Elia Hughes is a consumer products specialist with extensive experience in sales, marketing, and product management, having worked in various roles including assistant product manager and purchasing manager. She has a strong record of achieving sales growth, developing marketing plans, and liaising with vendors, alongside project coordination and team management. Hughes holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and is certified as a substitute teacher and OSHA certified.

1. N ELIA HUGHES
210 Longworth Avenue ∙ Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey ∙ 07604
neliahughes@hotmail.com 201.259.1144
Consumer Products Specialist with emphasis on sales, marketing, merchandising and building plans that energize,
excite and engage the consumer - Enthusiastic team player, willing to take on added responsibility to meet the
corporation's goals.
 Merchandising/Planning  Marketing/Branding  Product Management
 Forecasting/Analytics  Trade Shows  Vendor Relationships
 Foreign & Domestic
Sourcing
 Training/Mentoring  Product Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MYRON CORPORATION, Maywood, NJ July 2015 – December 2015
Assistant Product Manager-Promotional Products
 Responsible for margin, sales and development of assigned product lines
 Identify products to be introduced, discontinued or expanded
 Develop marketing plan for the assigned products
 Produce creative briefs containing product copy, photography and creative direction, and detailed timelines for the graphics
and web teams
 Accountable for the merchandising of catalogs,direct mail packages and applicable website categories
 Conduct competitive and sales analysis to support price recommendations
 Product sales trending accomplishments 20% increase over prior year
 Liaise with vendors,sourcing,production and sales to ensure product line strategy is effectively carried out
MYRON CORPORATION, Maywood, NJ January 2013 – July 2015
Product Marketing Coordinator
 Reported directly to the Senior VP of Marketing, Product and Customer Service on all aspects of related projects
 Developed new line of business by introducing Myron Exclusive products:Magnets,Microfibers, Key Chains, Sticky Notes
and Calendars
 Liaise with various teams including MIS and Analytics to create real-time information for relevant, simplified data sharing
for all stakeholders, executive management and product & marketing teams
 Worked closely with Marketing, Sales and Product Development teams to direct projects, including market research,
competitive and product category analysis
 Provide project mapping/planning, coordination, reporting, logistics and administrative support to Product Line Managers as
well as Senior Marketing Executives
 Conducted customer research programs to support the growth of new business
 Set-up trade shows to introduce new product lines and research new business
MAVERICK BUILDING SERVICES, Rutherford, NJ August 2011 – August 2012
Project Coordinator
 Responsible for all aspects ofoffice management for this cleaning service
 Set up all new employees into MITC systemaccount,as well as checking background,SS#, and setting up insurance
 Handle all insurance for business,building and staff
 Manage all union employees (reported weekly with 12 supervisors to recap daily responsibilities and employee status
changes/updates)
 Implemented and conducted weekly status meetings with 8 account supervisors-discuss improvement in account retention
and also employee retention/performance
 Perform walk through for new accounts/bids in order to acquire new business
 Manage the Sovereign and TD Bank accounts (300 in total); work with supervisors on facility and work order management,
and visit job sights and facilities, ensuring quality of both product and service
 Inventory control on all cleaning products,etc.
 Market to new business to enhance large accounts

2. LINCOLN SCHOOL, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ September 2009 – June 2011
Substitute Teacher and Paraprofessional
 Worked with disabled pre-K class,carrying out behavioral interventions and conducting a functional analysis of mannerisms,
in addition to working towards development of social skills to assist in fostering appropriate behavior
 Overall educational liaison for grades pre-K through 12th grade
MYRON CORPORATION, Maywood, NJ November 2000 – October 2008
Purchasing Manager
 Approve all purchases and pricing and receipt verification of materials and/orservices
 Worked with the AS400 KBM ERP system
 Ensure department compliance of production schedules and inventory objectives
 Negotiate pricing through best practices, ensuring savings year on year and full analysis of bids, using multiple measures in
addition to pricing, including but not limited to delivery, product quality, and location
 Furnishes purchase analyses and cost data for use in scheduling, planning, budgeting and other functional services
 Lead discussions on quality control with regards to purchasing raw materials
 Implemented weekly review meetings across all teams to forecast and review purchase plans
 Collaborate with our China based product development and sourcing team
EDEN LLC, Jersey City, NJ April 1996 – November 2000
Purchasing Manager (August 1999 – 2000)
Purchasing Agent (April 1996 – August 1999)
 Responsible for timely issuance and maintenance of finished goods purchase orders and all required follow up
 Analyze various production and inventory reports; draft correspondence to management concerning related issues
 Supervision of the free consigned raw material program and raw material purchasing
 Issuance and maintenance of purchase orders to foreign finished goods vendors and communications concerning changes or
issues
 Analyze AS400 Work in Process report against vendorschedules to ensure correct ex-factory dates and methods of
shipments
LPS INDUSTRIES, Newark, NJ July 1989 – March 1996
Assistant Purchasing Manager
 Responsible for System set-up in managing a wide Min/Max Inventory control systemfor all stock raw materials
 Researched diversified vendors using effective vendornegotiating strategies including the qualification of products,cost -
effectiveness,and vendorlead times. (Domestic and International)
 Determined the most efficient routing and consignment of products being distributed throughout the company’s five national
locations
 Expedite delivery of all purchased products
 Review of inventory history to determine the most efficient use of resources
EDUCATION
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Upper Montclair, NJ USA
Bachelors of Science, Business Administration
CERTIFICATIONS
Substitute Teacher’s Credential (June 2009)
State of New Jersey
OSHA Certified (March 2012)
The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
SKILLS
Programs: Excel, Word, AS400, Outlook
Languages: English
Portuguese
Spanish