Experience

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  Almar Sales

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Product Developer/Cosmetic Merchandiser

    • Apr 2019 - Present
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Sources and connect with best-in-class vendors and manufacturers across packaging, ingredients, and manufacturing to create top quality products.Conducts market research to identify trends for new product development.Partners closely with design team to create innovative packaging. Manages multiple key factory relationships for both new developments and core business throughout product lifecycle.Follows up on product and design requests from customers.Manages development calendar, ensuring that internal and external partners adhere to timelines.Partners with production team to ensure all Pantones, formulas and packaging are accurate and consistent with production files. Negotiates cost while considering cost trade-offs within the product, vendors’ cost structures, and overall business volumes.Identifies and scout new vendors in line with our goals for capabilities, quality, and cost parameters.

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  Albéa Group

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Business Development Associate

    • Oct 2015 - Apr 2019
    • Greater New York City Area

    Handles inquiries from sales teams and proposes packaging solutions matching customer requests. Contacts factories and offices overseas to obtain samples, pricing, specifications and lead times.Manages new projects for various sized customers at the targeted margin, while accounting for customers’ quality expectation.Generates presentations, reports and update project files; Assists sourcing specialist in creating ABS catalog and customer promotion.​Promotes ABS items through memos to sale team for customers in both USA and EU.​ Shops stores, reviews catalogues and industry news letters to keep on top of all trends in market. Prepares for USA tradeshows and provides samples for global trade shows. Maintains and organizes product samples room.

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  Benefit Cosmetics

  • New York, New York

  • Beauty Advisor/ Makeup Artist

    • Feb 2013 - Feb 2015
    • New York, New York

    Assists Account Executive in providing strategic training and communication for in increased sales.Evaluates merchandising and re-stocking for optimal floor presence and service.Builds and maintains good customer relationships, while meeting individual sales goal and objectives.Demonstrates effective application to clients as well as tracking and generating sales reports.

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  MAC Cosmetics

  • New York, New York

  • Makeup Artist

    • Nov 2009 - Jan 2013
    • New York, New York

    Provide welcoming, personal, professional and consistent service to all customers.Assist customers with product/service selection and information.Meet individual goals in term of service, sales, and company objectives.Maintain proper placement and condition of merchandise on counter and in stock room.

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  Credit Suisse

  • New York, New York

  • Deal Administrator/Operations Analyst-Credit Defaults Swaps

    • Apr 2007 - Jan 2008
    • New York, New York

    Perform full range of operational support activities for Associate Vice President of Operations.Contact lender groups or borrowers with regards to admin details, funding, payments, loan rollovers, and credit/financial information.Reconcile, set-up and process all fee payments due to counterpartiesInvestigate and resolve non-reconciled items on a timely basis.Monitor WIP Report consistently to resolve current discrepancies and aged items.Input NY Confirmation data on DTCC, validate with counterparties, and update monthly report.Provide assistance to Credit Default Swaps Traders.Responds to inquiries both internal (relationship managers, financial control, product control) and external (lenders, borrowers, and 3rd parties) with accurate information on a timely basis.