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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Assisted owner on annual buying trips to New York• Conducted large buying decisions with a focus on the junior market

Greater Chicago Area

• Oversee two departments, Women’s Developing Designer and Barneys Home and Kids contributing to overall store growth and revenue• Manage two sales teams with a total of eleven associates, three of which achieve over $1 million• Grew both departments to achieve sales plans and brought the Home Department to produce over $1 million, 30% growth• Create strong relationships with vendors through feedback and trainings and oversee over 200 brands• Partner with buying teams to… Show more • Oversee two departments, Women’s Developing Designer and Barneys Home and Kids contributing to overall store growth and revenue• Manage two sales teams with a total of eleven associates, three of which achieve over $1 million• Grew both departments to achieve sales plans and brought the Home Department to produce over $1 million, 30% growth• Create strong relationships with vendors through feedback and trainings and oversee over 200 brands• Partner with buying teams to ensure we have the merchandise to drive our business in the Chicago market. • Oversee and control inventory to minimize shrink and optimize full price sell through• Maintain sales floors to visual merchandising standards and improved sales by proactively reviewing ranking sell through reports. • Implemented managing tools and documents that have been used by the entire store teams• Motivate my team to achieve sales goals through weekly and monthly one-on-one meetings focused on clientele, productivity, metrics and relationship building. Show less

Chicago And Boston

• Responsible for recruitment, development and training of sales staff that is dedicated to drive the business• Accountable for successfully achieving and surpassing sales goals and grew business by 35%• Decreased shrink by 60% through effective inventory management resulting in increased sales and profitability• Enforce all company policies, procedures and directives to be carried out consistently and effectively • Traveled to new stores opened in 2012 to facilitate product… Show more • Responsible for recruitment, development and training of sales staff that is dedicated to drive the business• Accountable for successfully achieving and surpassing sales goals and grew business by 35%• Decreased shrink by 60% through effective inventory management resulting in increased sales and profitability• Enforce all company policies, procedures and directives to be carried out consistently and effectively • Traveled to new stores opened in 2012 to facilitate product knowledge training and mentored new managers • Responsible for opening an Emporio Armani flagship store in Chicago in 2012 as the acting manager• Merchandise 6,000 square foot store according to company vision and local selling trends• Manage all departments to insure smooth operation of store and insure the highest standards of client services are maintained at all times• Cultivate client relationships and brand following through events and marketing Show less

Greater Boston Area

• Managed store operations to increase sales through effective hiring, training, selling, service, and marketing• Fluent with all necessary selling, operations, merchandising, and human resource’s procedures and policies • Motivated and coached staff on selling techniques to increase sales generation• Managed the design and execution of visual merchandising plan• Managed stock and sales team to ensure that a proper quantity of merchandise was on the floor at all times

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Associate'S Degree, Fashion Merchandising