JENNIFER MUNIZ
Washingtonville,NY
Summary
Business development professional with robust history of driving growth and fostering partnerships. Proven ability to identify market opportunities and execute strategic initiatives for revenue generation. Collaborative team player with strong focus on achieving results and adapting to dynamic business environments. Skilled in relationship building, market analysis, and project management.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Crispell Middle School
01.2020 - Current
- Hands-on Family and Consumer Science Teacher committed to exposing students to various real-life skills including sewing, budgeting, family living, nutrition, and cooking.
- Mange budget and supply procurement.
- Planned and prepared lessons, assignments, and instructional materials.
- Employed variety of teaching strategies and instructional techniques to meet different aptitudes and interests of students.
- Created online materials for student use and conducted online live lessons.
Adult Education Culinary Instructor
Orange Ulster BOCES
02.2022 - Current
- Delivered engaging and informative hands-on cooking classes, achieving a 100% student satisfaction rate.
- Designed and revised acclaimed lesson plans aligned with individual dietary restrictions.
- Evaluated and provided constructive feedback, leading to a 20% improvement in student's culinary techniques.
- Purchased and budgeted supplies.
- Mentored students on career planning and professional development within the culinary industry.
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Robert J. Kaiser Middle School
09.2017 - 01.2020
- Providing appropriate learning experiences for students
- Evaluating the students’ knowledge of Family and Consumer Science
- Establishing clear objectives and goals
Daycare & Preschool Owner & Director
Little Pioneers
11.2016 - 09.2017
- Managed marketing and promotion of daycare.
- Organized professional development programs for staff, leading to improved performance and skill sets.
- Processed payroll.
- Provide a positive, caring, safe, and healthy learning environment.
- Designing and implementing curriculum programs focusing on the mental and physical growth of children.
- Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.
- Ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations
Lifestyle Merchandise Specialist
Jaguar Land Rover
08.2015 - 03.2017
- Successfully launched shop.jaguarusa.com and shop.landroverusa.com to expand market share to an online audience.
- Managed the projects to launch the e commerce platforms for Jaguar and Land Rover lifestyle merchandise.
- Created strategic business plans to drive sales results in a corporate environment for lifestyle merchandise in the US, ensuring the strategy aligns with the business goals.
- Participated in cross-functional teams focused on initiatives such as process improvements, cost reduction efforts, or special projects within the organization.
- Responsible for the overall execution of product merchandising and management, working with the buyers and allocators to maximize sales and ensuring available quantities were planned for future marketing efforts.
- Oversaw complete product life-cycle, from researching new products and negotiating sourcing to marketing new merchandise online.
- Managed all aspects of e commerce for lifestyle merchandise.
- Negotiated with vendors and suppliers to create profitable partnerships while negotiating optimal cost.
- Gathered and organized data on product sales and trends, analyzing information to create detailed reports showing ongoing costs, market share and identifying possible cost-savings initiatives in supply acquisition.
E-Commerce Category Manager
Dressbarn
03.2014 - 10.2016
- Created strategic business plans to drive sales results in a corporate environment for an online category, ensuring the strategy aligned with the priorities of the company, and spearheaded the efforts through all marketing channels encompassing multiple product lines and shopping channels.
- Acted as the main communication point between Dressbarn.com and the organization, managing all client relationships and building a collaborative, cross-functional team to enhance the online category market share.
- Investigated trends to identify new products for the online market, negotiated with buyers and vendors, and introduced new product lines to increase market share.
- Online Management: Monitor the product pages for the online presence, ensuring the content and photographs are appropriate for the audience and managing timelines for website additions and improvements.
- Inventory Control: Responsible for the overall execution of product merchandising and management, working with the buyers and allocators to maximize sales and ensuring available quantities were planned for future marketing efforts.
- Brand Management: Coordinated efforts with buyers to choose category merchandise that was targeted toward appropriate customers, provided input and suggestions for special buys to support business initiatives, and determined the number of styles and units per style to order.
- Training & Development: Recruited team members and ensured they understood all assigned tasks and company policies and procedures, evaluating staff, and conducting performance reviews.
- Creative Development: Assisted with site presentations, recommending changes based upon inventory, future promotions, sales forecasts and current trends.
- Vendor Relations: Established and negotiated partnerships with new vendors, while maintaining current vendor contacts to ensure profitable relationships.
- Merchandise Management: Developed and executed category strategies that adhered to company best practices, supporting the full product life cycle and meeting quality, cost, cycle time and risk requirements.
Education
Master of Science in Education - Career and Technical Education
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NYBachelor of Science - Business Administration
Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NYSkills
- Mentoring multidisciplinary teams
- Customer-focused leadership
- Project management and vendor oversight
- Effective communicator
- Strategic Marketing
- Inventory Management
- Budget Management
- Market Analysis
- Effective Business Strategy Development
- E-commerce Management
- Collaborative Negotiation Techniques
- Instructional Design
- Effective Leadership
- Vendor Sourcing
- Time Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Proficient in Launching Products
- Client Relationship Management
- Training & Development
- Critical Analysis Skills
- User Experience
Certification
Family and Consumer Sciences, Professional Certificate
Timeline
Adult Education Culinary Instructor
Orange Ulster BOCES
02.2022 - Current
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Crispell Middle School
01.2020 - Current
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Robert J. Kaiser Middle School
09.2017 - 01.2020
Daycare & Preschool Owner & Director
Little Pioneers
11.2016 - 09.2017
Lifestyle Merchandise Specialist
Jaguar Land Rover
08.2015 - 03.2017
E-Commerce Category Manager
Dressbarn
03.2014 - 10.2016
Master of Science in Education - Career and Technical Education
SUNY Oswego
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Empire State College
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