Julia Kaplan Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

• Maintain product and sales communication for established retailer with over 40 vendors of upscale furniture, lighting, and rugs in contemporary European design. Oversee showroom operations and provide top level.
• Implement systems and procedures to lead fast track growth for multi-million dollar company, with current commercial team charting 300% sales increase and on track to double amount by fiscal year end.
• Directly participate with high profile clients to understand and exceed their expectations through effective order management and quality assurance.
• Coordinate staging logistics for top-line installations in 4 showrooms with total 30,000 square footage, with special events featuring international speakers and designers.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Accountable for sales, production, and fulfillment processes for conscientious gemstone merchant. Coordinated with international vendors and domestic artists to ensure utmost caliber for individually crafted high-end.
• Administered precise online inventory, creating captivating product descriptions and photography to drive additional web sales.
• Handled quality assurance for all incoming diamonds and outgoing customer products.
• Trained new and existing staff on office and technology systems.
• Implemented controls for loss prevention strategies and merchandise protection.
• Operational impact contributed to approximately 20% sales growth.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Collaborated with event manager to prepare and execute main seasonal promotions.
• Negotiated contracts, site selection, and proposed plans for fashion display details and product placement.
• Managed on-site registration and hosted clients while performing requisite operational roles.
• Concurrent with fashion merchandising coursework.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Supported multiple attorneys in fast-paced environment, prioritizing agendas to meet firm deadlines for clients seeking counsel on disability and Social Security programs. Documented critical details when screening prospective clients for eligibility and drafting legal documents for lawyer team. Clerical duties included all incoming communication, filing.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Sociology

Fashion Merchandising

Extracurricular merchandising internship at A Miner Miracle nonprofit (Fall 2012).