Kara Schulman Email & Phone Number

Boca Raton, Fl, Us

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

• Provide support to my Senior Managers• Communicate with overseas vendors on a daily basis to ensure samples, lab dips, strike offs, fabric and trim will be sent within the due dates to be approved and ensure on time delivery• Take part in important meetings such as development and line review• Responsible for tracking incoming samples for meetings and fittings• Sit in bi weekly fittings for missy and plus in my categories• Negotiating cost with vendors to ensure margin is met• Partners with cross functional teams

Delray Beach, Florida, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Solely manage accounts that make up $3 million dollars of sales as well as assist other accounts worth $30 million in sales• Communicate directly with buyers to initiate new orders, re-orders, and replenishment styles• Present new lines/collections to buyers and management teams • Coordinate with the corporate office in San Francisco to ensure orders are processed efficiently and timely• Travel to clients to promote product line to generate additional sales and maintain relationships• Research the market place and present new ideas to the merchandising team• Create, maintain and distribute replenishment Excel charts to buyers • Process sample requests for e-commerce and advertising• Work on asset information for accounts to help assist them in their online descriptions and set ups• Participate in bi-weekly model fittings through a CLI with Senior Tech Designer in San Francisco• Work with buyers to help maintain a healthy gross margin by adding in off price styles and key items• Solely managing the Missy line in NY as co worker works remote

New York, New York

• Worked on the sales floor and built relationships with clients that led to creating personal appointments for back to school, camp and/or a wardrobe• Maintained a Client Book consisting of customer’s information to customize their shopping experience• Coordinated product reaction from customers and provided feedback to buyers• Improve sales revenue by ensuring company buyers incorporate the latest market trends• Played an integral role in success of special events such as Back to School, Dress Event, Fashion Night Out and the Pink Ribbon Event

• Sold the Junior/Girls lines (Vintage 9 and Dylan Ava) and Only Nine label to clients around the world• Assisted merchandising the line in a customized fashion for each market• Worked closely with the Designer to create the seasons looks that met clients’ needs and current fashion trends• Shipped sales domestically within 6-8 weeks bringing great turnaround and fast delivery for clients