Jayne Bennett

About Jayne Bennett

Jayne S. Bennett: Marketing Operations Professional-Expert in Project and Production M••••••••@gmail.comExperienced, results-oriented marketing production/project management professional with broad experience in planning and executing complex print, digital and fulfillment projects. Hands-on experience in strategic sourcing, project management, direct mail, collateral production, print-on-demand, promotional items, fulfillment, and profitability. Strong leadership skills, including problem solving, timely communication and attention to detail. Superior project management skills and a cooperative attitude with a focus on customer satisfaction. Excellent budget, resource and schedule management skills, including managing tight deadlines.Strong vendor management skills, negotiations skills and problem solving expertise. Proven track record in cost savings and on-time delivery. Superior customer focus. Calm under pressure and able to work through difficult situations with poise, leadership and humor.Skills:Project ManagementBudget & Resource ManagementTimeline/Schedule ManagementRelationship ManagementVendor ManagementAttention to DetailCreative Problem SolvingCreative Agency/ProcessClient Facing SkillsCommunications SkillsBrand ManagementQuality Control ExpertiseTeam LeadershipLegal/ComplianceMulti-tasking AbilityCampaign/Project ImplementationFulfillment/Inventory Management Negotiation Skills Print ProductionDigital ProductionPromotional Items ProductionEvent SupportStrategic Sourcing/Supply ChainSAPInstrumental execution partner in moving inventory and kitting/fulfillment from third party fulfillment house to HMH-owned warehouse, saving $5 million annually in outside spendMaintained 100% on-time delivery for marketing collateral and components, contributing to billings growth of 21% for 2019 over 2018 and a 56% market share in Texas over competition for new Reading and Literature programsSuccessfully executed a complex, multi-vendor, time-sensitive retail marketing fulfillment campaign for Good Night Little Blue Truck, moving the title to #1 on the New York Times’ children’s bestseller listEducated upstream business partners in best practices to mitigate rework costs of $30 -$50K annually and to eliminate redundant communication which resulted in delays and schedule compression Established departmental training and project management/production best practices which ensured non-interrupted project management and cross functionality/cross coverage within the marketing production team

Experience

1. Supply Chain Project Manager

   Savvas Learning Company

   Mar 2021 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Managing frontlist publishing, submissions and adoptions for a first-tier educational publisher. Also managing marketing collateral and specialty projects, driving cost savings of more than 30%. Managing a variety of projects in excess of 25MM. Delivering first-class customer experience and 100% on-time delivery.

Education

• Miami University

  BA, Communications

  1979 — 1983

Skills

• Print Production
• Marketing Management
• Offset Printing
• Pre-Press
• Trade Shows
• B2b
• Direct Marketing
• Account Management
• Digital Printing
• Variable Data Printing
• Email Marketing
• Vendor Management
• Print on Demand
• Marketing
• Direct Mail
• Print Production Process
• Inventory Management
• Business-to-Business (B2b)
• Marketing Communications
• Promotions
• Sales