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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville,Tennessee

Maintain and perform Electronic Data Interchange processes, including 810 invoices, 850 POS, 860 ASN.Track and coordinate timely deliveries from suppliers and provide point of contact .Provide analytical support to identify cost improvement and strategic improvement opportunities.Create and Maintain Excel databases for logistics department

Prepared detailed purchase requisitions, RFQ's, and purchase orders resulting indelivery of correct componentsAssigned tasks to associates, staffed projects, tracked progress and updatedowner and clients as necessary.Created expense reports, budgets and filing systems.Developed and maintained a system for upcoming deadlines on upcomingprojects.Scheduled all contractors and material deliveries.Compiled GSA bid proposals amounting to 85% of total company revenueResearched and coordinated all materials needed for proposals

Assisted Buyer in purchasing of merchandise. Experience in petites, coats, and swimwear. Handled all aspects of advertising for the departments. Entered in price markups or mark-downs as set by the Divisional.

Responsible for assisting Buyer in purchasing merchandise along with developing and maintaining vendor partnerships.Assumed Petite Buyer responsibilities while buyer was out on Maternity leaveAnalyzed business trends, market trends and possible opportunities, identify and maximized on best sellers -presented to buyer and Divisional in weekly meetingsMaintained data on sales trends, and execution of buying plans based on open-to-buy dollarsCoordinated with vendors and Distribution to ensure ad merchandise arrived in stores prior to ad date, tracked ad sales resultsAssisted with the training of merchandise assistants and assistant buyers for the divisionResponsible for all Advertising for the Department, including price setting and merchandisingCreated Spreadsheets in Excel, Word Documents, Proficient with in-house programs - C3, OSARF, Maintenance, and MMS

Inducted into the District Manager Training ProgramResponsible for achieving all controllable numbers such as sales, shrinkage (company goal set at 3.0% maximum , store average 2.2%) , and turnover.Excellent hiring, training and retention of personnel led to be named as a Training Store in 2004Knowledgeable in interviewing, evaluations, and developing employees8% sales gain vs. 3% company average led to being named Manager of the yearImplemented Customer Service Seminars to other stores in Region

Maintained all aspects of running a multi million concept retail/restaurant store. Responsible for achieving all controllable numbers such as sales, shrinkage and turnover. Managed and developed team of 25+

Maintained all aspects of store responsibilities including attaining sales goals, visual standards and personnel management2000 National Rookie Manager of the Year

Associate, Science

Computer specific courses in Word, Excel, Power point, Access, DOS Currently attending Kaplan University for BBA

Associate Degree, Business Management

Graduated Summa cum Laude Currently attending ETSU in continued pursuit of Bachelors degree.