Francesca Phillips Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia Area

Virginia Beach, Va

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Greeting customers who enter the shop.• Be involved in stock control and management.• Assisting shoppers to find the goods and products they are looking for.• Being responsible for processing cash and card payments.• Stocking shelves with merchandise.• Answering queries from customers.• Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor.• Giving advice and guidance on product selection to customers.• Receiving and storing the delivery of large amounts of… Show more • Greeting customers who enter the shop.• Be involved in stock control and management.• Assisting shoppers to find the goods and products they are looking for.• Being responsible for processing cash and card payments.• Stocking shelves with merchandise.• Answering queries from customers.• Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor.• Giving advice and guidance on product selection to customers.• Receiving and storing the delivery of large amounts of stock• Keeping up to date with special promotions and putting up displays. Show less

Wantagh, New York

• Oversee and manage the daily operations of a busy salon• Establish and achieve sales goals• Answer heavy telephone volume under time constraints• Schedule all appointments for salon and stylists• Build successful teams through interviewing, hiring, training and reviewing staff• Oversee and manage employees within the salon and organize schedules • Handle administrative tasks including but not limited to payroll, scheduling, inventory, banking, cash register oversight… Show more • Oversee and manage the daily operations of a busy salon• Establish and achieve sales goals• Answer heavy telephone volume under time constraints• Schedule all appointments for salon and stylists• Build successful teams through interviewing, hiring, training and reviewing staff• Oversee and manage employees within the salon and organize schedules • Handle administrative tasks including but not limited to payroll, scheduling, inventory, banking, cash register oversight and reporting to owners• Knowledge and understanding of all salon services and product lines Show less

New York, Ny

• Run and manage two major department stores (Stage and Peebles); accounts do over 13 million dollars in retail sales• Study weekly selling and monthly flows and review internally and externally to maximize business• Follow up on all PO's to make sure they ship accordingly and timely• Speak with buyers about open to buy and fill in product accordingly• Responsible for over $2 million in specialty store sales• Manage and maintain healthy businesses with New York City… Show more • Run and manage two major department stores (Stage and Peebles); accounts do over 13 million dollars in retail sales• Study weekly selling and monthly flows and review internally and externally to maximize business• Follow up on all PO's to make sure they ship accordingly and timely• Speak with buyers about open to buy and fill in product accordingly• Responsible for over $2 million in specialty store sales• Manage and maintain healthy businesses with New York City specialty accounts• Worked closely with buyers to build the Levi line for boys and girls ranging from sizes 12 months to size 16-20.• Prepare for and conduct meetings with Buyers regarding line reviews • Track sales throughout each season and manage replenishment needs where necessary • Track and monitor PO’s to ensure we meet all customer cancel dates as well meet budgets within our internal shipping calendar.• Attend trade shows to expand distribution and build businesses to local stores around the country.• Work closely with reps in other states to help maintain their businesses with specialty stores • Process Purchase Orders; manage and maintain PO’s to ship in a timely fashion• Complete budget forms; generate and analyze weekly retail sales reports;• Confirm shipment of PO’s and sell/book reorders from stock• Handle all customer inquiries• Attend sales meetings in New York and in other U.S. states.• Prepare for appointments; pull samples, run Available to Sell reports and offer inventory to accounts where opportunities arose• Showroom coordinator; order samples when new season begins, organize samples for sale use and presentation• Complete selling reports for all accounts and conduct a sales analysis weekly• Follow up with Buyers• Help plan assortments for accounts seasonally • Create and build relationships with Buyers Show less

Assist buyers in showrooms; document all inventory received and/or shipped to Asia and Europe; Prepare merchandise spread sheets; research fabrics and styles to keep company up to date; Assist with product copyrights and licensing; organize mini fashion shows for buyers.

Search through more than 170 magazines each month, tagging all Gucci articles, runway shots, or references to Gucci designers. Clip, scan and distribute articles to Milan, Italy and credit all to internal Gucci files. Prepare and send out invitations for special events; Attend fittings and ensure alterations are completed correctly. Prepare invoices in MS Excel spreadsheets for accounting purposes. Open and sort mail; answer phones.

Bachelors Degree, Business; International Management, Regional; Europe

Activities and Societies: Women of Corporate America, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Pace Intramural Soccer

Pharmacy