Arissa Harrington
San Diego,CA
Summary
Dedicated buyer with history of overseeing multiple product lines. Offering several years of experience with leading retail operations. Consistently promoted for performance and service. Successfully manages diverse purchasing needs in challenging, fast-paced environments. These work experiences have given me the unique opportunity to serve in many different roles, helping me understand businesses from the inside out.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Boutique Manager + Lead Buyer
Angelica B Beauty
San Diego, CA
01.2022 - Current
- Coordinated ordering, receiving merchandise, pricing and stocking to maintain appropriate product levels on shelves.
- Established high standards for professionalism and customer service and communicated expectations with employees.
- Conducted inventory counts by assessing current state of inventory integrity against target accuracy levels and tracking variances.
- Collaborated with staff to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures, and improve bottom-line profitability.
- Set sales and profit goals and implemented plans to correct performance deficiencies.
- Examined merchandise to correctly price and display products.
- Delivered level of service to customers in effort to build upon relationships for future clients.
- Developed content for blog posts, landing pages and social media platforms to further marketing endeavors.
- Created social media strategies to increase sales and brand awareness across multiple platforms.
- Employed storytelling for digital content and developed unique campaigns to promote brand engagement.
- Reviewed purchase orders, contracts and invoices to ensure accuracy.
- Analyzed market trends, consumer preferences, and competitor activity to identify new product opportunities.
Brand Manager - Ecommerce and Digital Marketing
Mercantile Portland
Portland, OR
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Crafted visual designs and brand messaging elements for consistency across digital advertising and marketing platforms.
- Planned advertising campaigns for online, print and other mediums.
- Supervised creation of marketing materials and collateral.
- Oversaw and developed strategic marketing and promotional plans for new product roll-outs.
- Developed online ads and company positioning on social media sites to increase monthly sales.
- Developed consumer insights tracking to benchmark awareness and measure effectiveness of marketing initiatives.
- Designed sales-driven programs and promotions to facilitate team objectives.
- Leveraged customer and industry trends to shape successful solutions and approaches.
Head Women’s Buyer
Moniker General
San Diego, CA
09.2020 - 03.2022
- As a buyer, it’s my job to build a bridge between a business and their customers
- Researched competitors and sourced new vendors.
- Analyzed sales trends to maximize sales potential.
- Performed detailed reviewed of high and low-performing products.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements and market demands.
- Located and vetted vendors, established good relationships and negotiated contracts.
- Reviewed supply levels and aging inventory to forecast purchasing needs.
- Selected merchandise based on quality and cost-efficiency models.
- Ran weekly and monthly strategy reports to analyze business trends and provide recommendations.
Inventory and Merchandising Coordinator
Moniker General
San Diego, CA
09.2016 - 12.2019
- Arranged and presented merchandise in a way that reflected the business and who they are as a store.
- Curated a shopping experience that was tailored to customers
- Keeping up with incoming inventory and presenting a detailed online profile of every item in order to increase consumer traffic and sales.
- Arranged items in favorable positions and areas of store to attract customers and optimize sales.
- Configured and arranged up-to-date advertising and marketing displays, creatively placed merchandise on counters or tables to promote visibility and sales.
- Organized and located inventory, updating store spreadsheets to reflect statistical data.
- Printed labels and tags for for-sale merchandise.
- Monitored stock to maintain sufficient quantity of featured product.
Social Media Manager
Communion Church
San Diego, CA
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Aligned visual design and brand messaging elements to deliver consistency across digital advertising and marketing platforms.
- Proposed innovative storylines for digital content and developed unique campaigns to promote brand engagement.
- Analyzed market data to determine and target key audience or segments.
- Enhanced organic search engine ranking and managed paid search marketing to maximize SEO.
- Created and optimized promotional publications and related materials.
Sales Associate
Moniker Group
San Diego, CA
03.2015 - 09.2016
- Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
- Provided accurate information about products, prices and services.
- Developed promotional strategies to increase sales volume.
- Processed transactions using a point-of-sale system.
- Processed returns, exchanges, and refunds in accordance with company policies.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store merchandise and policies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Marketing & Management
The Art Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CAAssociates - Fashion Merchandising
Southern New Hampshire University
Skills
- Retail buying
- Proficient in Shopify, Vend, NuOrder & Square
- Proficient in Excel and Quickbooks
- Pricing analysis
- Sales Forecasting
- Market trend analysis
- Sales development
- Visual displays
- Product expertise
- Brand image alignment
- Project Management
- Strategy Development
- Data-driven decision-making
Timeline
Boutique Manager + Lead Buyer
Angelica B Beauty
01.2022 - Current
Brand Manager - Ecommerce and Digital Marketing
Mercantile Portland
01.2022 - 06.2022
Head Women’s Buyer
Moniker General
09.2020 - 03.2022
Social Media Manager
Communion Church
01.2017 - 12.2018
Inventory and Merchandising Coordinator
Moniker General
09.2016 - 12.2019
Sales Associate
Moniker Group
03.2015 - 09.2016
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Marketing & Management
The Art Institute of San Diego
Associates - Fashion Merchandising
Southern New Hampshire University