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Tampa, Florida And Fenwick Island, De

Multi Brand National Sales Agency covering Apparel, Hardgoods & Close Outs. Brands: Sideout Apparel, G-Form & OWL Paddle.

Tampa, Florida, United States

Baltimore, Maryland

As an Independent sales professional, Managing and growing the sales of multiple brands of Footwear, Apparel and Accessories.Current Brands Crossover Culture (New)Black Clover (Live Lucky)Heart Enterprises ( Licensed)Kolder (Licensed)American Mills InternationalMuscle Aid TapePastNew Balance AccessoriesConverse AccessoriesM EdgeSam Medical Develop sales plans, manage account profitability, work and manage local and national trade… Show more As an Independent sales professional, Managing and growing the sales of multiple brands of Footwear, Apparel and Accessories.Current Brands Crossover Culture (New)Black Clover (Live Lucky)Heart Enterprises ( Licensed)Kolder (Licensed)American Mills InternationalMuscle Aid TapePastNew Balance AccessoriesConverse AccessoriesM EdgeSam Medical Develop sales plans, manage account profitability, work and manage local and national trade shows.Manage key accounts in the Dept Store, Sporting goods, bookstore and specialty store channels including, Kohl's, Barnes & Noble, Modell's, DTLR, Olympia Sports, DSG, Foot Locker and Urban Outfitters. Show less

Set financial targets, developed multi -category line plans, identified brand right channels of distribution. Liased between Hawaiian Tropic and Liscensee on line direction.

Responsible for $96 million active business across national 900 store chain. Co- Managed relationships with Nike, Adidas and Rebook. Worked to have first right of refusal on all liquidation goods with leading brands. Identified and developed the licensed apparel department at Ross Stores. License Dept sales of $ 10 million- Year 1. Developed new vendor relationships, sales plans and in store marketing needs.

Managed a $15 million Footwear business across 20 Door N.E. Regional Chain. Responsible for 50 athletic footwear vendors across all gendersSelected Achievements• Rebuilt declining footwear department: o Set MD Budget and generated OTB to bring in new productso Created Kids Athletic Lifestyle Footwear Dept. $3 mill revenueso Created yearly/seasonal vendor plans with key resources in sales and marketing• Developed on-field cleat business in baseball, soccer and… Show more Managed a $15 million Footwear business across 20 Door N.E. Regional Chain. Responsible for 50 athletic footwear vendors across all gendersSelected Achievements• Rebuilt declining footwear department: o Set MD Budget and generated OTB to bring in new productso Created Kids Athletic Lifestyle Footwear Dept. $3 mill revenueso Created yearly/seasonal vendor plans with key resources in sales and marketing• Developed on-field cleat business in baseball, soccer and football. Reached $2 million in sales within 6 months• Developed clearance strategy to streamline liquidation process. Identified floor space to house clearance items, created company wide mark down calendar and set mark down margin expectations by vendor• Identified new resources to expand assortment and consumer base (ex Skechers )• Staff of 2 assistant buyers Show less