Experience

Amini's Galleria

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Furniture Buyer / Merchandiser

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Home Furnishing, Rug and Accessory Buyer for major local retailer. Develop relationships with sales representatives, attend national markets quarterly, track inventory and sales, submit purchase orders, department contact for sales staff. Merchandise showroom representing company’s interests. Daily use of GENESIS inventory and sales software, AXIS Learning Management System, RING CENTRAL phone and messaging software, Microsoft Office Suite. Home Furnishing, Rug and Accessory Buyer for major local retailer. Develop relationships with sales representatives, attend national markets quarterly, track inventory and sales, submit purchase orders, department contact for sales staff. Merchandise showroom representing company’s interests. Daily use of GENESIS inventory and sales software, AXIS Learning Management System, RING CENTRAL phone and messaging software, Microsoft Office Suite.



RM COCO

• United States
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Territory Account Manager / Design Consultant

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  Primary Regional Sales Representative for over 400 accounts - Servicing, managing sample inventory, prospecting and opening new accounts monthly, ordering, tracking, checking inventory, trouble shooting for customers. Daily use of Goldmine CRM, AX Microsoft Office Dynamics Inventory and ordering software, Mixie phone software, Outlook and Microsoft Office. Primary Regional Sales Representative for over 400 accounts - Servicing, managing sample inventory, prospecting and opening new accounts monthly, ordering, tracking, checking inventory, trouble shooting for customers. Daily use of Goldmine CRM, AX Microsoft Office Dynamics Inventory and ordering software, Mixie phone software, Outlook and Microsoft Office.



Directions In Design, Inc.

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Coordinator

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2020

  Purchasing for $8M+/yr. primarily commercial design firm, processing freight and damage claims, approving order acknowledgements and invoices, approve change orders, coordinate FF&E contracts, vendor relations and contacts, obtaining vendor credits, relations with 3rd party warehousing and delivery services, order tracking, Quickbooks, Outlook, Excel, consistently attained positive management & owner reviews. Purchasing for $8M+/yr. primarily commercial design firm, processing freight and damage claims, approving order acknowledgements and invoices, approve change orders, coordinate FF&E contracts, vendor relations and contacts, obtaining vendor credits, relations with 3rd party warehousing and delivery services, order tracking, Quickbooks, Outlook, Excel, consistently attained positive management & owner reviews.



Carol House Furniture

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interior Designer

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2017

  Comprehensive in home interior design consultation, space planning, client presentations, furnishings, rugs, accessories, material and product specification, custom window treatments, blinds/shades, flooring. Comprehensive in home interior design consultation, space planning, client presentations, furnishings, rugs, accessories, material and product specification, custom window treatments, blinds/shades, flooring.



Custom Decorators, Inc.

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interior Designer

  • 2011 - 2013

  In home design consultant, flooring specialist. On-site consultations and sales. Product knowledge from multiple flooring lines. Responsible for both measuring and estimating products on the spot, producing order specifications and collecting payment. Maintained regional account for Costco Stores. In home design consultant, flooring specialist. On-site consultations and sales. Product knowledge from multiple flooring lines. Responsible for both measuring and estimating products on the spot, producing order specifications and collecting payment. Maintained regional account for Costco Stores.



Independent Interior Designer

• Saint Louis, MO

• Consultant

  • 2009 - 2011

  Comprehensive interior design consultation, space planning, product specification, paint consultations, window treatment design, flooring, accessorizing. Comprehensive interior design consultation, space planning, product specification, paint consultations, window treatment design, flooring, accessorizing.



June Roesslein Interiors

• Project Coordinator

  • Oct 1997 - Apr 2009

  Project coordination and administration over design projects for the entire residential division (while maintaining own client projects): product proposals, purchasing, procurement of merchandise, contracting labor, tracking orders and local labor, logistics, scheduling both job installation and delivery to third party warehouse, and client invoicing; implementation of both IMPACT and STUDIO DESIGNER computer systems, initiating vendor payments, company relations with both clients and vendor representatives, securing contracts and relations with freightlines for shipping of our merchandise, filing & follow-up of freight claims, securing & implementing repairs on furniture, etc."Renovation Team" member - Selected by upper management to represent the residential and administrative divisions on a team that met both monthly and quarterly to discuss company business, review financials and make decisions/changes as needed. Show less

• Senior Interior Designer

  • Apr 1994 - Apr 2009

  Independently responsible for client projects from start to finish: reading andadjusting blueprints, client consultation of all aspects of project, specification ofmaterials and products, presentations, drafting, sketching, furniture and window treatmentdesign, subcontracting labor and materials, purchasing, logistics and scheduling of alllabor and installation, accessorizing, tracking orders, overseeing installations,invoicing, and attending furniture market.“Renovation Team” member - Selected by upper management to represent the residential andadministrative divisions on a team that met both monthly and quarterly to discuss companybusiness, review financials and make decisions/changes as needed. Show less



DeBasio Furniture

• Interior Designer

  • Apr 1992 - May 1994

  (St. Louis, MO) Masterplan design with clients, client presentations, design consultation, specification & sales of furnishing, accessories, flooring, and window treatments; custom window treatment design, installation site measurement, accessorizing, customer relations, space planning and vignette display design. Represented the design/sales staff of the west county location by participating on a company wide advisory team which met monthly. (St. Louis, MO) Masterplan design with clients, client presentations, design consultation, specification & sales of furnishing, accessories, flooring, and window treatments; custom window treatment design, installation site measurement, accessorizing, customer relations, space planning and vignette display design. Represented the design/sales staff of the west county location by participating on a company wide advisory team which met monthly.



Milo H. Walz, Inc.

• Interior Designer

  • Oct 1989 - Feb 1992

  (Columbia, MO) Design consultation, presentations and relations with clients, specifications & sales of furnishing, window and bed treatment, flooring and wallcovering; custom window treatment design, installation site measurement, space planning, accessorizing, showroom vignette display design. (Columbia, MO) Design consultation, presentations and relations with clients, specifications & sales of furnishing, window and bed treatment, flooring and wallcovering; custom window treatment design, installation site measurement, space planning, accessorizing, showroom vignette display design.