Product Information Management: Manage and update internal systems for product details including SKU creation, cost, pricing, backorder dates, and availability status.Purchase Order Management: Handle the full lifecycle of purchase orders, including vendor setup, creation, revisions, maintenance, cancellations, and tracking. Vendor Communication: Liaise with the fulfillment team on purchase order receiving, vendor quality issues, and seasonal launches. Ensure timely product delivery through proactive vendor follow-ups.Sample Management: Lead the management of samples and coordinate product photography for e-commerce shoots. Oversee the delivery of samples and track logistics to address any shipping issues.Data and Records Management: Maintain the vendor database, contact list, and related departmental records. Complete day-to-day data entry for product management.Vendor Relations: Build and sustain positive vendor relationships to secure favorable pricing and terms.E-Commerce Management: Ensure accurate online product listings, including correct pricing, merchandising, and copy.Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement by identifying and resolving photography planning challenges, working with internal and external partners.Competitive Awareness: Monitor and evaluate the competition to maintain a strong understanding of product value, customer profitability, and category dynamics.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Understand and integrate the roles of cross-functional teams with the merchandising role, fostering effective collaboration and sharing product knowledge.

Relationship Management: Strategically managed client relationships through proactive engagement using tools like Gorgias and Endear.Sales Achievement: Surpassed personal sales targets by generating $1.1M in sales.Performance Optimization: Monitored sales performance and customer feedback to refine merchandising strategies, enhancing product visibility and boosting sales potential.Team Collaboration: Actively collaborated with team members, offering expertise in sales and design to support development and enhance overall team performance.Promotional Collaboration: Worked collaboratively on in-store promotional events to ensure optimal product placement and visual appeal.Client Consultation: Partnered with interior designers to select products that align with clients' budgets and aesthetic preferences.

Marketing Asset Development: Created impactful marketing materials that effectively communicated product features, benefits, and brand messaging across various campaigns.Store Design Leadership: Designed and implemented store layouts and led weekly redesigns to enhance product visibility and boost customer engagement.Stakeholder Relationship Management: Built and maintained relationships with key external stakeholders, such as council members, influencers, celebrities, and donors, to promote brand advocacy and generate positive product exposure.Visual Design Expertise: Applied visual design skills to enhance brand awareness, drive customer engagement, and support sales growth.

Founded and Managed Mindfulness Company: Launched a successful mindfulness practice, providing over 189 one-on-one and small-group sessions, helping clients effectively manage complex mental states.Developed Comprehensive Practices: Created a holistic mindfulness program by integrating meditation, sound healing, and hypnosis, resulting in a 91% client satisfaction rate and improved intervention outcomes.Conducted User Research: Executed over 72 surveys and interviews to gather data-driven insights into health behaviors, leading to a 38% improvement in program effectiveness based on client feedback.Implemented Research Methodologies: Applied research techniques such as surveys, interviews, and behavioral analysis to understand the needs and challenges of over 100 individuals, enhancing the relevance and impact of well-being interventions.

Strategic Partnership Development: Led initiatives to forge social impact partnerships by collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and engage potential partners.Targeted Research: Conducted in-depth research to understand the needs, challenges, and goals of target companies, enabling a customized acquisition approach.Strategic Planning: Leveraged market research and industry trends to craft tailored strategies that addressed the unique circumstances of each company.Financial Assessment: Evaluated the annual revenue of potential partners to ensure their financial capability for impactful cause marketing campaigns.Personalized Outreach: Designed and executed personalized outreach efforts, creating compelling and tailored messages to build connections and secure new partnerships.

Collaborated with Agents: Partnered with 2 agents to represent the business and creative interests of over 175 artists across various mediums, ensuring alignment with their goals and project needs.Talent Liaison: Acted as a primary contact for producers and creative directors, offering expert guidance in assessing and fulfilling talent requirements for over 1,000 major projects.Streamlined Booking Processes: Managed and facilitated the booking and confirmation processes for talent engagements, ensuring optimal artist-project matches.Directed and Edited Auditions: Utilized Sound Forge to direct, report, and edit over 1,500 in-house client auditions, delivering high-quality presentations that effectively highlighted artists' skills and versatility.Project and Budget Management: Oversaw project budgets, developed proposals, generated purchase orders, and negotiated and executed contracts and talent agreements, managing over $1M in project expenditures.