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Specialize in model-home merchandising, real estate sales office design, and commercial and high-end residential interior design. Provide thorough consultations to evaluate client requirements, budget, timetabling, fees, and contracts producing tangible preliminary and final visual design presentations. Execute designs by establishing detailed project management schedules, hiring contractors, purchasing goods, and ensuring quality and timeliness through direct supervision of labor. Responsible for all company administration, day-to-day operations, online presence and updating. Comprehensive and personally-developed marketing, advertising and social media marketing campaign.

Maximize company sales growth and profitability by creating displays illustrating the company branding and standards. Maintain the sales floor, including all store wall displays, shelving, stockroom, cash stations, 7 art gallery walls and satellite display windows to facilitate the flow of product. Expert product knowledge in all collections/departments. Design and modify in-store visual displays in support of the company's sales objectives. Maintain general, directional, pendant and table/floor lighting throughout the store. Execute specific merchandising directives and holiday merchandising plans as required by corporate matrix. Create furniture, mobile fixture, lighting and art gallery plans bi-annually introducing new seasonal collections. Safely operate and maintain all stockroom equipment and tools. Complete inventory control functions in an effort to support financial and inventory accuracy. Perform duties associated with receiving and processing bi-weekly freight deliveries. Conduct training sessions for sales team on general product knowledge and maintaining merchandising standards. Demonstrate knowledge of POS systems and programs relevant to sales and merchandising duties. Participate in ongoing training regarding technology upgrades and new systems. Exceed in sales capacity and achieve store sales goals, demonstrating superior customer service and clientele procurement.

Managed company development and obtained new business by partnering with president and senior designers to rebrand and secure $250,000 in new contracts. Acquired competitor’s clientele base for alternative opportunities. Established a Manufacturer and Sourcing Program that targeted preferred vendors offering special incentives and extraordinary discounting. Created comprehensive design plans for industry-leading builders and developers for sales centers and model-homes. Designed, budgeted, ordered, expedited, and installed all projects. Responsible for all individual project administration.

Collaborated with production and semi-custom builders and developers regionally to set strategic goals, forecast sales needs, determine demographics and identify perspective homebuyer profiles. Negotiated contracts and established comprehensive design plans. Supervised and trained junior/senior associates in all areas of interior design and administration. Increased productivity by establishing new administrative procedures and reorganizing personnel. Developed compensatory business partnerships with new vendors. Strategically planned company visual marketing and advertising campaign.