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Charleston, Sc, Us

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Slalom is a next-generation professional services company creating value at the intersection of business, technology, and humanity. With our fiercely human approach, we deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by over 700 technology partners, our nearly 12,000 team members in eight countries and 49 offices help people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all.Slalom Gear program supports all branded product needs for Slalom employees and teams for internal and external purposes and events. Supporting our internal stakeholders purchasing needs with two business lines: an internally facing e-commerce website and a full-service Special Order one-off ordering system. Key Accomplishments:- Realigned Merchandising Strategy after reduced spend of 80% YoY to reduce inventory financial obligation. -Spearheaded Gear Buyback project thru an online distribution portal to disperse product across teams/offices capturing exponentially more brand impressions.- Opened up lines of communication and scheduled connect cadences with global teams in order to better understand regional trends, needs, and spending habits. -Main point of contact for vendor relationships, including preferred partner during a platform migration, ERP implementation and contract renegotiation. -Program Lead and point person promoting program capabilities internally; consistently collaborating with internal teams to propel operations and efficiencies.

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Slalom Gear branded merchandise program. Special Projects, Project Management and Program DevelopmentKey Accomplishments:-Overhauled vendor billing process to promote simpler invoicing, quicker approvals, and streamlined approach after new internal financial system implementation.-People Lead Program Specialist -Special Order oversight. Implemented Smartsheet workspaces to save time, enable data collection, and promote vendor collaboration. -Led Gear program to largest sales volume year ever in 2022 of $3.6 million. -Organized, planned and executed all Gear Superuser training sessions held quarterly. Built out training resources and content on SharePoint. -Point person for data and metrics, compiling and analysis.-Stepped in organically as program lead when manager left business in January 2022 under hiring freeze.-Supported largest annual initiative, Gratitude, which contributed up to 25% of our sales each year. Requiring technology build outs, forecasting, project planning and upholding vendor accountability.

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Branded Merchandise - Special Order focus and supporting program growth.Key Accomplishments:-Onboarded APAC exclusive vendor for in region Special Order needs. Provided oversight, training and direction to vendor on brand and product expectations. -Established Team Store Exclusive category for internal online ordering platform based on most frequent and volume based repeat Special Order requests. Provided a quicker turn for stakeholder needs.-Special Orders contributed to up to 55% of Slalom Gear's spend in 2020 and 2021. -Relationship building with internal Gear Superuser cohort to establish trust and subject matter expertise.

Greater St. Louis Area

Brand Addition is an end-to-end creative branded merchandise agency that helps global brands build culture, awareness and meaningful connections with their customers, employees and communities.Sourcing, pricing and assortment planning of promotional products for various clients.Key Accomplishments:-Learned and excelled in an entire new industry, promotional products, with a nuanced pricing structure, production process, supplier network and client brand guidelines. -Sourced and delivered product assortment presentations to various enterprise level clients pushing product creativity, strong profit margins, seasonal offerings, and high-turn on trend SKUs. -Attended ASI & PPAI regional and national trade shows on a regular cadence. -Developed and recommended merchandising strategies for each clients needs and initiatives. -Upheld brand integrity requiring full understanding of each respective clients brand guidelines.

Greater St. Louis Area

Product Development and assist in Design and Merchandising strategy and implementation for menswear line, Dakota Grizzly

Greater St. Louis Area

Tacony Corporation is a family-owned and operated manufacturer and wholesale distributor of vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, ceiling fans, and commercial floor care equipment based in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton, Missouri.Sourced New Products for Tacony Sewing Central Division, the sewing notions division, specifically focusing on replenishable categories with high turns for a two step distribution model.-Sourced new and fresh sewing notion products, set up SKUs and pricing. -Worked closely with inside Sales Team for product knowledge of new item rollouts. -Reporting build outs and margin analysis.-Partnered with Procurement and Buying Teams consistently for forecasting and replenishment direction. -Established and developed vendor relationships.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Panache is a British lingerie retailer that manufactures lingerie and swimwear in D+ cup sizes. One of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of D plus lingerie for over 39 years. Aiming to lead the way in fit and quality.Nordstrom Department Store support throughout Capital Area locations reported directly to the New York Sales manager in the NYC showroom.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

We help audience-owners succeed in e-commerce. The Group Commerce solution includes group-buying technology and payment infrastructure, and merchandising and deal sourcing services, enabling publishers to sell products and services to their audiences. Our solution leverages powerful concepts of virality, scarcity, and time-limitation as motivating social commerce principles. With our platform, publishers can diversify their revenue streams and energize their audiences, while vendors benefit from new customer acquisition.

New York, New York

Managed over 100 specialty boutique accounts distributed throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast regions with annual sales exceeding $1 million.

New York, New York

Worked as Junior Account Executive April 07-October 07 and then returned in role of Retail Merchandise Manager from September 08-October 10.

New York, New York

Managed Southwest independent boutiques while working at corporate New York showroom. Achieved sales increases by consistent travel to region as well as working seasonal trade shows.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Retail management internship shadowing & supporting Intimate Apparel department manager then moved into sales in Women’s Contemporary department.