Helene Hellman Email & Phone Number

Doraville, Ga, Us

Territory Manager Central FloridaManager over 10 million dollar Territory Presidents Club Winner 2013 Top FIve Sales Rep 145% over LYPresidents Club Winner 2015 Top Five Sales Rep 136% over LY

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Managed and grew territory to four million dollars in wholesale with rank and file accounts. Strong experience with National Accounts such as Sears, Macys, Havertys and others. •Conducted creative and energetic training meetings therefore helped achieve sales goals.. •Established new product line-ups that helped increase sales. This was accomplished by uses of conceptual selling techniques.•Sold in quarterly promotions. The dealers averaged approximately 15-15% increase in business during these events.•Created many new advertising tools to help dealers manage their budgets.•Built successful relationships with owners, managers and sales staff to help achieve sales goals. In 2004 was sales rep of the year (149% to LY and 141% to Budget) and in 2005 was awarded the excellence award for sales (142% to LY and 131% to Budget). •Formulated with dealers a monthly sales plan in order for them to achieve their budgeted goals.•Planned and created merchandising open houses.•Headed up team building events to help the sales team morale and build up self confidence.*Circle of Excellence Winner in 2005*Sales Rep of the Year Winner 2004

Visual Merchandising Manager Developed and design a 52,000 square foot retail furniture store.•Built a successful store based on the look and feeling of the merchandising. •Created specialized vignettes that emphasized how the look of the furniture can be achieved in the customers’ home.•Built successful relationships with furniture sales reps to help achieve the look of the particular furniture line.•Transitioned into holiday events.•Participated in the buying of accessories for some specialized furniture lines, for example Ralph Lauren and Bernhardt.•Persuaded owners to budget dollars for each location to hire specialized painters and flooring professionals to create and redesign the look of the store.•Transformed a theater for such celebrities as Barbara Bush and Mary Tyler Moore to a warm and luxurious place for them to converse and answer questions from their fans. (BCPA)•Created magazine covers for Industry magazines and the stores own catalog.

New York, Ny, Us

Visual Merchandising ManagerDefined and directed the image of the store.•Achieved the appearance of the store by handling all aspects of creative planning and corporate direction.•Created successful promotional events such as Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion and several Olympic athletes’ launches of clothing endorsements. •Expanded newly renovated departments such as Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger.•Built up the reputation of the store by creating unusual and interesting vignettes. Such as Giorgio Perfume and Borghese Cosmetics. •Established a reputation be being a creative and hard working manager who motivates her team to do 110%.•Budgeted dollars in order to increase the use of our budget. Achieved this by going to thrift stores, reusing and remodeling old props and buying at junk yards.•Recruited and trained new talent..•Transformed the store for holidays events such as Christmas, Spring and Summer , which also included special sales and events.

Fashion Merchandising, Apparel Studies

General Studies