Madison Van Gemeren Email & Phone Number

Emeryville, California, United States

Oversee Tops & Dresses categories for the business. Strategize and execute seasonal category strategies.

Emeryville, California, United States

Developed, managed, and executed seasonal omni-channel merchandising strategies to drive sales and meet margin targets for the Dresses, Swim, and Midlayer categories.

Emeryville, California

Conduct merchandising operations including managing and maintaining samples, confirming terms and acquiring catalogs and product info from vendors, as well as creating spreads and presentations for meetings with various teams. Update assortment line sheets and maintain / update vendor agreements for Merchandising team.Work alongside Creative team to handoff samples for photoshoots and communicate the merchandising vision for catalogue and online spreads.Work closely with Inventory Planning department to assist with SKU setup and manage timelines for issuing POs.Responsible for the accuracy of product details such as cost, retail, gross margin, vendor and style name, vendor/supplier, seasonality, SKU, and colors/color codes.Manage sample process including creating due dates, requesting and returning samples from vendors, following up with merchants, receiving and check-in, tagging, and organizing. Lead the departments and the distribution center on quality control issue resolution including notifying retail locations, customer service, and distribution center, as well as return to vendor process.

San Francisco Bay Area

Manage the efficient and timely seating of our guests to a table that best serves their wishes. Duties and responsibilities include graciously greeting all guests upon arrival, and organizing the waitlist and reservations accordingly as best to accommodate as many guests as possible.

San Francisco, California

Create sample PO’s, QR code samples, create marketing packets, find weekly best and worst sellers, and file linesheets.

San Francisco Bay Area

Assistant to head coordinator Liz Horton for events including weddings, dinners, and parties.

Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising

Managed the beauty portion of FIDM's student run magazine at the San Francisco location. Was in charge of makeup and hair at photoshoots, as well as recruiting other students to participate as makeup artists and hair stylists for future magazine photoshoots.

San Francisco Bay Area

Delivered wonderful service and built sales by styling each customer based on their needs, connected with multiple customers at a time, shared feedback, ideas and insights with the management team, achieved daily sales and KPI goals as assigned, and participated in team efforts to drive denim sales.

New York, New York

Managed visual merchandising for the store, as well as tried on new products and gave feedback on fit and style to be reviewed by corporate.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Fashion Merchandising, Magna Cum Laude

Ballet

Fashion Merchandising