Amanda Benham Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado

Managing the product development on the Travel Accessories category. Including collaboration on strategy, product design and execution, and proposed retail assortments for mass retailers.-Collaborating with cross-functional team members including product integrity, design, technical design, production planning, and sales-Working with overseas vendors on.

Greater Denver Area

Responsible for product development and all things related to the Travel Accessories category. Including all daily communication with overseas factories, sample comments and execution, price negotiations with factories, working with and obtaining approval from licensed partners including Eddie Bauer and Carter’s, working with cross functional team members.

Greater Denver Area

Assisting the VP of Merchandising on all things related to the Travel Accessories category. Including daily communication with overseas factories, packaging development and execution, photo shoot coordination and execution, managing samples and sample comments, preparing for customer meetings, and working with cross functional partners such as.

Responsible for all aspects of the store including hiring and training, merchandising, inventory control, sales and customer service. Responsible for teaching employees to drive for results in sales and customer experience, resulting in a 15% increase in sales from 2011 to 2012.

Key holder, and Customer Experience Expert August 2007- January 2010Store leader in obtaining Gap Cards, driving sales, and assisting customersResponsible for opening and closing the store, training new employees, auditing cash registers and transactions, auditing markdowns, assisting in store merchandising and visuals, and improving key performance.

Observed company meetings and brainstormed product and event slogansDeveloped radio and television tag linesAssisted in developing a marketing mix for New Mexico State UniversityLearned media buyingDeveloped four commercials with the theme "Local Pepsi Supports What You Do"Managed sampling at Wal-Mart and other promotional events