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Emily Freeman

Client Relations Manager, Senior Buyer, Visual Merchandiser
Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Let's connect! My background in B2B sales, new business development, profit and loss, attending trade shows, and merchandising has allowed me to support my creativity, organization, and negotiation skills.

I have strong experience in sales processes, business development, and customer satisfaction.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work History

Karasch

Client Relations Manager
05.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • First point-of-contact for Accessibility Coordinators nationwide.
  • Negotiate quotes, terms and contract renewals with existing clients for live captioning and ASL while identifying opportunities for upselling additional services or products.
  • Create and manage email drip campaigns and workflows with HubSpot.
  • Maintain and create client lists in HubSpot.
  • Build, maintain and strengthen relationships via meetings with clients.
  • Collaborate with scheduling and technical department team.
  • Attend weekly company Microsoft Teams meetings.
  • Facilitate communication between clients and internal departments, effectively addressing any concerns or issues that arose.
  • Achieve main targets and KPI's set by our team.

Continuing Education

CART/Captioning, Court Reporting
01.2019 - 02.2022

Job overview

  • Completed Court Reporting at Home School for Stenography
  • Completed RVA CART/Captioning and Court Reporting using Dragon and Eclipse
  • Mastered accurate live transcription from audio with multiple speakers up to 225 wpm.

A.I. Friedman

Senior Buyer, Planner and Visual Merchandiser
01.2013 - 10.2018

Job overview

  • Managed open-to-buy and profit and loss for gift, stationary and art supplies.
  • Planned margins, managed stock levels, price discrepancies, shortage claims, and returns.
  • Updated price levels and data for over 400 vendors.
  • Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability.
  • Monitor warehouse inventory and sales rotation reports.
  • Attended Atlanta Gift Show, Nohow Gift and NY Stationary trade shows at the Javits Center.
  • Set appointments to meet with suppliers to negotiate terms, prices, quantities and delivery timeline.
  • Routine floor walks to maintain movement of product placement and fixtures.
  • Designed and constructed 2 street window displays, refreshing every 2 months.
  • Arranged and displayed new product on fixtures, tables, and slat-wall and directing the store staff to assist.
  • Styled and photographed featured items for social media.

Barnes and Noble.com

Assistant Buyer, e-commerce
02.2012 - 09.2013

Job overview

  • Set up and maintained over 5,000 online items.
  • Managed the item content collection process (images, copy, videos, ages, safety warnings).
  • Generated purchase orders to ensure optimum in-stock levels.
  • Assisted Toys & Games lead buyer in buying and merchandising strategies.
  • Prepared weekly vendor sales and inventory reports.
  • Attended NY Toy Fair to identify new items and built relationships with key vendors.
  • Proofread copy to correct grammatical errors, improve descriptions, and add HTML SEO coding.
  • Edited images using Photoshop, coordinated image uploads with the graphics team.

Gamblin Artist Colors

Sales and Marketing Assistant
03.2007 - 09.2010

Job overview

  • Maintained relationships with B2B, distribution, sales reps and advertisers.
  • Traveled nationwide to lead in-store product demos, conferences and trade shows.
  • Managed product promotions, pricing, and sample inventory.
  • Daily management of Accounts Receivable.
  • Worked directly with the CEO to add and expand clientele.
  • Assisted product design team for promo material, point of sale racks, and advertisements.
  • Managed various marketing campaigns for successful product launches and increased brand awareness.

Education

Portland State University
Portland

Bachelor of Arts from Fine Arts/Painting
05.2001

Northern Virginia Community College
Alexandria

Associate of Applied Science from Web Development
05.2001

Court Reporting And CART/Captioning For NVRA

Court Reporting And CART/Captioning from Accessibility

Skills

Training and mentoring

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Software

Hubspot CRM

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

NetSuite

IM2 Inventory

XHTML/CSS Mac and PC

AS400

Brandboom

JavaScript

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Timeline

Client Relations Manager

Karasch
05.2022 - Current

CART/Captioning, Court Reporting

Continuing Education
01.2019 - 02.2022

Senior Buyer, Planner and Visual Merchandiser

A.I. Friedman
01.2013 - 10.2018

Assistant Buyer, e-commerce

Barnes and Noble.com
02.2012 - 09.2013

Sales and Marketing Assistant

Gamblin Artist Colors
03.2007 - 09.2010

Portland State University

Bachelor of Arts from Fine Arts/Painting
05.2001

Northern Virginia Community College

Associate of Applied Science from Web Development
05.2001

Court Reporting And CART/Captioning For NVRA

Court Reporting And CART/Captioning from Accessibility
Emily FreemanClient Relations Manager, Senior Buyer, Visual Merchandiser