Chris Beck Email & Phone Number

Washington, United States

Serving over 1,000 people per month in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Thurston and Mason Counties. We strive to provide people with disabilities, and those who experience homelessness, opportunities and experiences to fulfill their economic and human potential. Vadis is dedicated to assisting businesses in finding great employees and be a more inclusive.

Corte Madera, CA

Asst Sales Dept Mgr, Women’s Shoes ($7.0 M Volume), Nordstrom, Corte Madera, CAJanuary 2018 - Present o Built strong teams through positive, proactive communication coachingo Designed and facilitated training and development programso Conducted new employee orientation and training for new employeeso Responsible for developing store wide events to increase.

Federal Way Washington

• Develop wholesale and retail online and marketing plan and metrics to drive efficiencies for screen printing, contract printing, product development and graphic design
• Responsible for the sales reporting function, defining operation processes and contributing to sales strategies to increase top and bottom line profitability
• Oversee the day-to-day operations for both sales and marketing
• Negotiate pricing with overseas factories and US suppliers
• Negotiate pricing with existing and new client base to increase margins on all projects between 20% and 30%
• Work with the designer and CEO on a full line of clothing, including Sidney Rice’s AWOL, Jermaine Kearse’s 15 to 1 Foundation, Ron Parker’s 38 clothing brand and accessories, Graphic Design, Screen Printing.

Cotati, CA

• Start-up business
• Responsible for all day-to-day operations receiving of goods, ordering of all inventory
• Managed work load for the day- to- day operations for staff training and development
• Coordinated logistic and organization all private events and fundraiser’s
• Established vendor relationships negotiated best pricing on equipment and food cost to improve profit margins
• Developed marketing tools and promotional events

Santa Rosa, CA

• Researched various training options and recommended training and development programs
• Ensure day-to-day execution of all retail operations, staffing and training, customer service, random audits, payroll, loss prevention, scheduling, visual merchandising, inventory management, budgeting, etc.
• Collaborate with People Services, HR and Director of Stores in developing training programs and store incentive programs
• Worked with the HR Dir to establish an open interview process to decrease open positions by 50% for the company
• Implemented monthly communication on how to execute merchandising strategies
• Partner with Director of Stores to develop retail vision, plan and metrics to drive efficiencies, top line growth and bottom-line profitability within my territory of stores

Portland, Washington And Idaho

• Corporate trainer for store presentation, customers service, sales teams and employee development
• Oversaw the execution of consistent merchandise presentation through hands-on training
• Recruited and mentored new assistant store managers, group sales managers and merchandising team management with the on-boarding process
• Organized trainings developed agenda and presentation materials
• Supported local marketing efforts for each door in my district

San Francisco, Sorthern California, Las Vegas And Arizonia

• Corporate trainer for women’s accessories
• Developed and implemented a brand new specialist program for the company
• Partnered with store managers, regional managers, merchandising managers and sales managers to communicate and execute corporate strategies
• Held monthly meeting with staff to communicate new training opportunities
• Executed consistent merchandise presentation through hands-on training in-store
• Developed and facilitated vendor training seminars for educating store personnel with product knowledge

Los Angeles, CA

• Developed new clients in the fashion industry, retail and wholesale
• Created sales marketing materials for fashionresume
• Managed relationships with existing account base
• Negotiated price and delivery of recruiting solutions
• Led weekly sales and marketing meetings
• Defined public relations needs

Associate’S Degree, Fashion Merchandising And Space Planning

Associate’S Degree, General Studies