A Cappella Financial Director - 3 Years (Present) A Cappella Arranger - 2 Years (Present)A Cappella Group Director - 3 Years (2022)Video Editor - 1 Year (2021)Social Media Manager - 1 Year (2019)

● Grew sales across 8 categories by 17% and margin by 19% by managing the SKUs.● Developed sales in a single category from $1.15M in 2019 to $6.16M in 2021 through recognition of organic growth in the customer base, and increasing both the sku spread and stock on hand● Increased sales by 32% while championing 68% growth in the margin in a single category through strategic sourcing by purchasing directly from publishers while negotiating an additional 5% over regular trade discounts as well as free freight and Net 60 terms within 1 year of taking over the category.● Acted as the single point of contact for over 60 vendors across 8 categories, while managing, purchasing, allocating, and forecasting over 6,000 sku’s.● Gained recognition for remarkable performance and earned promotion from assistant buyer to category manager, regularly communicating with the CEO, President, Executive Committee, and other key stakeholders to ensure success in the company’s overall vision and goals.● Extensive experience leading strategic sales planning, revenue generation, and category management.● Proven track record of propelling incremental product sales through strategic sourcing, analyzing data using Microsoft Excel for a 360 view, and identifying new opportunities for expansion.● Rebuilt a core operational department, training a 3 person team from scratch, utilizing IT to create more effective and productive programming.● Trained 4 interns and a buyer’s assistant in utilizing our core system to extract data for analysis using Excel & delegating projects from our category management team.● Attain the lowest-possible storage fees by analyzing 1000s of SKUs of inventory in Amazon warehouses, pulling back products, and keeping overall inventory levels healthy.● Achieved significant reduction in time by creating algebraic algorithms and guidelines for the IT department and fully understanding the nature of requests without extensive aftermath troubleshooting.

● Performed a diverse set of duties with high levels of efficiency, such as maintaining orientation paperwork, receiving shipments, addressing IT requests, and calculating payroll.● Delivered training to employees with a keen focus on improving their competency levels pertaining to customer service, work ethics, and compliance with safety/loss prevention procedures. ● Supported data-driven decision-making process by communicating company sales, areas for improvement, and effective courses of action to the district manager.● Saved valuable time and grew productivity by scheduling up to 100 employees and delegating tasks and duties for each shift.● Optimized operational framework by conducting safety inspections on a monthly basis and coordinating issues to corporate maintenance.

● Avoided work-related injuries by delivering safety trainings on a routine basis.● Successfully brought the store up to corporate standards pertaining to store cleanliness, employee training, and proper safety procedures.● Increased sales by promoting company products/services, delivering top-notch service, and creating a regular customer base.