, inventory management
and merchandising, and leading teams to reach these goals.
EXPERIENCE
Owner/Operator Little Steps, Mayer, MN 2005-Present
Managed successful operations including advertising and marketing, customer serv
ice, financial management and developing plans for a $100K revenue stream. Direc
ted the development of a service based online business brokering individual care
and care providers.
Best Buy, Richfield, MN 1998-2004
Senior Buyer - Televisions
Chief owner of $729M business strategy and planning all aspects of vendor select
ion and negotiation, product selection and management, merchandising, promotions
, and marketing. With full P&L responsibility, including demand forecasting and
annual budgeting, ensured category met or exceeded its financial targets and co
ntribution to the overall enterprise through skillful management, collaboration,
and negotiation.
* Analyzed cause-effect relations between operational activities and performance
through utilization of consumer and financial data, merchandising, marketing, a
nd statistical means.
* Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional and international teams
to deliver profitable results in pursuit of the customer's needs.
* Team leader in developing a private label brand. This initiative included par
tnering with a Strategic Marketing team to develop a brand name, creating produc
t specifications, qualifying a factory partner while in China, creating a launch
strategy and marketing plan, and launching a new brand.
* Conceived and executed multi-channel business development strategies that focu
sed on consumer shopping behaviors and grew the $3B volume of total TVs by 9%.
Buyer - Televisions
Developed and managed action plans for a $611M business to achieve #1 market sha
re. Excelled in strategies related to vendor management (particularly Sony, Pan
asonic, Toshiba, Samsung, and Sharp), negotiations of contract terms, integrated
promotion planning, assortment management, and price management.
* Pioneer and co-developer of new company auction process - speeding profitabili
ty and $1M in savings.
* Strategically oriented problem solver, known for providing innovative solution
s that are customer focused in multiple disciplines including sales and marketin
g, purchasing, finance, operations, and project management.
Senior Inventory Analyst- Telephony & Wireless Phones
Leveraged and developed cutting edge tools to optimize inventory and manage cros
s-functional teams.
* Improved team communication and efficiency by developing Microsoft Excel and A
ccess tools and processes to execute transition, retail product requests, vendor
program expiration dates, and assortment optimization which lead to 25% improve
ment in inventory budget and turn.
* Key player in development of Consumer Electronics Inventory Ladder - lead to i
ncreased profitability.
* Awarded TAG award for Team Excellence and Extra Mile Award for developing and
training At Risk Inventory.
Inventory Analyst - Wireless
* Successfully rolled out a new technology category with collaborating inventory
and merchant partners.
* Created and drove a new advertising checkerboard - increasing communication an
d in-stocks.
* Awarded PRISM award for Performance Resulting in Superior Marketing.
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management,
Provo, UT 1994-1998
Bachelor of Science, Business Management - Marketing. Minor:Family Science.