Eric Welp Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Potomac, Md

• Manage the Scotch and Irish Whisky Category• Develop annual merchandising plan including promotion and digital planning as well as in store merchandising and new brand launches • Use excellent negation and communication skills to manage vendor relations with suppliers • Maintain and submit weekly reports tracking sales, AUR, and margin.

City Bikes, General Manager •Opened City Bike’s third location in the highly competitive Capitol Hill market of Washington, DC. •Hired, trained and manage opening staff of 10.•Establish monthly sales goals and staffing and purchasing budgets.•Placed all opening orders and negotiated best terms and pricing with over 20 vendors. •Exceeded sales goals by 13% in second month of business. •Produce and analyze key performance indicators for the store and productivity statistics for individual staff. Then use that data to train staff, review policy or make other adjustments needed to achieve store goals. Purchasing/Merchandise Manager •Develop and integrate several inventory management techniques including OTB, minimum and maximum inventory calculations, and assortment plans allowing for flexible inventory management that can rapidly increase or decrease on hand inventory with seasonal changes in sales while keeping key items in stock at all times. •Manage over 50 vendor contracts and place preseason orders in excess of $300,000. •Create assortment, pricing, and purchasing plans that together, increase margins by 5%, GMROI by 4% and increased inventory turns in 2009; augmenting profitability. •Analyze unit sales and merchandise to “trend spot” and indentify cross selling and add on sale opportunities as well as emerging and diminishing markets. Buyer•Placed purchase orders with allotted open to buy budget for City Bikes Chevy Chase location. •Place and track all special orders communicate with customers regarding availability and insure timely delivery.