AFAA Certified

Tracked sales totals and ensuring that each manager reached their sales plan Trained and developed managers and associates to achieve world-class customer service Maintained company merchandise standards including visual and window

Managing and developing staff of 13 as well as recruiting and hiring all personnel Achieving monthly sales plan goals by working directly with clients and maintaining client books Executing merchandising strategies by creating and maintaining visual displays Enriching the profitability of the store through replenishment and inventory control efforts Working closely with the corporate merchandising team to determine trends, re-orders and… Show more Managing and developing staff of 13 as well as recruiting and hiring all personnel Achieving monthly sales plan goals by working directly with clients and maintaining client books Executing merchandising strategies by creating and maintaining visual displays Enriching the profitability of the store through replenishment and inventory control efforts Working closely with the corporate merchandising team to determine trends, re-orders and transfers based on the store's customer trends Show less

Supervised the visual management staff to ensure store represented company standards and implemented weekly floor sets Accomplished monthly sales plan goals, recruited, hired, and trained staff Communicated with corporate buyers weekly regarding merchandise needs Minimized the financial losses of the retail operation by reducing store shrink by 1.8% through internal and external efforts such as inventory control, fraud, and a variety… Show more Supervised the visual management staff to ensure store represented company standards and implemented weekly floor sets Accomplished monthly sales plan goals, recruited, hired, and trained staff Communicated with corporate buyers weekly regarding merchandise needs Minimized the financial losses of the retail operation by reducing store shrink by 1.8% through internal and external efforts such as inventory control, fraud, and a variety of employee activity audits Show less

Helped to improve store operations and audit productivity Identified and investigated transactional discrepancies to determine cause Verified accuracy of store sales, returns, exchanges, and no sales

Worked with store buyer to determine items for online sales, placed reorders on merchandise, maintained vendor files, vendor accounting and follow up Visited local vendors and trade shows to view new potential merchandise Created detailed sales reports and profit analysis, addressing store and customer problems

Verbally detailed fit improvements to buyer and fit technician, measured initial and TOP samples Completed spec sheets and fit reviews for buyers and manufacturers in Los Angeles and New York Tracing and cutting patterns, maintained all QC files, paperwork and patterns and general administrative duties for design room, fabric buyer and receiving department Assisted web and graphics departments with corrections to website and catalog layout