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Greater Chicago Area

Bringing idea generation to life through unique and imaginative branding strategies and promotional items custom created for our brand partners.- Strengthened existing and new partnerships to effectively source, vet, and deliver PPE and corporate wellness inspired products promoting positive health during the COVID-19 pandemic.- Developing programs to highlight brand recognition, generate revenue, heighten employee appreciation, and supplement marketing campaigns.- Interface with Creative management, account executives, and domestic and international vendor suppliers to enhance ongoing partnerships and foster new relationships with emerging brands.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Upon completion of Dick's Sporting Goods Merchandise Trainee Program hired full time as an assistant inventory planner and later promoted to associate inventory planner in Mens Athletic Footwear.- Responsible for allocating and replenishing Men’s footwear across over 1300 styles for a 700+ store chain and rapidly expanding Ecommerce business. Product categories include Men's Training, Basketball, Lifestyle, and Tennis footwear.- Used historical sales, demographics, and sport specific knowledge to develop footwear assortments for new stores, store tiering, and product flow strategies.- Monitor and react to industry and consumer trends, adjust in-stock percentages to achieve comparable store sales increases of over 9%, and maintain a common in-stock percentage range of [92% -95%].- Maintain licensed specific door groups, optimized store and ecommerce allocations, and analyzed consumer requests for signature athlete product such as Jordan, Lebron, Durant, Kyrie, and more to capitalize on regional sales category growth.- Created ad hoc analysis to react to current and future business trends, presenting the findings to Managers, Buyers, and Planners.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

- Assisted Customer Insights team in design of consumer surveys for data collection on shopping tendencies, preferences, and omni-channel opportunities.- Aided in organization and execution of focus groups and product testing for launches of Alpine Design and Tommy Armour private label brands.- Moderated employee panels collecting feedback on upcoming advertising campaigns and product releases.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

- Operated as an attendee point of contact during the annual Pitt Fan Fest assisting with event autograph sessions, fan activities, and event set-up and takedown.- Closely shadowed the assistant marketing director to gain insight into game production and coordination efforts of a Pittsburgh basketball game.- Chosen to act as liaison to "Panther Club" donors promoting additional acquisitions and positive booster relations at the annual Panther Club Gala.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Graduated from a year-long program aimed at training in the roles of an assistant buyer, merchandise analyst, planner, and product developer.Buying Rotation- Developed a full direct-to-consumer product offering of collegiate licensed merchandise for over 200 universities.- Completed purchase orders from style creation, to delivery with global vendors such as Nike, Under Armour, and Adidas.- Collaborated with merchant team, individual stores, and vendors to integrate product for new universities into our assortment to improve regional credibility.- Lead associates of our ecommerce, vendor direct, and social media team to ensure new product was properly displayed online and promote the addition of new collegiate licensed vendors.Allocations and Replenishment Rotation- Allocated bulk purchase orders for the set of baseball cleats season in 650 stores nationally as well as placed replenishment orders to maintain inventory position.- Interacted with store managers to improve cleat assortment and transfer product to regionally appropriate stores.- Worked at one of four distribution centers to further understand supply chain operations and how decisions at the corporate office affect the field.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

- Generated consumer leads and promoted the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its events through grassroots marketing efforts including interactive consumer promotions, experiential marketing programs, community involvement and education which resulted in increased attendance rates, net ticket sales, and raised brand awareness.- Collected over 10,000 new database additions through event promotions within the surrounding regions.- Acted as a brand ambassador during races at IMS managing auxiliary events including the Snake Pit, autograph sessions, Kids Club events, and the IMS Social Media Garage.- Appointed as an assistant for the Pre/Post race activities at the 2013 Brickyard 400 which included; first IMS presence for all drivers during the “Brick Walk” driver introduction, preparations for pre-race activities, and participation in post-race events.

Chicago, Il

-Collaborated with a team of 4 people on a campus ambassador program to enhance brand recognition throughout Midwestern universities.-Promoted for Chicago bar and club venues and was responsible for planning and hosting weekly events at multiple venues while delivering over 150 new clients.-Responsible for opening and securing sponsorship leads with the use of various means of communication and presentations for a variety of events hosted by the company.

Sevilla Area, Spain

-Enhanced the company’s social media outlets and increased their outreach by more than 60%-Responsible for maintaining positive communication with hundreds of international clients-Translated and transferred documents from English to Spanish and Spanish to English for a product and specifications catalog change

-Composed 8-12 small claims, motions, and complaints valued from $500-$2000 and filed those in Illinois circuit courts-Monitored the sale of 10-20 different stocks for a multi-million dollar estate and compiled them in an Excel spreadsheet-Gained familiarity with court procedures while sitting in during two real estate appellate trials

Woodruff, Wi

-Worked with 3 co-counselors living in a cabin of 15 boys ages 12-14-Wrote 6-8 parent letters before, during, and after their children's summer detailing their children's strengths, difficulties, improvements-Instructed activities with groups of 20 campers and lead programs that all 150 campers participated in

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing, International Business, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Mu, Indiana University Sports Marketing Alliance, 180Degrees Consulting

Minor Degree, Sports Marketing And Management, Spanish

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