Manager And Accessories Buyer
CurrentStore Manager, May 2017 - Present-Supervise employees in store, prioritizing day-to-day objectives and organizing employee projects to align with company strategy -Coordinate product training with vendors and vendor resources. Created and direct peer training programs to develop deeper product knowledge and increase sales/customer service training for all employees-Responsible for maintaining strong relationships with school accounts, including cultivating new contacts with area… Show more Store Manager, May 2017 - Present-Supervise employees in store, prioritizing day-to-day objectives and organizing employee projects to align with company strategy -Coordinate product training with vendors and vendor resources. Created and direct peer training programs to develop deeper product knowledge and increase sales/customer service training for all employees-Responsible for maintaining strong relationships with school accounts, including cultivating new contacts with area band directors and serving as educational representative escalation point for key issues and activities -Act as the central point of contact and knowledge base for product questions to all school accounts-Retained Inventory Manager responsibilities and Educational Representative duties for critical accounts.Inventory Manager, October 2015 - April 2017-Make all accessory inventory decisions and purchases for Kidder Music Service -Represent Kidder Music to vendor partners at NAMM and other industry trade shows -Led creation of company web presence on Reverb.com to open an additional revenue stream, curating inventory to highlight product offerings that supplement traditional store offerings-Direct support for educational representatives for all accessory related questions and ordersEducational Representative, August 2014 - Present-Service key account directors weekly at eleven grade schools and three high schools-Support directors with their fall and spring recruitment process for beginning band students -Annualized growth of 10% YoY to school account and related educational sales Show less
