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Lansing, Mi, Us

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Taking the stress out of selling and buying your home!

Tampa, Florida

Florida

Southeast sales and account manager for Thacker NYC handbags.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Perform various functions as a consultant and sales representative while the company goes through dramatic growth pains. Reach out to customers for orders, guide them into best sellers and follow up to make sure orders have been shipped as promised. Record contacts and enter orders and suggested orders in Netsuite. Identify potential new accounts, make initial contact and talk about the brand with them. Merchandise trade show booths and represent the collection at trade shows. Edit product offerings and provide input for new handbags. Head marketing efforts and follow through from conception through completion working with an independent graphic artist and IT programmer. Design, execute and implement POS tools that support the brand with email blasts and postcards and in-store branding for clients. Screen job applicants to fill retail sales positions. Analyze and evaluate new trade shows to determine value to the brand.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

President, merchandise manager, senior buyer, merchandiser, and creative director for Zoey Bloom Inc.’s brick and mortar store and eCommerce site. Planned events, created advertising material and performed social networking functions to provide superior customer experience. TripAdviser.com awarded us their 2013 Certificate of Excellence Award for having many positive customer reviews; we are listed as their number one place to shop while visiting Tampa.Zoey Bloom, an upscale women’s boutique with an internet store, sold better women’s accessories (handbags and jewelry based) as well as gifts and accessories for the home. We created our own unique fashion presentations by selecting and intermixing the very best styles and trends from hundreds of designers (established and emerging).

New York, New York

Negotiated with designer and popular label shoes and men's tailored clothing to sell and manufacture off price merchandise for our 53 locations. Designed and developed exclusive, private label footwear to fill basic and fashion voids that could not be filled with designer labels. Extensively analyzed fashion and selling trends. Balanced and adhered to a three level open to buy to meet corporate objectives. Outperformed financial objectives which netted me corporate recognition and awards.

Jackson, Michigan Area

Climbed the ranks from an award-winning sales associate to a department manager, buyer and Store Merchandise Manager for chain of 27 department stores in the Midwest and Florida. Bought:Men’s Separates and Active Sportswear, Men’s Signature and Advanced Collections, Men’s Denim Collections, Men’s Shoes, Women’s Shoes and Fashion Jewelry.Developed a reputation as a troubleshooter who successfully turned around struggling departments. Established core programs and developed product and programs from domestic and international resources. Repeatedly enhanced sales and gross margin, while creating product exclusivity. From 1995 to 1997, at the request of senior management, took a sabbatical from buying to serve in the new and experimental position of Store Merchandise Manager in Livonia, Michigan ― one of Jacobson’s largest volume locations. Helped develop and implement this position as a liaison between the store and merchants, successfully tailoring merchandise to better fit the needs of this affluent location.