• Responsible for managing product for second largest customer account • Attended meetings in Minneapolis HQ & NY Showroom to pitch new product and review past business • Curated six 30-50 SKU item presentations per delivery • Focus in trend, created trend direction and product development spec sheets for inflow of product • Coordinated with design, procurement, and sales teams to ensure product came in trend & cost-right • Manage timeline of product inflow in relation to market timing & customer deadlines

• Attended all meetings at customer HQ’s & NY showroom for market & mid-market reviews • Maintained accurate records of design, development, vendor, and customer information on all accounts • Worked closely with design, sourcing & production teams to ensure product suited customer needs and deadlines • Daily correspondence with customers to ensure top notch customer service and strong business relationships • Launched company brand - coordinated photoshoots, developed social media, planograms • Promoted to open and manage new customer accounts while overseeing past accounts • Managed team of three to ensure all projects, customer needs, samples, and deadlines were met • Determined quantity and type of product necessary to capture sales plan • Daily correspondence with overseas suppliers to develop product that is trend and cost right • Analyze past product performance to determine future viability or predict success of new products under dev • Conduct regular competitive shopping scans to determine any white space in the designated accounts • Stay up-to-date on important fashion trends, and develop product accordingly

• Create and assist in conducting sales presentations with customers • Constructively handle account requests, issues, and feedback • Coordinate and submit pre-approval and top of production approval samples in timely manner • Assess vendor base to determine strengths/weaknesses of vendor matrix • Create and send trend boards and development spec requests according to workload and vendor strengths • Ensure that product made with overseas suppliers is seasonably appropriate and competitively priced • Handled product development for home goods category: wine charms, wine bottle necklaces, packaging • Handled product development for Men’s category • Conduct regular competitive shopping scans to determine any white space in the designated accounts • Stayed up-to-date on important fashion trends, and developed newness accordingly • Maintain organized records of samples and pricing from vendors & pricing catalogs submitted to customers • Consistently researching new potential customers; target and create appealing merchandise previews

• Set and achieved goals in commission based environment, ranked in top three department sales within first month• Responsible for sizing and setting watches as a watches & jewelry specialist• Developed assertive selling skills and product knowledge• Responsible for visual merchandising display cases & floor

• Managed and supervised a team of eight for back of house fashion show affairs •Responsible for model scouting, communicating with model agencies, ensuring reliability • Coordinated photo shoot for directors chart and promotional material •Worked with PR agencies such as EdenCanCan ltd. • Created directors charts, model chart, outfit charts, and rail organization •Facilitated models from back stage to runway in appropriate order

• Personal jewelry designs carried and sold in boutique •Assistant Buyer at New York International Gift Fair for Autumn/Winter 2011 Season •Learned how to start and maintain a small retail business focused on sustainability •Responsible for creating, photographing, and blogging a “Look of the Week” on social media •Bi-weekly creation of floor layout, displays and merchandising

• Set and achieving goals in commission based environment, consistently ranked within top 3 in dept sales, high UPT, SPH. Consistently ranked as a 3 or 4 on 1-4 selling scale brackets. •Responsible for managing personal customer alterations • Established long lasting customer relationships and increased personal trade •Merchandised manikins based on popular sales, palpably attracted more customers into department

• Gained experience in establishing customer relationships and selling skills• Jewelry, handbag, and accessory product knowledge and selling skills gained•Exceeded desired sales goals•Traveled to nearby stores on occasion, including Danbury & Providence, to aid understaffed stores