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Orlando, Florida

Manage the daily operations and sales of a $1M/year designer lingerie business in a luxury retail environmentRecruit, hire and mentor sales team to meet customer needs and attain sales and productivity goalsPlan associate schedules in order to meet demands of business within payroll budgetOrganize and execute sales events to create brand awareness and increase salesWork with vendors on merchandising and marketing strategies for new and existing product

Lady Lake, Florida

Managed the daily operations and sales of the beauty department in a women's specialty boutiqueDemonstrate excellent customer service and expert product knowledge while assisting customers with purchases in skin care and cosmeticsPlan and execute promotional events in order to increase brand awareness and salesProvide cross-training for sales associates in order to meet customer needs and sales goals

Central Florida - Orlando Market

Responsible for monitoring and maintaining merchandising standards and stock levels for 21+ retail locations carrying the Vanity Fair Brand Lingerie line in the central Florida region Analyzed sales and worked with store management on attaining prominent product placementOrganized and executed promotional events in order to create brand awareness and increase salesDeveloped and conducted training seminars for sales associates to increase product knowledgeSubmitted monthly reports on inventory needs, competitive product and marketing strategies

Leesburg, Florida

Drove sales by providing excellent customer service and product knowledge for the Clinique cosmetics brandTrained, mentored and developed associates on product knowledge and personal/department productivity goalsOrganized and executed promotional events in order to increase brand awareness and salesWorked with outside organizations as makeup artist for fund raising events and bridal shows.

Boston, Ma

Managed the daily operations and sales of a fine jewelry department in a high-end retail environmentRecruited, hired and mentored sales team to provide excellent customer service and attain sales goalsProcessed and managed the receiving and merchandising of inventoryCreated monthly schedule for department to meet demands of business and submitted weekly payroll Consistently achieved profit margins by controlling discounting, expenses and payroll

Braintree, Ma

Managed the daily operations and sales of the Origins cosmetics line in a retail department storeDrove sales by providing customers with excellent customer service and product knowledge Conducted promotional events to introduce new product and increase salesAttended management training to develop and increase product knowledge and team building skills

Hingham, Ma

Assisted in the development, production and purchasing processes in the corporate environment of a specialty fashion retail business Conducted sales analysis for both stores and catalog businessNegotiated costs with vendors and processed purchase ordersProvided monthly financial reconciliation and open-to-buy for planningParticipated in catalog layout, pricing and product development meetings to present business analysis and make recommendations

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Fashion Merchandising

Activities and Societies: Member of the Boston Apparel Association. Internship with Bloomingdale's Chestnut Hill, MA.

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Fashion/Apparel Design

Activities and Societies: Apprenticeship with Boston designer Deborah Mann