After a brief 6 months in a customer service position, I moved to a leadership role in Benchmark's procurement department. In my current role I lead large scale import and cost savings initiatives. I am currently rolling out Private Label and Brand Guidelines with over 200 vendors. I assist in the development and growth of our Retail Catalog. Other duties and responsibilities include; product line expansion, report building and generation, strategic product sourcing, supplier vists/vendor relationship management, FDA product registration, inventory management, freight management, and product information expansion.

I began my role at Benchmark in October of '21 as a customer service representative. I had originally applied as a Inside Account Manager, but the recruiting agent felt I would be a better fit as a CSR. Within 6 months of my CSR role I had proven myself and was promptly moved to an elevated procurement role.

At Plato's Closet I started off as a Customer Service Representative. Within the first 90 days I had received a promotion to a Buyer and the following month I received my second advancement in the company. Since this was during the pandemic, I was responsible for ensuring the safety of my team. We ensured proper CDC guidelines were followed. Other responsibilities of myself and my team included; the handling of large volumes of phone calls, inventory management, sorting and stocking, and customer service related problem solving.