Alexis Pare Email & Phone Number

United States

Greater New York City Area

h2 Recruit is a boutique Sales Recruitment agency based in London and New York which prides itself on delivering a quality of candidate and service unprecedented in the sales arena. Whilst the team at h2 has a track record of placing quality candidates in multiple vertical sectors, we have particular specialism in the IT/ Telecommunications arena, Financial Services, Consultancy/ Outsourcing, Business Services and Training markets and we generally have over 100 live vacancies on our books.I specialize in total recruitment solutions including contingency, project, retained and headhunting for mid level to c-suite SaaS, Fintec, Martec and Retail Technology Sales and Marketing Positions.

Greater New York City Area

Key Responsibilities:* Managed 2.5M turnover and set yearly and monthly financial targets* Managed buys and allocations of stock to stores from warehouse for seasonal and core merchandise* Led and oversaw successful development of all retail recruiting, training, performance reviews and payroll management* Developed and rolled out customer service tools, loyalty programs and customer database management* Strategically accountable for development in all communication relating to policy and procedures and rollout across the business and operating manuals* Provided the central controlling influence over key cross-functional milestones, i.e. Retail, Visual Merchandising, Buying, Creative, Merchandising and MarketingKey Achievements:* Launched new operations department, whilst maintaining field area manager role to restructure all retail locations (4 Manhattan; 1 London, UK)* Launched Visual Merchandising principles and created 1 VM field team to implement company standards and guidelines for seasonal and monthly floor moves* Developed successful on and off site events such as bridal initiatives and wellness events* Set up loss prevention systems that helped reduce company shrinkage* Wrote and launched Operations Manual for company that encompassed: IT and computer troubleshooting, customer service standards, inventory procedure, company contacts and structure

London, United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities:* Responsible for the retail coordination and set-up of the company’s 1st flagship store in Edinburgh, Scotland trading on 6,000 sqf across 3 floors, projected 4 million pound turnover* Planned and actioned key milestones and critical path deadlines for opening* Acted as the key cross functional link for all head of departments* Team leader for set-up and coordinating closure of existing site for retail head office and field team* Responsible for communicating all retail costs associated with store opening spend Key Achievements* Delivered successful recruitment and on-boarding training with HR team for 45 new staff members over a three month time frame* Managed execution of pre-retailing 30,000 units off-site to deliver stock on time for grand opening* Managed critical path for all revenue departments and problem solved reactions for build out delays

London, United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities:* Managed seasonal retail staff uniforms allocation* Managed Bi-Annual retail stores manager’s and HO department meetings for 70+ attendees* Responsible for weekly trade communication and distribution to head-office department managers including CFO, COO and CEO* Developed and managed retail KPIS’s including SPH analysis, inventory management, ATV, UPT and communicated weekly/monthly to area managers, retail director and retail stores* Coordinate existing and new store maintenance accounts in all retail locations* Responsible for admin management of store paperwork and archiving Key Achievements:* Developed managers meetings to include seasonal Marketing, VM and staff ‘awards’.* Created efficient excel spreadsheets for initial allocation and all swapping phases of retail uniform distribution* Implemented and launched retail store incentive scheme ´Store of the month´: Wrote and setup KPI's that analyzed each store in the areas of SPH, paperwork accuracy, mystery shopping, UPT, ATV, obtaining customer record details and bonus points for excellent customer service* Implemented partnership with Oxfam Charity to recycle and distribute all excess uniform from stores to warehouse to deploy to 3rd world countries* Established and implemented handbook for all retail staff to enhance product and brand awareness for all employees

London, United Kingdom

* Provided data and market research for the Director of CSR Department* Analyzed ethical and environmental issues in the retail sector for specific product lines such as the lifecycle of a tee-shirt* Researched sustainable frameworks and how they apply to New Looks future CSR strategies* Applied principles from own dissertation for the business to develop a triple bottom line business strategy

Ba Hons, Fashion Management

Activities and Societies: Awarded 1st Class Honors Dissertation: Subject - an in-depth analytical study regarding sustainable and ethical.

Fashion Promotion And Communcation

Associate'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

High School Diploma