Experience

Eastpointe Country Club
• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Buyer/Merchndiser

  • Aug 2016 - Present

Savvy Style Solutions, Inc. (Formerly Sunshine Merchandising, LLC)
• Business Owner

  • Mar 2014 - Present


PGA of America

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer/Merchandiser

  • Mar 1994 - Feb 2014

  Buyer/Merchandiser *􀁸 Facilitate development of, and on-going management of the PGA Golf Shop live internet site, including catalog layout, product assortment, photography, copy writing, data entry and promotional email blasts *􀁸 Maintain a strict schedule and execute all aspects of PGA Member event golf shops including budgets, product design, merchandise buy, booth design, floor layout, temporary staffing, POS (Point of Sale) system, upload, barcode printing, receiving, merchandising, sales, breakdown & inventory *􀁸 Oversee the creation of the floor layout and visually appealing displays to entice customer spending. *􀁸 Instrumental in the origination of golf shop Point of Sale system, including program functions, initial data load & reporting requirements *􀁸 Wkly with other departments to implement new processes within the organization in order to optimize buy targets, sku optimization, as well as time phased category plans *􀁸 Liaison to PGA of America National & Section Officers, Board of Directors, Executive Directors & Inter-department Staff, with the innate ability to anticipate customer preferences and procure personal use items or gifts for tournaments and various events. *􀁸 Established an online link with DSI, Inc. to provide PGA Professionals access to reasonably priced, custom designed business cards & stationery. This partnership led to a new warehouse solution yielding up to $10,000 in savings annually *􀁸 Established and maintained relationships with preferred vendors and licensed product partners in an effort to seek quality products and aggressive pricing structures *􀁸 Responsible for development of annual department budget *􀁸 Managed both temporary and full time employees involving scheduling, delegation of duties and review to ensure accuracy and timely completion *􀁸 Manage open-to-buy, inventory, and receipt plans by forecasting and adjusting where appropriate *􀁸 Participate in departmental strategic planning Show less