Jason Meyer Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago (Wholesale)

•Responsible for sales and merchandising, with a large hand in marketing and operations.•Areas of responsibility over time included the Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Texas, Florida and Canada. •Developed and implemented measurable sales strategies for 43 individual retailers.•More than doubled the number of wholesale accounts in the Midwest and Canadian territory from 20 to 43, opening 6 new markets and revitalizing 4 original markets.•Led the independent retailer business with the largest combined sales volume; developed promotions for all of the independents nationwide, improved in-store presentations and expanded assortments. •Increased the corporate aircraft and yacht business by 40% by opening new accounts, adding merchandise categories to existing accounts, improving showroom presentations, participating in aviation conferences and conducting sales presentations for aircraft manufacturers. •Managed the Neiman Marcus account in its entirety, including total cost purchases, new and replenishment stock orders, merchandise assortments in-stores and online (nm.com and bg.com); as well as stock RTV buybacks, exclusive products, national co-branded advertising, joint editorials, promotions, events and brand expansions. •Negotiated and executed a relaunch of five Macy’s stores in the Midwest, with a reopening stock order, an updated product assortment, improved in-store locations, and new fixtures and signage. •Executed special events with creative and co-branded table settings, local charities, bridal registry and trunk shows, including the first ever Christofle couture trunk shows at Neiman Marcus. •Coordinated with internal Operations to secure a successful EDI rollout, ensured that shipping and routing requirements were met for the major department stores, and prevented chargebacks.

Chicago And New York City

Department Manager, Home Décor & Children’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Chicago, IL, 2002-2006:•Increased sales of the home department from $300k annually to $1.2M over a period of three years. •Launched SFA’s Gift Registry service and added 16 high-end tabletop, decorative and giftware brands that proved vital to the growth of the business.•Established new visual standards of highly-detailed, lifestyle merchandising for the home area.•Recruited all new talent and managed six full-time and three part-time sales associates, a gift registry supervisor and an operations assistant. •Initiated the first marketing outreach of the home business to the Chicago area by participating in events with local charities, interior designers and key vendors.•Built the Home Décor business in Chicago overall, and improved its store ranking from #15 to #1 in the company outside of New York. Assistant Buyer, Home Décor, Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 2000-2002:•Completed the SFA Executive Training Program with concentrations in retail math, financial planning, sales projections, inventory management and assortment planning.•Managed 25 Home Décor shops nationwide with annual sales of $9.6M.•Responsibilities included open-to-buy sales projections, markdowns, receipts, and end-of-month stock versus plan stock dollars for over $14M in inventory.•Assisted in the expansion of the New York Home Décor department that increased the shop’s footprint from 900 to 4000 square feet and increased sales from $1.5M to $4.8M annually.Selling Supervisor, Gift Department, Saks Fifth Avenue, Chicago, IL, 1998-2000:•Responsible for visual merchandising, inventory control, and meeting individual and department sales plans of $300,000 annually.Sales Associate, Men’s Sportswear, Saks Fifth Avenue, Oakbrook, IL, 1997-1998:•Exceeded fall 1997 and spring 1998 targets by 25% and wrote $450,000 in annual sales.

Chicago

Sales Associate (Part Time) in the Fine China Department at the flagship State Street store.•Exceeded sales goals by 25% and was personally responsible for over $375,000 in annual sales.•Introduction to the tabletop and gifts business, and learned proper merchandising techniques.