Rebecca Dixon Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Atlanta, GA

• Managed the US & Caribbean $14M+ business of souvenir magnet and keychain regionalized assortments
• Exceeded sales plan of by 6% and increased gross margin rate+133 bps over plan (FY 2017)
• Responsible for negotiation and buys across multiple categories in twoIsland locations that saw 30%+ increase in sales March 2017 - early 2018
• Excelled in forecasting, trend adaptation, and sourcing new products
• Partnered with vendors on custom product development orders
• Selected as a Subject Matter Expert on the Regional Refresh Process

Atlanta, GA

-Execute weekly replenishment for categories worth $16M in yearly business-Negotiate on new programs and challenge existing costs to increase GM rate-Collaborate with buyers to drive core and regional assortment decisions-Analyze sales, ladders, OTB to monitor performance on a weekly basis-Identify new items for testing based on market trends and comp.

Norcross, GA

• Developed new and grew existing relationships with international distributors, agents, and house accounts in over 20 countries worth $2.2 million gross revenue (2014)
• Forecasted international buys for seasonal and core collections
• Trained and customized sales materials for distributors & agents at each line launch
• Presented collections to key accounts bi-annually at trade shows domestically and internationally (New York, Vegas, Berlin, Amsterdam)
• Managed Salesmen Sample (SMS) distribution
• Analyzed margins to price new collections in multiple currencies: Euros and GBP

Norcross, GA

• Developed processes for international supply chain logistics & shipping
• Managed all international order entry and fulfillment
• Provided authentic and knowledgeable customer service to international clients
• 2nd Place in office design competition (2012)

Atlanta, GA

-Drove sales through personalized styling tailored to the customers needs-Maintained the store’s aesthetic appeal through successful visual merchandising and replenishment-Won holiday contest by achieving the highest individual Sales Per Hour out of all associates nationwide in the store’s volume category for November and December 2010

Atlanta, GA

-Sourced fabric from local resources-Prepared and cut fabric in the studio for production-Drew flats in Adobe Illustrator for line sheets and tech packs-Designed inspiration boards for new collections in Adobe Photoshop-Drove local contract with Whole Foods to assort best sellers in Whole Body department-Created technical design packages for.

New York City

-Developed T Tahari and Off Price lines through creation of doll sheets in BMS-Managed fabric library and developed tracking system-Rendered illustrations for key account market meetings in Photoshop-Prepared fit notes for line review meetings-Participated in line review and costing meetings-Tracked production and merchandising files-Created price sheets.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Apparel Merchandising, Design, And Production Management

Activities and Societies: Women's Philanthropy Board, International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), Pi Chi Recruitment Counselor.

Education record

Salutatorian of my graduating class