Kate Rath Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

On any given day, I am responsible for:-Plant Buying-Merchandise Buying-Vendor Coordinating-eCommerce management-MerchandisingIn addition to a host of other things! I do it all, really.

I traveled with the band Titus Andronicus on North American tours to sling their merchandise. Records, CDs, t shirts, even temporary tattoos. Day to day I set up and break down the merch table, communicated with the venue, charmed fans that visit me to buy stuff, and offered words of encouragement to band members when they orbit in my vicinity. I was also responsible for handling and transporting money, maintaining in-stock levels and communicating with vendors and the band's record label to ensure that the merch table stayed well-stocked throughout the tour.

Philadelphia, Pa

I sourced merchandise for the company's 5 shops.Once I acquired heaps and heaps of bountiful kitsch, I priced and distributed the stuff. Some of it made it onto the Instagram, @jinxedstore, where one of our 43k followers would eventually buy it.

Philadelphia, Pa

-Responsible for all aspects of $100k+ in sales/week department management: ordering, receiving, supervision.-Trained and manage a staff of seven, including successful training of department's back-up buyer.-Delegate tasks to TMs-- train TMs on small vendor buying, merchandising, and financial systems.-Redistributed department labor-- created an overnight position which allows for successful maintenance of sales floor during daylight hours.-Consistently meet margin through sales, waste control and product promotion.-Re-merchandised sales floor and reset department to create more opportunity for sales.-Re-imagined department's pars and buying systems to create a more efficient day-to-day for all shifts.-Maintain department's presence on social networks-- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.-Manage invoices, POs, and OTB on a daily, weekly, quarterly basis.-Held all 10 of department's Top 10 sales records while at the helm

Wynnewood, Pa

-Purchased product for Whole Foods Market Wynnewood's dry grocery department-- 20% of store sales-Delegated responsibilities to Team Members and sub-department buyers-Acted as Assistant Team Leader while the Team searched to fill the position-Created and maintained Purchase Orders, managed open-to-buy, and maintained relationships with vendors-Participate in resets-- monthly resets of end cap and promotion merchandising

Wynnewood, Pa

-Position responsibilities primarily included buying, merchandising and supervising.-Selected as Floral Specialist at Whole Foods Wynnewood to rebrand the store's Floral Department-- previously struggled with low sales, high shrink and poor customer perception.-Aligned the department with Regional Floral visions with regards to product quality and merchandising.-Regained trust of the Wynnewood shoppers-- created a wedding and special order program, sold only high quality product and created opportunities to impress customers.-Consistently made margin and secured high comps-- often well into 70% range-- and set 8 of the store's top 10 daily sales records.-Developed win-win partnerships with new vendors-- introduced several smaller vendors to Wynnewood shoppers with successful reception-Created departmental systems which ensured success after I transferred.

South Street, Philadelphia, Pa

South Street, Philadelphia, Pa

-Assisted customers at point of purchase-Fielded customer questions and issues-Operated POS systems and trained fellow Team Members when systems were upgraded.-Selected as Team representative for supervisor hiring panel

Pittsburgh, Pa

-Responsible for all aspects of organizing and promoting events including performances by Silver Jews, Grand Buffet and Matt and Kim-Developed graphic designs and coordinate printing and distribution-Communicated and worked with Pittsburgh media and local organizations-Directed a staff of 12 student

Pittsburgh, Pa

-Worked under Marketing and Communications Coordinator-Wrote catalog course descriptions for youth and adult classes-Created and distributed press releases to promote program events-Maintained and updated list of media contacts