Jill Williams Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

FINN Partners is a global integrated marketing agency transforming and inspiring the world of communications every day. We offer clients the intimacy and entrepreneurism of a boutique agency coupled with the reach and full-service capabilities of a global marketing powerhouse. From our offices in the Pacific Northwest, we’re on the pulse of trends and innovations in food & beverage, consumer/lifestyle, health & wellness, technology and financial services. We tie those developments to clients from across the country and around the world, positioning brands at the fore of their industries.Our talented team comprises seasoned marketing, digital, PR, business and industry experts—each with deep experience, each with a unique point of view. This collective intelligence allows us to respond quickly to your opportunities in fresh, original ways. It also makes us a trusted ally in all your business efforts, from building your brand to protecting your reputation to guiding you through significant business milestones, including mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments and more. The results can be measured both in the buzz we generate and the bottom lines we help build.With local expertise and global resources, we can take your business to a whole new place.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Responsible for the coordination and development of all firm marketing collateral including brochures, advertising, signage, and prospecting letters. • Prepared RFPs, presentations, company profiles, and other marketing materials for client prospecting and for use in promoting Johnson Hoke within the real estate and business community. • Maintained an accurate and up-to-date database of leasing comparables, area demographics, targeted retail and restaurant prospect lists and retail area maps. • Composed business correspondence on behalf of Principal. Prepared Letters of Intent, Exclusive Representation and Commission Agreements and served as main point of contact for landlords, architects and prospective tenants.

San Francisco Bay Area

Member of the Pottery Barn Kids and PBTeen DTC buying teams at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.• Managed and prepared seasonal as well as long-term departmental sales and inventory plans to support financial objectives. • Identified forecasting and flow opportunities, provided category specific analysis and collaborated with sourcing and merchandising counterparts to institute new processes resulting in the improvement of forecast accuracy and a reduction in backorders and overstocks. • As Seasonal Point Person worked closely with Ecommerce division, Merchandising and Marketing to understand marketing base and finalize the inventory purchase plan for the Season.• Analyzed marketing’s curves and historical data to build promotion plans by week for the Inventory teams. • As IF/SO Administrator reviewed sales for entire PBTeen division weekly to compare actuals vs. forecast. Analyzed current sales trends, marketing forecasts and historical data to determine if revisions to upcoming weeks/months were necessary. Presented revision recommendations to Director and once approved executed in IF/SO.

San Francisco Bay Area

Member of the inventory planning team for the Specialty Retail Concepts division of LVMH. • Partnered with buyer in achieving sales, gross margin, weeks of supply and stock turnover plans for the categories managed. • Responsible for managing the inventory by category to achieve sales plan and maintain instocks in the stores while minimizing overstocks. • Worked with Planning Team to set-up E3, an automated replenishment system, resulting in store instock rates of 92% or better. • Reduced WOS from 21.0 to 16.0 and achieved a discontinued inventory percent to total inventory of less than 15 percent. • Processed RTVs, ensuring the budgeted inventory WOS was met and enabling Merchandising to introduce more newness into the stores.

Madrid Area, Spain

Taught business English to executives in various companies such as Philips Electronics, Lever/Faberge, Agencia de Proteccion de Datos, AENA, and Continente Hypermarkets. Class curriculum focused on grammar, conversational skills and specific vocabulary used in fields such as marketing, sales, and manufacturing.

San Francisco Bay Area

Assisted three financial analysts in the Corporate Finance Group. Prepared presentations for client pitches. Performed company and industry research and analyses for current and prospective clients and developed and maintained marketing materials for prospective technology clients.• Co-creator of a daily “Hotsheet” distributed firm-wide to summarize the day’s market performance, pricings, filings, economic indicators and relevant news stories. • Assisted Vice President of Technology Group in the staffing of Analysts and Associates on new deals. • Chosen for Corporate Finance Steering Committee to discuss and analyze solutions for work related issues.