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West Bend, Wisconsin, United States

United States

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Menomonee Falls, Wi

Built and maintained best-in-class mobile navigation for a $3B website. Responsible for optimizing native app site, m.com site, t.com site and in-store kiosk. Accurately tested new functionality with upgrades, new platforms and new software as well as ran weekly reporting. Listened to and took action on customer’s feedback. Assisted in new Marketing initiatives and followed new trends.Responsible for merchandising, advertising, assorting and optimizing Jewelry & Home for Kohls.com. Attended… Show more Built and maintained best-in-class mobile navigation for a $3B website. Responsible for optimizing native app site, m.com site, t.com site and in-store kiosk. Accurately tested new functionality with upgrades, new platforms and new software as well as ran weekly reporting. Listened to and took action on customer’s feedback. Assisted in new Marketing initiatives and followed new trends.Responsible for merchandising, advertising, assorting and optimizing Jewelry & Home for Kohls.com. Attended product turn-ins and assigned product cross-sells. Captured sales results for cross-sells, gift equities and sale features. Analyzed results to maximize sales for Jewelry & Home. Competitive shop websites daily to gain more knowledge of business. Executed testing on products, new brands, key initiatives and struggling businesses. Met with Brick & Mortar offices to discuss business and future initiatives. I am considered the “expert” in merchandising Jewelry & Home. Headed up special projects such as: brand store logos, gift shops, reporting, Guided Navigation launch and Re-platform launch.Initiated a mentor role with a Specialist in Marketing, two Specialists and three Coordinators in E-Commerce. Created numerous job shadowing sessions with Specialists in E-Commerce and throughout the company. Assisted with the training of 20+ new temporary associates and be a “go-to” person to field questions. Led temporary associates and delegated work and projects. Assisted with the training of Coordinators and Specialists on the systems. Attended high-level training classes to learn new systems. I am considered a Leader among the other associates. Show less

Responsible for re-creating the tab for on-line shoppers by creating ad templates, building and proofing sale assortments, programming the sale events and communicating all necessary changes. Executed all changes from Marketing and the Assistant Buyers. Accepted high-priority, high-trust projects such as: ensure specific sale content appears on the site at the correct time, being the go-to person for all designer questions, and solely maintain the rebates landing page with correct html content,… Show more Responsible for re-creating the tab for on-line shoppers by creating ad templates, building and proofing sale assortments, programming the sale events and communicating all necessary changes. Executed all changes from Marketing and the Assistant Buyers. Accepted high-priority, high-trust projects such as: ensure specific sale content appears on the site at the correct time, being the go-to person for all designer questions, and solely maintain the rebates landing page with correct html content, links and images. Trained new hires and temporary help. As official department trainer, responsible for creating training documentation and timelines. Show less

Physically and electronically tracked samples from turn-in date to the live date of the products. Acted as a liaison to the buying offices by scheduling monthly sample turn-ins, completing the missing sample sheet and researching any buying office questions. Created the Photo Log and tagged all samples that were being sent to the photo studio. Verified all photo logs to identify any missing photos. Pulled photo log sheets daily to determine which photos are ready for the web. Built product page… Show more Physically and electronically tracked samples from turn-in date to the live date of the products. Acted as a liaison to the buying offices by scheduling monthly sample turn-ins, completing the missing sample sheet and researching any buying office questions. Created the Photo Log and tagged all samples that were being sent to the photo studio. Verified all photo logs to identify any missing photos. Pulled photo log sheets daily to determine which photos are ready for the web. Built product page and verify all products before going live on Kohls.com. Provided assistance with running the Weekly PWP report, Do Not Display report, Gift Card program as well as Beauty Bank and DC order backup. Researched and completed the Weekly PWP report to determine which products needed to be rushed through the process. Assisted with the training of three new Sample Specialists in VSM, EMS and IPS. Show less

Systematically created new vendors and product, including writing purchase orders, generating SKUs and maintaining assortment logs. Created and selected samples for the ad statement, creating all necessary paperwork, attending turn-in meetings, weekly tab sample coordination, sign creation and PLU setup. Worked closely with vendors and stores to offer the best possible product and service. Trained one Merchandise Specialist and assisted with the training of three other Specialists in the… Show more Systematically created new vendors and product, including writing purchase orders, generating SKUs and maintaining assortment logs. Created and selected samples for the ad statement, creating all necessary paperwork, attending turn-in meetings, weekly tab sample coordination, sign creation and PLU setup. Worked closely with vendors and stores to offer the best possible product and service. Trained one Merchandise Specialist and assisted with the training of three other Specialists in the division. Show less

Billed vendors for marketing allocations in print ads. Executed the Lost Key program. Managed the Just for Kids program. Advertised with stores and assisted in fingerprinting/picture taking sessions with local police departments in partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.