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Sumner, Washington, United States

Sumner, Washington, United States

Spearheaded the development and implementation of strategic category plansthat resulted in an impressive 15% increase in sales revenue and a 10%reduction in expenses.Conducted thorough market research and analysis to identify trends andconsumer preferences, leading to successful launch of multiple new productlines.Collaborated cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and operations teams todrive product innovation and improve supply chain efficiency.Developed and managed overall strategy and lifecycle of a category, ensuringadherence to established timelines.Executed new products from ideation to product launch, while maintainingeffective communication with vendors through product, brand, and categorylifecycle.Oversaw sourcing of vendors, materials, and products, skillfully negotiating coststo optimize profitability.Fostered internal cross-functional collaboration with members of various teamsto ensure continuity in our product offering.Created planograms for marketing, tradeshows, and customer salespresentations, enhancing brand visibility and sales performance.Managed frequent key account specific product development opportunities.

Sumner, Washington, United States

Successfully coordinated and managed multiple creative projectssimultaneously, delivering high-quality executions that exceeded customerexpectations on timeCollaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and execute innovativemarketing campaigns, resulting in increased brand awareness and revenuegrowthDeveloped and maintained project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation,optimizing efficiency and minimizing project delaysConducted comprehensive research and analysis to identify new growthopportunities for products, presenting recommendations to senior managementfor implementationFacilitated product needs for presentations, customer meetings, and internalproduct selection, ensuring seamless communication across teamsMaintained financial and marketing research to support new product selectionand developmentDeveloped and maintained a detailed knowledge of toy products in competitiveand emerging categoriesAssisted with page layout and merchandising of brands/categories for bi-annualcatalogsProvided creative design briefs and directions to the creative team for packagingand product design, resulting in visually appealing and effective designs

Sumner, Washington, United States

Created and managed product line lists to facilitate efficient presentations andcustomer meetings.Facilitated product needs for presentations, customer meetings, and internalproduct selection, ensuring timely completion and adherence to projectparameters.Maintained financial and marketing research to support new product selectionand development.Provided creative design briefs and directions to the creative team for packagingand product design, ensuring high-quality and effective visual communication.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and address product defects,resulting increase in product reliability.

Greater Puget Sound Area

• Responsible for Managing the Operations of 12 Stores, 3 District Managers, 8 Store managers and 40 Sales consultants.• Reported to and worked directly with President/CEO/CFO to understand business needs and create policies and procedures for an internal structure that would provide a fun, hardworking and structured environment for employee happiness and success.• Partnered with Sales Director to Set and Deliver Daily, Weekly and Monthly goals for all Stores as pertaining to company needs.• Completed monthly store audits to inspect the operational efficiencies of each location and make sure company processes were being used with 100% compliance.• Completed monthly ride-along with District Manager’s to establish stronger relationships amongst leadership, review strengths and weaknesses of our people and locations, and uncover opportunities for growth in Operations.• Responsible for developing quarterly business plans designed to increase employee and store proficiency in customer satisfaction through operations.• Organized and hosted annual company events, such as company Christmas parties, picnics and Quarterly Kickoffs, As well as entertained Celebrity Sponsorships• Payroll, auditing, calculating hours, and monthly commission payouts.• Responsible for all Product Equipment Orders/ Audits and Inputting in Database.

Puyallup, Washington, United States

• Responsible for the hiring, training, and development of 3 individual employees within the store.• Tasked with increasing month over month business with all company metrics.• Increased store numbers from 140 total phones monthly to consistently over 200 phones and the #1 store in the company.• Created a fun work environment where employees could thrive and hit individual goals.• Developed community relationships with other businesses to create cross marketing ventures for increased business opportunities.• Developed opening and closing procedures amongst all store locations to increase company structure.

Burien, Washington, United States

• Promote and sell Verizon Wireless products and services which include the following: New Acts, Upgrades, Accessories, Prepay, Features and Mobile Broadband.• Responsible for managing customer expectations in delivering superior levels of service.• Assist customers with bill payments, troubleshooting, device and product needs, technical support, and all general questions.• Perform store opening and closing duties, store maintenance, and cash management.• Responsible for daily Inventory management and floor merchandising• Responsible for daily customer callbacks pertaining to welcome calls, problem solving, billing questions and new store product promotions.• Exceeded all individual goals pertaining to company metrics set forth by leadership monthly.

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