Relevant Qualifications
Parsons the New School for Design New York, NY: 2015
Bachelor of Business Administration- Design & Management
Personal Skills
-MS Office. PowerPoint, MS Excel; Adobe Creative Suite
-Good organizational and project management skills
-Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
-Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work under pressure
-Experienced at interfacing with retailers, sales force, internal staff, fixture layout
Career Summary
ALU and ABC Mannequins
Sales Manager USA, Canada
2013- Present
– Prospects new accounts, generated database of more than 1k new contacts 1st year
– Independently opened 3 large vol. +20 mixed tier accounts within 1st year
– Extensive knowledge and expertise with 10 years’ experience in display/ visual retail environments
– Suggests innovative ideas and customizations to creative teams
– Manages new partnerships and existing relationships with store planning, procurement and visual teams
– Understands start-to-finish approach to transform “the sale” into a personable relationship.
Macys
Assistant Visual Manager- RTW
2011- 2013
– Maintained visuals, created unique visuals experiences, i.e. seasonal appropriateness and aesthetic sensibility
– Achieved sales goals by working with sales and merchandise teams on floor moves, product placement and visuals
– Managed budgets associated with seasonal, monthly projects
– Participated in cross functional meetings with Vice President of store, Operations and District Planner
– Coordinated store displays in line with brand guidelines and strategies to increase brand awareness and profitability
– Met RTW business objectives through strong leadership, coaching and delegating tasked responsibilities
BCBG Max Azria Group
Wholesale Selling Manager
2010- 2011
– Sales manager in all facets of business; selling, visuals, merchandising and staffing
– Created and implemented merchandising guidelines, installations, visuals and supportive materials
– Improved business by 22% through hands on aggressive selling; planning, strategies and training
– Consistently above monthly sales plans by developing quarterly strategies to drive wholesale business
– Lead communication between store and corporate; cohesive buys, inventory and markdowns
– Held responsibility of managing 2 wholesale high volume accounts with sales of 2million+
Lacoste Footwear Pentland Brands USA INC.
Merchandise Coordinator
2008- 2010
– Liaison between sales and all internal departments; marketing, visual merchandising, and customer service
– Prospected new accounts and leads to improve growth and profitability; traveled 75%
– Supervised territory of 200+ Northeast and Midwest wholesale and department store footwear accounts
– Proven success in leading business development; Negotiated in-store real estate; Hands on selling, brand parameters
– Increased turnover by 16% or $20,000+ monthly
– Monitored competitive merchandising initiatives and identified opportunities to increase business and brand awareness
Safilo Group
Sales Assistant
2005- 2008
– Reported directly to Account Executive on all aspects of Giorgio Armani eyewear wholesale account for Saks Fifth Avenue
– Grew eyewear business by 253% within 6 months through aggressive selling, seminars and coaching at store level
– Reviewed orders to be sure orders were cohesive and door specific; visually merchandised product and tracked inventory
– Primary contact for communication for merchandising strategies and initiatives in-store
– Managed budgets, planned selling incentives and store events to increase sales in order to meet goals
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