Jonathan Baer Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

• Manages accounts in Northeast (Maine to Virginia) with 300% growth of territory, from 2010 – 2015. • Seeks expansion opportunities for brand, with past successes including the opening and launch in Dick’s Sporting Goods, Rue 21, Bed Bath & Beyond, Urban Outfitters, Villa, Jimmy Jazz, DTLR, and Dr. Jay’s. • Collaborates with product development teams to create in-line and exclusive assortments for leagues and retailers including Foot Locker Group, Champs, Modell’s, NBA Store, Bob’s Stores/Sports Chalet, and Olympia Sports. • Tracks and analyzes sales from retailers to manage open-to-buy/order flow, ensure optimal product sell-through, and identify emerging trends. • Launched company’s social media accounts to drive brand awareness and expand reach. • Develops and implements company-wide sales processes to improve efficiency and customer experience, including creation of new Excel-based purchase order forms. • Reports to the President and Global Sales Manager.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Oversaw buying for headwear and licensed apparel for 700 stores across the country. • Proactively identified trends to optimize product mix to maximize sales. • Opened new markets by introducing compelling headwear lines that complemented existing footwear products. • Created innovative sales promotions to drive growth of underperforming urban apparel division, upon inheriting responsibility for it. • Developed plan for re-working returns, by partnering with marketing department to create in-store presentations that effectively promoted sales. • Collaborated with vendors to establish and manage seasonal inventories. • Reported to VP/DMM.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Opened and managed store operations of two locations in St. Louis, each of which grossed more than $1M in their first year of operation. • Established store merchandising guidelines, implanting practices that attracted strong customer base to drive sales. • Cultivated valuable relationships with vendors to jumpstart sales, including a partnership with Dickies that brought in $0.5M in sales, to become largest Dickies buyer in state of Missouri. • Hired, trained, and led store personnel to build strong sales team of 80 employees.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

• Took leave to gain hands-on experience managing locations of Bert’s and Greg’s Clothing Stores • Internships & Activities: o Game.

Education record