Leah Friedman Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Manages current Apparel and Headwear Licensees. Assists on-site track merchandising group with planning and product assortment in all categories as all NASCAR owned tracks and events. Evaluates new NASCAR licensing opportunities to grow NASCAR as a league. Educates new licensees on best practices to set up new avenues for success, for both NASCAR and the Licensees. Works closely with NASCAR Teams to bring team and driver product to market. Collaborates with licensees to identify new selling opportunities both within the league's industry and within the wider retail industry as a whole.

Purchased licensed sport products (apparel, headwear, hard lines) for 15+ NCAA D1 schools for retail selling in venue, in store, and online. Planned and bought product assortments based on selling, inventory, and open to buy budget. Special focus on Championships and Hot Market opportunities and school-specific, hyper-local collections. Trained new team members on operational processes. Worked cross functionally with Accounting, Finance, Ecommerce, Warehouse, and On Site teams to ensure timely release of products and proper delivery and payment.

Greensboro, North Carolina

Created and maintained seasonal merchandise plans for multiple hosiery/legwear lines from line conception through retail launch. Worked on internally owned brands as well as private label brands for other retailers. Worked cross-functionally with Sales, Design, Marketing, Sourcing, and external merchants to ensure the right product was developed at the right time for the right price. Managed 3+ lines per season each with specific customer needs. Specific focus on maintaining internal gross profit and new technologies in hosiery market. Wrote SOPs and trained new team members.

Greensboro, North Carolina

Assistant Merchandiser

Cary, North Carolina

Managed daily operations; hired, trained, and managed all employees; ordered new product to supplement inventory; designed weekly schedule based on store needs; processed bi-weekly payroll; designed and implemented floors sets; assessed inventory needs and adjusted buying habits of employees; produced and analyzed weekly reports on sales, inventory, and franchise royalties; acted as a liaison with local schools to find new employees; maintained loss prevention standards; conducted daily audits of cash and card transactions

Bought home décor and gift merchandise for store, managed part-time employees, received merchandise, took special orders for customers, acted as a liaison between vendors and the store (placing orders, issuing credit memos, etc), performed opening/closing store duties including balancing registers, managed Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and store website, experienced in inventory management, ran weekly and monthly reports to track sales and inventory by season, designed a successful customer reward program, built displays and participated in store design

North Carolina

Cashier, Customer Service, Stocking the floor, Buying clothing for the store, Opening/Closing Store and Registers, Delegating tasks to sales associates, Working with management team to ensure a productive workplace and satisfy customers, Dressed mannequins, Designed displays.

Communicated/helped with customers. Worked at Point-of-Sale. Cleaned/Organized fitting rooms, sales floor and shoe department. Selected styles and dressed mannequins for store windows.

Worked at Point-of-Sale. Cleaned eating areas and restrooms.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Fashion Merchandising

Activities and Societies: Honors Program, Dean’s List, Meredith Fashion Association, Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society for Health and Human.

High School Diploma, Four-Year University Pathway

Activities and Societies: Family Career Community Leaders of America (President 2009-10), Four Years Varsity Softball (Captain 2009-10).