Business Development Specialist

• Jun 2021 - Present

Inside Sales Representative

• Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

Sales And Marketing Representative

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

Store Manager

• Nov 2016 - Jun 2017

Prestige Manager~Bolingbrook

• Apr 2016 - Nov 2016

Acquired a new location with corporate exposure, $3.2 million Prestige Department, a Benefit and Lancome Boutique and a team of associates to coach and develop. The position continues to drive sales through eventing, training and utilizing various sales techniques not only to increase revenue but to create the ultimate guest experience through superior service and selection.Promotes positive and professional vendor relationships and coordinates all in-store events in an effort to partner in growing the top/bottom lines of the ULTA business. Ensures that all departmental resets, planograms and new product cut-ins are timely implemented/executed within assigned area. Communicates top sellers, inventory levels and inventory issues, product concerns, and guest comments and feedback to the General Manager. Facilitates department inventory control and ensures that out of stocks are communicated to General Manager with accountability for consistent in-stock position. Communicates through daily huddles, department and individual sales goals and ensures that category goals are updated via store sales boards. Assists with the promotion and development of the Club at ULTA program, as well as the salon. Show less

Prestige Manager~Downers Grove

• Jul 2014 - Apr 2016

Prestige ManagerPromotes positive and professional vendor relationships and coordinates all in-store events in an effort to partner in growing the top/bottom lines of the ULTA business. Effectively manages designated budget to achieve designated goals. Ensures that sales staff is trained to answer questions regarding price, location, features, benefits and product usage. Ensures that all departmental resets, planograms and new product cut-ins are timely implemented/executed within assigned area. Communicates top sellers, inventory levels and inventory issues, product concerns, and guest comments and feedback to the General Manager. Facilitates department inventory control and ensures that out of stocks are communicated to General Manager with accountability for consistent in-stock position. Communicates through daily huddles, department and individual sales goals and ensures that category goals are updated via store sales boards. Assists with the promotion and development of the Club at ULTA program, as well as the salon. Show less

Lancome Prestige Lead

• Aug 2011 - Jul 2014

Utilize sales techniques, eventing, makeup artistry and knowledge of line to optimize sales goals and offer supreme guest service while maintaining counter standards, tester orders, planogram updates and sales goals of Lancome team.

Sales Specialist and Trainer

• Dec 2009 - Jul 2011

Train and support sales associates to ensure profitability while maintaining sales goals and relationships within the territory. Utilizing sales techniques, eventing, makeup artistry and expertise knowledge of the line to optimize sales. Train and support sales associates to ensure profitability while maintaining sales goals and relationships within the territory. Utilizing sales techniques, eventing, makeup artistry and expertise knowledge of the line to optimize sales.

Stella and Dot Jewelry Stylist

• Sep 2009 - Aug 2010

Independent Sales Stylist for Stella and Dot Jewelry. Provide in home or on-site jewelry "boutique" shows for guests to shop latest trends for purchase. Used on-line marketing website to manage new and future guests and orders. Independent Sales Stylist for Stella and Dot Jewelry. Provide in home or on-site jewelry "boutique" shows for guests to shop latest trends for purchase. Used on-line marketing website to manage new and future guests and orders.

Nail Technician and makeup artist

• Jan 2008 - Nov 2008

Nail Technician/Makeup Artist-Aveda Product Line Nail Technician/Makeup Artist-Aveda Product Line

Ulta Account Sales Specialist

• Jan 2007 - Aug 2007

Directly supported the Account Manager in all activities related to managing the Ulta channel to meet current sales goals and strategies, including key brands (i.d., MDF and RareMinerals) in areas of distribution; in-store, catalog and web. Maintained marketing calendar activities for Spring and Fall business including quantity forecast, launch dates, marketing/animation and merchandising initiatives of BE lines. Supported Account Manager in generating six primary fixture updates per year. Project managed sample requests, creative requests for purpose of marketing, PR, dotcom and fixturing needs. Provided recommendations to ensure adequate inventory levels analyzing per store needs; weekly review/analysis of BE on Ulta.com and weekly mailing advertisements enhancing all challenges of brand awareness, pricing, copy, positioning, links, promos, and competion as well as maintaining analysis of sales generated by each. Maintained coordination and planning of all Ulta BE events with BE artistry team, Ulta store directors and BE field team providing agenda, guidelines, testers, banners, goals and recaps. Assisted Account manager in coordinating monthly Ulta meetings with Ulta Color and Skincare teams Show less

Associate/Assistant buyer and Allocation Analyst

• Jul 2001 - Apr 2004

Associate/Assistant Buyer Worked in conjunction with Lead Buyer and team to identify risks/opportunities and develop action plans to achieve financial goals. Consistently worked towards increasing Initial mark up and Gross margin dollars to improve company profitability. Communicated daily with vendors to ensure proper delivery/flow of product. Executed monthly planograms/markdowns. Maintained awareness of current products and developments of competition. Allocation Analyst Hands-on experience assisting Director of Planning and Allocation in managing overall corporate relations and allocation objectives for a $1 billion dollar company. Used expert knowledge of AS400 and MMS replenishment systems to allocate product and report recommendations on demand to maximize sales and turnover opportunities. Consistently developed and reviewed actual and forecasted sales to determine allocation models, timing and quantities of purchases to be distributed among over 2,000 stores internationally. Show less

Department Manager of cosmetics

• Sep 1997 - Jun 2001

Conducted managerial responsibilities of opening and closing procedures and authorized all register transactions. Prepared schedules for associates. Managed associates in cosmetic department to ensure a welcoming and profitable environment for all guests. Performed store resets/revisions, new store set-ups, visual displays utilizing planograms. Conducted managerial responsibilities of opening and closing procedures and authorized all register transactions. Prepared schedules for associates. Managed associates in cosmetic department to ensure a welcoming and profitable environment for all guests. Performed store resets/revisions, new store set-ups, visual displays utilizing planograms.

Make-Up Artist and promotional assistant

• Sep 1998 - May 1999

Make-up Artist and Promotional Assistant Performed make-up demonstrations at various stores to help promote gift and other promotions Make-up Artist and Promotional Assistant Performed make-up demonstrations at various stores to help promote gift and other promotions

Key holder/ supervisor

• Jun 1995 - Sep 1997

Performed customer register transactions, daily opening and closing of store, store resets and revisions. Performed customer register transactions, daily opening and closing of store, store resets and revisions.