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Bentonville, AR, US

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Rotational program designed to drive cross-functional experiences with high analytical rigor, critical thinking, and influence

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

• Managed inventory flow and product orders worth >$1B annual sales for Prepaid Wireless Phones team
• Surpassed instock target rate of 96% nationally across 4000 stores for complete assortment of >250 items
• Coordinated cross-functional internal and external teams to forecast and execute supply plans for >10 of largest national phone carriers

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Board game start up specializing in non-competitive social games
• Provided comprehensive marketing and sales strategy to dovetail with founder’s existing operations
• Created digital marketing plan including website redesign, SEO, and ad campaigns that produced 42% increase in site traffic and 20% increase in unit sales
• Assessed most relevant and cost-effective Google and Amazon search terms and set up sustainable SEO strategy

Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Coached 8 of 10 sales associates to volume increase year over year generating $6M with integration of digital selling tools to counteract decrease of in-store customer visits
• Increased high-end designer (i.e. Gucci, Prada) sales volume 80% by analyzing sales figures to rebalance base inventory levels and decrease stockout occurrence
• Delivered recommendation implemented by Nordstrom buying office to alter department’s spring/summer purchase plan based on 4-months data collected from salesperson and customer feedback

Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Led in-store launch and growth of Emporio Armani brand worth $900K sales volume for fiscal year (5th most in company) by coordinating with multiple stakeholders in distribution channel
• Achieved highest sell-through rate in company (Armani sales at 73% of total Armani inventory) for fall/winter; analyzed inventory turnover before season and adjusted product mix
• Attained a 13% sales increase over 2018, on pace to exceed $1M by year’s end, by introducing opportunities for custom orders direct from Armani to expand product offerings for customers
• Selected for Armani Conclave in March 2019 for DSAs from 10 stores with largest Armani sales volume to discuss and share successful business practices

Bellevue, Washington, United States

• Developed 2nd highest rate of repeat client business in all men’s divisions with 21% of yearly sales volume ($126K) from customers purchasing 3+ times a year
• Quickly assimilated as youngest member of multi-generational 8-person team and served as Interim Assistant Manager for 3-month winter holiday season

Tacoma, Washington, United States

• Reached Pacesetter Status in first year, placing in top 10% of sales associates nationally based on Nordstrom's tiered annual sales volume goals
• Awarded Customer Service All Star for Q4 2016, most prestigious award company-wide given to one employee out of 200 in store for encapsulating Nordstrom's values of service and teamwork

Tacoma, WA

• Worked on a student team as business analysts for an entrepreneurial online wine retailer.
• Researched state of the market for wine sales on a local and national level
• Evaluated company’s assets and abilities in relation to the opportunities and threats of the market.
• Developed strategic recommendations focused on what type of consumer to target and specific branding alterations in order to position the company in the market while also addressing the challenges of high costs for.

Greater Seattle Area

• Experience in multiple avenues of marketing and sales for Starfire Sports soccer complex.
• Cold called 20-30 coaches a day to sell registrations to the 15 soccer tournaments hosted at Starfire each year.
• Ran a Starfire booth outside Century Link field before Seattle Sounders FC games to promote tournaments and adult leagues.
• Provided coverage of events at Starfire as a photographer; covered everything from youth tournaments to the professional level.
• Wrote short summaries of the professional games that would accompany the photos which would be posted on the Starfire website using WordPress.
• Responsible for Starfire social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer