Amanda Harris
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Flexible and adaptive service oriented problem solver who thrives in a dynamic and collaborative work environment. I aim to create a welcoming and positive atmosphere. I'm currently focusing on roles that provide fulfillment through my overall contributions and team work.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Events Bartender
Rye on the Road
San Francisco, CA
2026 - Current
- Adapt quickly engaging guests in a multitude of service environments.
- Orchestrate bar setup and takedown, ensuring cleanliness and organization for optimal service efficiency.
- Operate POS systems
Barback
Mother Bar
San Francisco, CA
2023 - 2025
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of bar area to ensure compliance with health standards. Stocked bar supplies, ensuring timely availability of ingredients and tools for efficient service.
- Engaged with customers to provide exceptional service and enhance overall experience.
- Bon Appétit 11 Best New Bars in the U.S. (2024): Recognized for its significance as a new queer space.
Design Sales Account Manager + Visual Manager
Blu Dot // $165 Million
San Francisco, CA, USA
2017 - 2023
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership as top-performing Sales Account Manager with a proven track record of driving over 25% team contribution while consistently exceeding personal profit goals year over year for 6 years. Successfully contributing to a company wide 30% increase.
- Lead organizational change to develop company sales analytics to measure and track precise individual contribution across all lines of service.
- Developed tailored sales strategies to meet diverse client needs and drive revenue growth.
- Managed complete selling process, procurement, shipping and delivery procedures to ensure that each client has a unique and meaningful experience.
- Negotiated prices, terms of sale and service agreements.
- Mentored and Trained junior sales staff, providing guidance on best practices and strategic selling techniques.
- Curated showroom to maximize breath and depth of product assortment and features for local market.
Visual Merchandising Manager
Aritzia // CA $6.55 Billion
San Francisco, CA
2016 - 2017
- Managed overall store aesthetics, window displays, store layout, marketing, props, shipment, inventory and loss prevention.
- Hired and managed outside support for larger projects and seasonal markdowns.
Visual Merchandising Manager
Forever 21 Flagship // $4.4 Billion
San Francisco, CA
2014 - 2016
- Managed Visual merchandising execution, BOH inventory processing, store facilities and maintenance in a 60k sq ft Store with over 100 employees with 10 direct reports pushing over 200k product units daily.
- Communicated all visual implementations, loss prevention concerns and facilities compliances to store teams and corporate partners.
- Won several "Best of the Best awards" for delivering visual excellence.
Creative Department Manager
Goorin Brothers HQ // $54.2 Million
San Francisco, CA
2012 - 2014
- Spearheaded the development and rollout of the brand's inaugural VM SOPs, aligning cross-functional teams and standardizing visual storytelling for seasonal launches.
- Conceptualized, developed and built a Mock Shop at HQ for authentic replications for seasonal product setups, photoshoots, and creative line reviews.
- Authored detailed Visual Directives for product releases and educational content, ensuring seamless brand storytelling and a unified customer experience.
- Streamlined the creative deliverable process, reducing turnaround times for marketing collateral and prop distribution, ensuring seamless execution while consistently operating under budget.
- Achieved successful new store openings through collaboration with retail development team on store layout, lighting design, and unique prop sourcing. Enhanced customer engagement by strategically selecting and placing furniture.
- Directed end-to-end photoshoots, integrating market trends and business strategy to manage styling, casting, and logistics for high-impact brand imagery.
- Designed marketing materials for in store signage and online company initiatives and product highlights.
Regional Visual Merchandising Manager
Goorin Brothers // $54.2 Million
San Francisco, CA
2011 - 2012
- Applied problem-based learning techniques to address specific store needs to enhance overall performance based on location, shopper demographics, and space constraints.
- Conducted quarterly shop visits throughout the West Coast to collaborate and train staff on effective visual presentation techniques, refine merchandise and marketing placement to ensure consistency in brand execution.
- Analyzed sales, identified business opportunities and developed visual merchandising strategies to meet defined objectives; evaluated effectiveness of visual implementations projects and events by reviewing sales data, photos, and reports.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Visual Merchandising And Marketing
Brooks College
Long Beach, CASkills
- Communication
- Leadership
- Resourceful
- Analytical
- Creative
- Organization
- Innovative problem solver
- Contagious enthusiasm for community and relationship building
Timeline
Events Bartender
Rye on the Road
2026 - Current
Barback
Mother Bar
2023 - 2025
Design Sales Account Manager + Visual Manager
Blu Dot // $165 Million
2017 - 2023
Visual Merchandising Manager
Aritzia // CA $6.55 Billion
2016 - 2017
Visual Merchandising Manager
Forever 21 Flagship // $4.4 Billion
2014 - 2016
Creative Department Manager
Goorin Brothers HQ // $54.2 Million
2012 - 2014
Regional Visual Merchandising Manager
Goorin Brothers // $54.2 Million
2011 - 2012
Bachelor of Science - Visual Merchandising And Marketing
Brooks College