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California, United States

Emeryville, California, United States

Emeryville, California, United States

San Fracisco, CA

Oakland, California

• Manage assortment of over 1,200 skus in $70 million department.
• Manage the buying of import and domestic confections for almost 300 retail stores. Compile weekly/monthly/yearly sales, margin and open-to-buy reports; deliver results in Executive meetings.
• Negotiate wholesale pricing and vendor funding for all inventory, promotions, and visual displays. Travel to international trade shows to create and maintain vendor relationships. Identify trends and emerging products.
• Work with online merchandising and marketing teams to provide copy points, pricing, and promotional materials.
• Execute full life-cycle of private-label products: identify new trends in the marketplace, assortment development, sourcing, packaging design, and merchandising implementation. Conduct strict research of factories and.
• Introduced seven new brands for core assortment, accounting for $2.3M in incremental revenue.

Redwood City, California

• Manage licensing accounts for $20 million department.
• Recruit and manage vendor licensing accounts including Collegiate Licensing Company, Fermata Partners, US Army, and US Marines.
• Implement licensed designs on various materials, including: clothing, bedding, stationery, US postage, phone cases and accessories, school supplies. Perform material testing to establish print quality standards before.
• Work alongside graphics design team to implement logo guides and regulations, as well as customer support team to monitor approved and unapproved designs.
• Create and manage marketing plan for each company’s designs and products, working alongside SEO and social media/email marketing teams to implement new product or license introductions.
• Use previous relationships in the field to onboard a new source of revenue for colleges, allowing end-users to add text or designs to trademarked logos and slogans. Added 22 new licensors over 14 months.

Stanford University

• Manage four brick and mortar stores for Stanford University, with over $3.2 million in total revenue.
• Manage four retail stores for Stanford University. Responsible for hiring and training a staff of 20-45 people.
• Assist in the design and opening of three new locations.
• Exceeded budget 4 out of 6 years. Year-over-year growth 5 out of 6 years.
• As General Manager of first location, grew store revenue 110% to $1.7M.
• Company award winner FY 2010 #2 Overall Financial Performance (out of 900+ stores).

Sacramento, California

• Manage NBA team store sales, with over $4 million in total revenue.
• Manage 45-50 employees at Arco Arena. Responsible for managing Sacramento Kings games, including supervising Kings Team Store, 4 kiosks and various novelty tents.
• Top 3 ranking in NBA Sales in '03/'04 and '04/'05. Approximately $4 million in annual revenue.
• Develop and implement department payroll budgets for company, closing each year below budget.

Fort Worth, Texas

• Introduce and manage merchandise for new minor league baseball team
• Source merchandise and promotional giveaways including bobble-heads, logo baseball bats, and custom jerseys. Partner with vendors to select fabric and materials; conduct sample testing.
• Negotiate pricing and shipping deliverables with international vendors and manufacturers.

Associate Of Arts - Aa

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