Rachel Harloff

Director Of Merchandising at Gemist
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(386) 825-5501
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Los Angeles, California, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • Director Of Merchandising
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      • Creating products from initial idea through to sourcing, production, launch, and all factors of marketing, including copy, content, visual appearance on web, back-end engineering communication, and PR coordination. • Handling all gemstone and diamond buying. • Handling custom clients by providing concierge services and expertise in custom jewelry design. • Comprehensive pricing and margin structuring. • Creation of long-term merchandising and marketing roadmaps. • Product design oversight and execution. • Managing relationships with vendors, dealers and suppliers. • Coordination of customer service and application of consumer feedback. • Organizing and securely maintaining detailed inventory tracking. documents • Organizing and securely maintaining physical in-stock inventory of both finished goods and loose components. • Tracking costs for all products and components with accuracy and timeliness. • Performing quality control inspections of all products, reporting on issues and arranging repair as necessary. • Providing analysis and interpretation of retail data, including COGS, markups, discounts, product turn, and other important data points. • Managing inventory and displays for all physical pop-up shops, including payment system setup, product selection, secure product transport, and product management. • Monitoring relevant industry trends and relaying crucial information about price changes, supply chain issues, or other notable occurrences. • Organizing agreements and overseeing Accounts Payables for craftsmen, suppliers, manufacturers, and dealers. • SaaS platforming and oversite. Show less

    • Production Manager
      • Dec 2021 - Aug 2022

      • Organize and securely maintain detailed inventory tracking documents• Organize and securely maintain physical in-stock inventory of both finished goods andloose components• Track costs for all products and components with accuracy and timeliness• Communicate with vendors and suppliers regarding orders, shipments, and payments• Perform quality control inspections of all products, reporting on issues and arrangingrepair as necessary• Monitor factors related to customer experience in regards to packaging & shipping• Provide assistance with analysis and interpretation of retail data, including COGS,markups, discounts, product turn, and other important data points• Manage inventory and displays for all physical pop-up shops, including payment systemsetup, product selection, secure product transport, and product management• Monitor relevant industry trends and relay crucial information about price changes,supply chain issues, or other notable occurrences• Assist with product launches, custom clients, and specialprojects• Organizing agreements and overseeing Accounts Payables for craftsmen, suppliers, and manufacturers. Show less

    • United States
    • Wholesale
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Accounts Receivables Manager / Production Assistant
      • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

      Production Assistant: • Management of production process of custom pieces of jewelry • Coordinate the operations including, but not limited to: vendors, inventory, production scheduling and shipping • Manage intake of all materials including proper storage and processing procedures • Creation of SKUs • Assist in the photography of precious gemstones and completed pieces • Ensure that production schedules are metAssist with quality control • Assist with estimating process • Coordinate with other key stakeholders (sourcing, distribution, sales) to ensure seamless production cycle Accounts Receivables Manager: •Strong arithmetic skills •Proficiency with Quickbooks •Create invoices in software and apply payments. •Communicating with clients to request and arrange payments Recording and tracking payments. •Verify discrepancies by and resolve clients’ billing issues •Process refunds, returned checks, and bad debts as instructed by the Accounting Manager. •Verify and coordinate shipping information with clients. •Calculating interstate sales tax. Show less

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Regional Assistant
      • Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

      • Requires the ability to focus on many tasks at once in a fast-paced team environment. • Establish and maintain correspondence, records, and reports as they relate to the properties and tenants to ensure each property is running as expected. • Travel coordination for high level executives. • Day to day operations management • Accounting and budget creation • Requires the ability to focus on many tasks at once in a fast-paced team environment. • Establish and maintain correspondence, records, and reports as they relate to the properties and tenants to ensure each property is running as expected. • Travel coordination for high level executives. • Day to day operations management • Accounting and budget creation

    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Executive Assistant
      • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

      • Manage and maintain executive schedules, including scheduling travel and conferences, making appointments, managing meetings and corporate events. • Create and maintain planning tools such as team & project calendars, organizational charts, & databases. • Read, analyze, and create submissions, letters, agendas, memos while determining significance; routing to appropriate personnel in a timely and efficient manner. • Prepare reports, collect and analyze information, executive responses to routine memos, letters, or correspondence, and presentations. Show less

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Market and Group Promotions Manager
      • May 2018 - Aug 2018

      • Responsible for planning and executing all promotional activities at Messenger Post Media. • Promotions reach an average of 142,000 locations if they are circulated in the newspapers run by Messenger Post and could see an average of 10,000 digital views per day if posted online. • Managed email database of over 15,000 contacts. • Event planning and travel coordination. • Responsible for planning and executing all promotional activities at Messenger Post Media. • Promotions reach an average of 142,000 locations if they are circulated in the newspapers run by Messenger Post and could see an average of 10,000 digital views per day if posted online. • Managed email database of over 15,000 contacts. • Event planning and travel coordination.

Education

  • GIA (Gemological Institute of America)
    Applied Jewelry Professional (AJP)
    2022 - 2022
  • SUNY Oneonta
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Fashion Merchandising
    2016 - 2018
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD)
    Fashion/Apparel Design, 3.5
    2014 - 2016

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