Experience

Marquardt Jewelers Inc
• United States
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Goldsmith, Marketing Manager, Customer Service

  • Jan 2020 - Present


Stitch Fix

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stylist

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2020

  -Cultivate relationships with clients in order achieve peak satisfaction amongst customers, resulting to an improvement in company reputation -Develop an eye for creativity, style, and aesthetic for the purpose of suiting client needs -Design personalized aesthetics for clients from a carefully curated inventory -Augment company improvement and development through analyzation of client experience and company platforms -Deliver feedback that led to more efficient company processes and procedures Show less



COKeM International

• Consumer Electronics
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

  -Managed national retailer ecommerce business and instore programs -Developed and analyzed sales reports to better understand the current business and create thoughtful strategies for each customer -Drove 28% YOY sales increase through strategic planning and assortments -Facilitated the onboarding of a national retailer and bolstered their relationship with the company -Created unique product opportunities for retailers and collaborated with internal operations team to implement -Collaborated with internal teams to organize and implement marketing tools, resulting in successful rollouts orking relationships with buyers and internal operations teams -Create unique product opportunities for retailers and collaborate with internal operations team to implement -Retailer program negotiations Show less



Faribault Woolen Mill

• Key Account Specialist

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2015

  -Coordinated with internal teams, such as product development, production and shipping to manage customer projects -Organized retailer item set ups via online vendor portal or spreadsheet, leading to better management of items -Supported the VP of Business Development to execute retailer compliances by managing communication aspects with internal and external contacts -Finalized customer and account setups through use of organization skills and a detail-oriented approach -Coordinated with internal teams, such as product development, production and shipping to manage customer projects -Organized retailer item set ups via online vendor portal or spreadsheet, leading to better management of items -Supported the VP of Business Development to execute retailer compliances by managing communication aspects with internal and external contacts -Finalized customer and account setups through use of organization skills and a detail-oriented approach



Best Buy

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Merchant Analyst

  • Jun 2012 - Nov 2014

  Merchant Analyst Smartwatches Team March 2014- November 2014 Merchant Analyst Health and Fitness Team August 2013- November 2014 Merchant Analyst Laptop Bag/Accessories June 2012- August 2013 -Ran sales/inventory reports and analyzed data on weekly basis; utilized this data and historical sales data to plan weekly promos and marketing campaigns -Maintain close working relationship with demand planning and forecast counterparts which were crucial for product launch planning and creating inventory management plans -Negoiate and collected funding from vendors for various marketing vehicles/promotions -Collaborated with dotcom team to create Buying Guides and Wearable Technology webpage to educate customers in fast-paced categories. Drove traffic to these dotcom pages with Digital Insert stories linking to Wearable Technology page; one digital insert creating a 220% day over day traffic increase to Wearable Technology page. -Assisted in key product launches by communicating with Senior Merchant, Demand Planning, Forecasting and other internal teams to ensure alignment of marketing, presales, SKU setup and inventory levels. -Create and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams and vendors, ensuring line of communication is open -Assisted Senior Merchant in creating a new strategy, assortment and fixtures in the laptop category which resulted in 30% YOY unit growth in the category. Collaborated with marketing teams to grow awareness of new assortment through various marketing avenues -Created category’s first ever lifestyle image campaign to create awareness; this image was used for print, digital dotcom and Buyer Guide -Mentored and developed MA intern, giving them the skills and knowledge of the role to be hired after graduation in a Merchant Analyst role Show less



Sisters Ugly

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion

• Owner

  • Dec 2006 - May 2013

  Planned and executed store layout, merchandising and buying from conceptualization to store opening. Created relationships with vendors and customers and made a reputation for the business that people enjoyed working with and shopping at while driving business and increasing YOY sales. -Drove an 11% average sales increase annually for over five years via targeted marketing and sound organizational management -Planned and executed store layout, merchandising, and buying from conceptualization to store opening -Built reputation of the business by cultivating relationships with vendors and customers, leading to increased business and YOY sales -Managed store social media and email marketing strategy, leading to increased social media fans -Balanced and forecasted company budget and inventory -Track sales of inventory and ensure high profit margin Show less