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Small boutique design company specializing in display and merchandising for small retailers.

Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Greater New York City Area

Sales - Ladies Accessories, Baby Accessories and Shoes

*Brand Manager for Polo Ralph Lauren Menswear*Train Sales Specialist and Stock Associates within stores in Polo Department and Men's area on product knowledge and merchandising strategies and standards. *Track business and sales with weekly recaps and reports for shops I am responsible for in order to improve and push business.*Assist Polo team members with shop blitzes and execution of merchandising standards.*Merchandise, Manage and Maintain several Polo Shops in the Northeast and MidAtlantic Region to Polo specifications and guidelines including Visual Directives.Maintain solid relationships within stores and Polo team to have a strong business partnership.

Assist Boston and Virginia locations with inside sales and direct contact for accounts.Direct contact for all customer service issues throughout all Churchill locations.Assist sales representatives with customer issues and furniture leases.Handle customer accounts from entry through completion.Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Operations.Entry of all Corporate Housing deliveries, exchanges, pick ups at all locations.Assist in Home Staging design and execution.Work with in-house designer to maintain appearance of Showroom.Contact customers and sales representatives on short inventory, and assist in permanent and loaner exchanges.Aid in shipping orders when needed.Reach out to furniture rental internet leads and follow through with accounts from quote to delivery.Customer service contact for online chat through website.Train branch offices process of imputing orders and exchanges through the company wide program.

*Assist top sales executive with sales accounts and customer relations.*Create client presentations as per their needs, as well as to acquire new business.*Direct contact for clients for numerous accounts, as well as vendors.*Strong grasp of marketing logic and creative design*Assist with new product purchases.

Assist top sales executive with sales accounts and customer relations.Create client presentations as per their needs, as well as to acquire new business.Assist in actual client sales presentations.Direct contact for clients and vendors regarding PO's and all customer service issues.Strong grasp of marketing logic and creative design.Assist with new product purchases.Handle weekly expenses.

Work with VM team to ensure store is up to Nordstrom Visual Standards on a daily basis.Responsible for styling and merchandising of all Women's Designer, Mainstream, Handbags, Jewelry, Accessory and Shoe departments, as well as Men's Clothing and Children's departments.Accountable for Cosmetics department displays and training employees within the department on correct merchandising standards for Nordstrom and Vendor.Coach Managers in the correct way of merchandising and display within their departments, including fixture placement and lighting.Kept in daily contact with department managers thru conversation or email.Assist in planning and set up for in-store events such as Personal Appearances and Fashion Shows, as well as off sight events in other Nordstrom locations.Lead in styling of high profile windows and fashion platforms. Assist in preparation and execution of Holiday set-up.

*Work with Visual Merchandising team to ensure store is up to Nordstrom Visual Standards on a daily basis.*Responsible for styling and merchandising of all Women’s Designer, Mainstream, Handbags, and Shoe departments, as well as Men’s Clothing departments.*Accountable for Cosmetics department displays, and training employees within department on correct merchandising standards for Nordstrom and Vendor.*Coach Managers in the correct way of merchandising and display within their departments, including fixture placement and lighting.*Assist in set up for in-store events such as Personal Appearances and fashion shows, as well as off sight events in other Nordstrom locations,*Lead in Styling of High Profile Windows and Fashion Platforms *Assist in preparation and execution of Holiday set-up.

All of the above responsibilities.Obtained position as Holiday 2005 visual lead.Nominated for Future Nordstrom Leaders Program, accepted and graduated.Assisted in propping and composition of windows.

Participated in monthly intern meetings with other interns within the Northeast to learn from other Nordstrom employees about their job specifications.Developed personal contacts with customers by keeping a personal book with telephone numbers, addresses and special orders.Assisted manager with management duties such as schedules, schematics, and occasionally attending manager meetings.Worked directly with customers to sell merchandise and make their shopping experience as pleasant as possible.Assisted in other sections of the store such as customer service, visual merchandising, store information and communications, as well as fulfilled internship requirements such as monthly assignments to complete throughout the store.

Bs, Fashion Merchandising/Business

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