Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline
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BRIANA PREZBINDOWSKI

BRIANA PREZBINDOWSKI

Evergreen,CO

Summary

Take-charge professional delivering executive support and team leadership to business operations. Dependable and detail-oriented to manage multiple tasks and priorities. Broad experience includes team management, project management, visual merchandising, space planning, category management, database management, and managing third party vendor relationships. Recognized for exemplary customer service and team collaboration.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Retail Services

Impulsify
Denver, CO
05.2023 - Current
  • Manage team of designers and project managers to on-time, high satisfaction, profitable deliverables
  • Manage key relationships and enterprise projects
  • Manage and execute services programs
  • Manage profitability and revenue metrics for service programs
  • Knows and understands product trends and ensures our data is utilized for retail designs
  • Establishing, recommending and implementing policies and procedures to ensure quality, timely and efficient resolutions to issues
  • Escalated communication for special projects and high profile customers
  • Review key projects for enterprise clients to ensure highest quality
  • Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
  • Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
  • Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow throughout construction.
  • Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
  • Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying sizes.
  • Made changes to project scope and cost and implemented most effective change management processes to keep project up-to-date.
  • Promoted to Director role from Project Manager role
  • Metrics: Department Profitability, Installation counts, Customer satisfaction scores, Service program adoption

Project Manager

Impulsify
Denver, CO
11.2018 - 05.2023
  • Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
  • Focused on project monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses.
  • Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying sizes.
  • Reviewed project risks and devised proactive strategies to avoid potential roadblocks.
  • Generated and tracked change orders and other contractual modifications affecting budget and schedule.
  • Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership.
  • Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
  • Design retail store layouts for new, remodel and grand openings within the hospitality and multifamily industries
  • Procurement of all project deliverables including FF&E, merchandisers, and product
  • Coordination of all project deliverables and vendor management

Lead Retail Project Manager

Tradavo
Lakewood, CO
12.2016 - 11.2018
  • Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
  • Focused on project monitoring and management by developing forecasts and tracking expenses.
  • Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying sizes.
  • Reviewed project risks and devised proactive strategies to avoid potential roadblocks.
  • Generated and tracked change orders and other contractual modifications affecting budget and schedule.
  • Drive continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership.
  • Forecast, scheduled, and monitor project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
  • Determine custom product assortment and merchandising layouts based on size, location, ADR, SPOR and client profile
  • Procurement of all project deliverables including FF&E, merchandisers, and product
  • Produce final project deliverables such as planogram and product placement guides, set up ongoing vendor accounts and order guides
  • Create custom assortment pricing recommendations to maximize revenue

Visual Merchandiser

Sports Authority Corporate Office
Englewood, CO
08.2015 - 06.2016
  • Enhanced store and display appearance utilizing seasonal promotions and trends to drive strategy.
  • Created retail displays to highlight particular products and drive sales according to corporate strategy.
  • Consulted with management and advertising teams to plan optimal promotions.
  • Used strong business acumen to increase top-line sales by merchandising top sellers and writing orders to support stock levels.
  • Taught sales staff to properly coordinate clothing racks and counter displays to maximize promotional effectiveness.
  • Placed prices and descriptive signage to enhance displays and promote items.
  • Restructured merchandising strategy to promote high value and products.
  • Implemented corporate visual standards via planogram updates, emails and verbal feedback.
  • Provide timely, detailed, and effective written and verbal communication on the status of design activities, risk, and complex process administration
  • Manage all aspects of visual merchandising programs such as graphic and fixture development and roll out, seasonal floor sets, vendor provided programs
  • Drawing of new store layouts including correct product flow, fixtures, signage, and graphics
  • Manage fixture and graphics roll outs for specified departments including purchasing, development, budget management implementation and communication
  • Develop and maintain merchandising standards; develop systems of execution that help the stores implement standards with minimum payroll expense
  • Maintain accurate records on fixture ownership and usage
  • Communicate and coordinate with vendors on special fixture and signing programs.

Specialist II – Store Development (New/Remodel/Closing Stores)

Sports Authority Corporate Office
Englewood, CO
08.2014 - 08.2015
  • Project manage the entire new store opening process
  • Worked cross functionally with multiple departments to ensure proper and timely execution of deliveries, sets and Grand openings
  • Visual merchandising of entire softlines department
  • Setting signage/POP
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Primary contact between store management and corporate office
  • Project manage all store closings and operations of closing down stores to ensure buildings were evacuated by their deadline.

Regional Field Merchandiser

Columbia Sportswear
Englewood, CO
01.2013 - 07.2014
  • Execution of Columbia's merchandising programs such as seasonal floor sets, vendor provided programs, fixture, and graphic roll outs
  • Followed prepared sketches and planograms to arrange consistent shelves, racks and bins across various locations.
  • Organized engaging front-facing displays to capture customer interest and drive revenue growth.
  • Built product displays and placed appropriate signage for merchandise.
  • Extreme attention to organization and detail to achieve a highly functional and stimulating presentation to increase inventory turn
  • Communicated and coordinated planogram execution with store management.
  • Helped customers locate desired items and assisted with carrying heavy loads.
  • Manage field territory schedule, budget and travel

Softlines Merchandising Manager

Sports Authority
Lakewood, CO
08.2010 - 12.2013
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Interviewed prospective employees and provided input to HR on hiring decisions.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Reviewed employee performance and provided ongoing feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.
  • Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
  • Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
  • Completed thorough opening, closing and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
  • Execution of seasonal floor sets, fixture and graphic rollouts

Softlines Merchandising Manager / Nike Brand Coordinator

Dick’s Sporting Goods
Littleton, CO
01.2009 - 08.2010
  • Maintaining and executing all seasonal store sets and day to day maintenance of Nike brand shops within the store.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Interviewed prospective employees and provided input to HR on hiring decisions.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Reviewed employee performance and provided ongoing feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.
  • Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
  • Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
  • Completed thorough opening, closing and shift change functions to maintain operational standards each day.
  • Execution of seasonal floor sets, fixture and graphic rollouts

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Architectural Technology

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton

Skills

  • Team Management
  • Project Management
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Store Design
  • New Store Openings/Remodels & Closings
  • Contract & Vendor Management
  • FF&E & Product Procurement
  • Time Management
  • Highly Organized
  • Verbal and Written Communication

Websites

Certification

Architectural Technologies, Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) ,Manual Drafting and Construction Documents

Accomplishments

  • Consistently promoted into positions offering more responsibility, professional growth, and development
  • Honored and recognized with awards: Employee of the Month, Hard Work & Accountability and Authentic & Loyal

Timeline

Director of Retail Services

Impulsify
05.2023 - Current

Project Manager

Impulsify
11.2018 - 05.2023

Lead Retail Project Manager

Tradavo
12.2016 - 11.2018

Visual Merchandiser

Sports Authority Corporate Office
08.2015 - 06.2016

Specialist II – Store Development (New/Remodel/Closing Stores)

Sports Authority Corporate Office
08.2014 - 08.2015

Regional Field Merchandiser

Columbia Sportswear
01.2013 - 07.2014

Softlines Merchandising Manager

Sports Authority
08.2010 - 12.2013

Softlines Merchandising Manager / Nike Brand Coordinator

Dick’s Sporting Goods
01.2009 - 08.2010

Associate of Applied Science - Architectural Technology

Arapahoe Community College

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