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.

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.

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.

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.

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