Samantha Armer Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California

Product Manager for the Juvenile proprietary club business, responsible for developing custom and exclusive product for Sam’s, Costco and BJ’s Warehouse Clubs.• Personally manage over 20 publishers, including: Analyzing sales, scheduling presentations, ensuring project timelines are being met, approving cover art and projects to ship, etc.• Work closely with all publishers to develop proprietary projects from conception to sale.• Present new projects and reprint orders multiple… Show more Product Manager for the Juvenile proprietary club business, responsible for developing custom and exclusive product for Sam’s, Costco and BJ’s Warehouse Clubs.• Personally manage over 20 publishers, including: Analyzing sales, scheduling presentations, ensuring project timelines are being met, approving cover art and projects to ship, etc.• Work closely with all publishers to develop proprietary projects from conception to sale.• Present new projects and reprint orders multiple times a year to all accounts.• Present project P&Ls to executive publishing board for approval – includes analyzing sales potential by reviewing comparable sales and forecasting future product performance.• Oversee the movement of titles through the entire supply chain, this involves FOB shipping, receiving into the RDS warehouses, overseeing distribution order writing, and receiving into retail customer stores or clubs.• Team lead for the BJ’s Warehouse Club account: Handles all presentations, working up pricing, managing timelines and ensuring stock is in the proper warehouses for order drop dates.• Assist in organizing and overseeing multimillion-dollar pallet promotions annually for Costco. Show less

San Diego, California

Head Juvenile Buyer for both Costco and BJ’s Warehouse Clubs after being promoted from Assistant Juvenile buyer for Sam’s Club.• Worked closely with over 30 publishing partners to solicit and select the best product to present to retailers’ Children’s Book Buyers.• Managed several annual promotions and events in the clubs. This included title selection, purchase order creation, and corrugate artwork selection.• Participated in weekly meetings with Logistics and Inventory Management… Show more Head Juvenile Buyer for both Costco and BJ’s Warehouse Clubs after being promoted from Assistant Juvenile buyer for Sam’s Club.• Worked closely with over 30 publishing partners to solicit and select the best product to present to retailers’ Children’s Book Buyers.• Managed several annual promotions and events in the clubs. This included title selection, purchase order creation, and corrugate artwork selection.• Participated in weekly meetings with Logistics and Inventory Management teams to confirm all stock was received on time and in full for the order drop date.• Worked with the Demand Planning team to ensure planned stock levels at the clubs were being met. Show less

San Diego, California

• Assist the Director of Sales and Mass Account Management with daily operations.• Work with the Creative Team, Account Managers and Logistics Team to coordinate timelines for product development. • Create new item set up sheets and PowerPoint presentations for accounts including, but not limited to GameStop, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walgreens, Wal-Mart & Barnes & Noble.• Maintain open and ongoing communication with buyers and sales representatives for mass and mid-tier accounts making… Show more • Assist the Director of Sales and Mass Account Management with daily operations.• Work with the Creative Team, Account Managers and Logistics Team to coordinate timelines for product development. • Create new item set up sheets and PowerPoint presentations for accounts including, but not limited to GameStop, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walgreens, Wal-Mart & Barnes & Noble.• Maintain open and ongoing communication with buyers and sales representatives for mass and mid-tier accounts making sure all needs are constantly met and on time.• Assist Account Managers in creating item sales sheets for presentation to buyers and sales representatives.• Navigate through vendor portals. Accounts include, but not limited to Amazon’s Vendor Central and Wal-Mart’s Retail-Link Portals.• Manage the entire process of Amazon’s shipments through Vendor Central. This includes receiving purchase orders, managing inventory, creating all shipping labels, booking shipments, and creating invoices.• Attended Amazon webinars to further my education in Vendor Central. I have learned how to best to market products for increased sales during peak seasons.• Keep constant communication with logistics and purchasing team members to insure all products will meet promised ship dates and program deadlines.• Assist in the coordination and preparation of multiple tradeshows, including New York Toy Fair, Chicago Homewares Show, Dallas Fall Toy Preview and GameStop Expo.• Guide accounts through booths and showrooms at trade shows while selling and advising buyers on new and upcoming products.• Work closely with the sales and orders team, creating sales orders and invoices Show less

El Cajon, California

Responsible for opening the office and running day to day operations which include:• Maintaining a clean facility• Answering phones and email• Filing and creating job cards for the technicians• Scheduling appointments for commercial and residential work• Informing potential clients about rates and expectations of the services provided

San Diego, California, United States

• Assisted customers at the register (sales, refunds, exchanges, and credits).• Expert knowledge in all new and existing product lines.• Encouraged customers to open company credit card accounts.• Assisted customers with product options.• Floor sales representative.

San Diego, California, United States

• Creating new account folders.• Data entry for accounts payable and receivable.• Responsible for final invoice to clients.• Answered multiple phone lines and forward to respective departments.• Set up conference room for weekly meetings.

San Diego, California, United States

• Assisting customers with food options and taking their orders.• Collect payment from customers and process bills.

San Diego, California, United States

• Greeted guests, answered multi line phone, and kept a clean waiting area.• Kept assigned table sections clean.