Andrea Z Owens Email & Phone Number

Sales management of luxury fine linens and home accessories at boutique in the heart of Buckhead. Leveraging my retail expertise, strong sales background and passion for fine linens and interior design. Responsible for sales, merchandising, order processing and managing the sales staff.

Taylorsville, Nc, Us

- Serving the team at this high end retail location with savvy, detail-oriented, and poised leadership.- Offering our clients superior levels of customer service. - Leading the selling process. - Supporting the sales and design associates operationally. - Motivating a team of design associates in developing their client base and outreach efforts.- Operationally leading the location as the manager on duty during the general manager’s absence.

Los Angeles , Ca, Us

• Responsible for management of retail sales team 2-3 employees• Responsible for daily, monthly, and annual financial management • Responsible for hiring, staffing, and training retail sales team • Manage daily and annual inventory and valuation reports • Developed training plans for sales team on merchandising and marketing the BBH brand• Coordinated store events and community charity events• Responsible for local and national advertising• Developed profitable professional relationships with Atlanta designers and local product vendors • Provided excellent customer service with leadership and product knowledge • Responsible for buying at Atlanta and New York trade shows• Responsible for fulfillment of ecommerce transactions on bobbyberkhome.com

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Member of Executive Management Team• Introduced and developed Home Source International's first boutique retail store to the Atlanta market • Created new revenue streams through events, show houses, advertising, and social media • Sole buyer and designer of store • Utilized existing professional relationships with manufacturers for consignment product within retail store • Successfully established effective systems for record retention by creating database for daily correspondence tracking• Improved communication efficiency as primary liaison between departments, clients and vendors• Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded the necessary information • Managed executive calendar and coordinated weekly project team meetings and assisted in the development of meeting agendas to increase meeting efficiency• Prepared meeting minutes, edited subcontractor proposals, project ‘punch lists’, transmittals and memorandums for organizational support• Partnered with CFO to create and revise annual budget for program services • Developed and executed marketing programs and general business solutions resulting in increased company exposure, customer traffic, and sales• Assigned tasks to associates, staffed projects, tracked progress and updated managers, partners, and clients as necessary

Charlottesville, Va, Us

• Managed the implementation and operation of the first Savannah retail location • Responsible for daily, monthly, and annual financial management • Responsible for hiring, training, and employee scheduling • Managed daily and annual inventory and valuation reports • Trained employees on merchandising for bed, bath, and table top vignettes • Coordinated events for the store, as well as community charity events • Responsible for local advertising • Provided strong professional relationships with clientele, designers, and vendors • Provided excellent customer service with leadership and product knowledge • Managed team of 2 retail employees

Charlottesville, Va, Us

• Top sales person, exceeding annual goal • Handled custom daily orders, which included over 20 different fine linen vendors • Responsible for display design • Responsible for daily financial management • Trained employees on retail computer systems and merchandising for the bed, bath, and table top • Managed 3 employees • Attended trade-shows and made decisions regarding present and future vendors • Managed daily and annual inventory for Yves Delorme corner • Responsible for store operations, including opening, closing, scheduling, and inventory management • Provided exemplary customer service