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Orlando, Florida, United States

Greater Orlando

Contribute to studies furthering student’s success through information retrieval, analysis, tracking, interpretation, and presentation. Create reporting tools based on leadership project initiatives.

Westchester, Illinois

Develop financial and merchandise assortment plans at the department and store levels. Ensuring execution of merchandise strategies through analysis of sales, inventory position, product turn, and markdowns. Manage open to buy process to effectively control inventory levels, while forecasting financial components by department to account for business.

Greater Chicago Area

Ensure assigned product categories meet and exceed in stock targets while maximizing the return on investment. Drive collaborative planning between vendors, merchants and store operations to ensure timely shipment of purchase orders. Communicate with stores to ensure special requests are handles in a timely manner. Provide analytical support to maximize.

Midwest

Responsible for executing store layouts to maximize sales potential through merchandise apparel, gift products and accessories in over 75 unique store locations. Provide training for Regional Managers, Store Managers and store personnel on store standards in the Midwest region. Coordinate with Planning, Buying, Allocation, Marketing, Store Design and.

Analyzed traffic patterns to maximize supply chain operations. Conducted inventories to verify proper SKU management within the store and maximized profits by controlling inventory and tracking product demand. Generated sales through point of purchase displays, optimizing product placement and effective training and leadership of associates.

Analyzed financial reports and researched operational history to determine an appropriate marketing plan. Prepared RFP's and worked with sales representatives from local advertising outlets, collected information, determined which local media would best suit Habitat. Developed and implemented a tracking system for promotional efforts to ensure advertising.

Managed business emails, artist accounts and created press releases for the grand open of Florida West Arts new gallery location. Developed weekly reports to the president and board members of up coming community events, building progress, marketing and advertising plans. Ensured all goals set forth for the gallery grand opening were on schedule and.

Generated sales through professional sales and customer service training. Tracked leads utilizing a national sales center, local inbound calls and foot traffic through the Salesforce suite. Ensured daily collection calls were made, verified monthly legal auction protocols met state requirements and handled contracts and rental agreements

Contributed to a management team that drove sales, improved customer service and created a multimillion-dollar operation. Implemented company visual standards through merchandising, stock rotation and store resets. Ensured company goals was carried out through effective management of associates including: hiring, training, meeting payroll requirements and.

Master Of Science, Data Science

Bachelors, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Volunteer with Life Church Choir Beta Gamma Sigma Golden Key International Honour Society 3 semester Dean's List.

Associates, General Pre-Interior Design

2 semester Dean's List member