Experience

Landau Jewelers

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Area Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  - Responsible of running three stores successfully - Coach and train sales associates to be stronger salespeople - Responsible for meeting sales goals in each store - Able to maintain low shrinkage in both stores - Responsible of running three stores successfully - Coach and train sales associates to be stronger salespeople - Responsible for meeting sales goals in each store - Able to maintain low shrinkage in both stores



Fire & Ice

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Jewlery Buyer/Store Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Oct 2013

  - Sourced one-of-a-kind products around the world for the jewelry dept for 12 stores and a web business. - Attended several shows for new ideas and better vendor pricing. - Provided accurate information to Marketing for signage on new items - Worked with the Director of Merchandising to reduce our inventory level by 20%. - Able to work without an open-to-buy for a year, and still able to achieve great sales and great margins. - Consistently meet sales, shrink, and payroll goals. - Implement and maintain customer service, visual and housekeeping programs. - consistently recruit for each personnel position. - Consistently and continually train and develop staff. - Implement and maintain operational procedures, policies, and control. - Maintain store's expenses at an acceptable level. Show less



Smithsonian Enterprises

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Jewelry Buyer

  • 2003 - Apr 2008

  - Developed item selection, cost, retail and in-store positioning that will retain and increase our customer base and sales - Prepared sign requests as needed for department - Monitored vendor performance - Contacted vendors for product availability and negotiated better terms and pricing. - Attended various shows for new product, and new artists. - Worked with various Artists to schedule Trunk Shows that generated extra profit dollars for the jewelry dept. - Developed item selection, cost, retail and in-store positioning that will retain and increase our customer base and sales - Prepared sign requests as needed for department - Monitored vendor performance - Contacted vendors for product availability and negotiated better terms and pricing. - Attended various shows for new product, and new artists. - Worked with various Artists to schedule Trunk Shows that generated extra profit dollars for the jewelry dept.



K-Mart Corporation

• Planogramming Analyst

  • 2001 - Jan 2003

  - Provided logistics and recommendations on store expansions.- Advised Upper management on new products and vendor reliability.- Executed space/sales analysis on products and advised buyers on products to expand or reduce.- Investigated and resolved store problems concerning merchandise shipping errors.- Managed a project involving health and beauty aids reset which required training other associates. Project completed ahead of schedule.- Developed accurate planograms on a monthly basis.- Consistently met planogram deadlines for 2100 stores. Show less

• Merchandise System Specialist

  • 1996 - 2001

  - Performed product analysis based on profit margin and customer satisfaction.- Resolved UPC coding issues and other ticketing problems by investigating each case individually.- Input new items and selling price changes into various merchandising systems with a high degree of accuracy.- Set up new vendors into the database system.- Acted as a resource to the stores, vendors, and buyers on issues of ordered items.