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Kelli Jolivette

Dallas,TX

Summary

Performance-oriented Team Leader offering exceptional record of achievement over 14-year career. Tenacious manager with strategic and analytical approach to solving problems, bringing in customers and accomplishing profit targets. Talented in identifying and capitalizing on emerging market trends, revenue opportunities, and leading a sales team with high employee engagement.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Lead- Jack Black

Edgewell Personal Care Co
10.2022 - Current
  • Leads, coaches, and develops a high performing sales team of 7 NAM & Account Mangers
  • Directly manage Amazon (#1 account) & Nordstrom (#2 account), 50% of US sales business
  • Responsible for developing, tracking, and executing the Jack Black US Sales annual business plan with continual reforesting based on current trends
  • Works cross functionally with internal and external partners to ensure plan alignment and attainment regarding inventory forecasting, asset generation, sales & profit
  • Owns, initiates and executes all sales projects from start to finish
  • Partners closely with Digital Marketing Manager and Bluewheel to drive Jack Black awareness on Amazon and achieve AMS goals

National Account Manager

Edgewell Personal Care Co
01.2016 - 10.2022
  • Drove double digit wholesale and retail sales growth at Amazon 3 consecutive years in a row (+$6.3M)
  • Turned around Nordstrom B&M business in 2022 and drove retail sales increase in a tough economy
  • Grew Nordstrom com retail sales in 2020 from 15% to 40% by shifting resources to digital via improved PDP pages, optimized search campaigns, enhanced brand pages and expanded assortments
  • Relaunched Nordstrom Rack, Macy’s, Saks off Fifth OMNI businesses resulting in $2.5M wholesale shipment growth in the first year
  • Built, tracked and reforecasted monthly/yearly budgets and sales plans; worked with buyers on creative solutions and promotions to achieve and exceed sales goals
  • Planned and implemented in-store events and sales initiatives with Field Account Executives
  • Partnered closely with marketing and creative to create brand right marketing assets and ongoing training programs per account

Account Executive

Fossil Group Inc.
11.2013 - 12.2015

· Managed $11M+ wholesale shipment watch business within Fossil, Skagen, Diesel, AX, Marc by Marc, Michael Kors and Kate Spade

  • Maintained favorable relationships with established accounts in order to increase sales and provide the highest level of account management
  • Negotiated product availability and shipping windows, planning and coordination of events as well as negotiating and increasing in-store space
  • Ensured inventory levels were met and provided key materials and tools to drive sales
  • Managed budgetary control of markdowns, advertising and RTV’s
  • Negotiated sales plans with buyers for omni channel (com and BM)
  • Established and maintained QRS replenishment assortments in all accounts

Shop in Shop Manager- Softlines

Fossil Group Inc.
11.2012 - 12.2013
  • Oversaw and assisted 4 TAM’s
  • Created quarterly prepack assortments to ensure consistency amongst all SIS accounts and increase sales/shipments
  • Prepared and executed trade shows in Dallas, New York, Las Vegas and Atlanta
  • Planned trunk shows in top SIS accounts to increase product/brand awareness and drive sales

Merchant- Men's Fossil Watches

Fossil Group Inc.
07.2011 - 11.2012
  • Managed Men’s Watch and Sunglass assortment in Fossil Brand Stores

-Volume in 2011: Watches $155.1M and Sunglasses $8.8M

  • Worked to create a unique shopping environment through partnership with visual by implementing the direction for global bi-weekly window floorsets
  • Drove global assortment direction based on best sellers and overall direction of the Fossil brand; executed through partnership with brand, design, product and planning teams
  • Developed & executed POGS in all Fossil Brand stores on a seasonal basis to emphasize key seasonal stories
  • Presented current selling information to wholesale accounts on weekly conference call and to VP’s in the global best-seller meeting

Associate Buyer

Follett Higher Education Group
02.2009 - 06.2011

Education

Bachelor of Science - Retail Management

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
05.2008

Skills

  • National account management
  • Business Planning
  • Sales Planning/ tracking
  • Networking and relationship building
  • Negotiation expertise
  • Sales Presentations

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Kelli Jolivette, DALLAS, TX, kellifshr@gmail.com, 260-336-2796, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelli-jolivette-72b76022/

Timeline

Team Lead- Jack Black

Edgewell Personal Care Co
10.2022 - Current

National Account Manager

Edgewell Personal Care Co
01.2016 - 10.2022

Account Executive

Fossil Group Inc.
11.2013 - 12.2015

Shop in Shop Manager- Softlines

Fossil Group Inc.
11.2012 - 12.2013

Merchant- Men's Fossil Watches

Fossil Group Inc.
07.2011 - 11.2012

Associate Buyer

Follett Higher Education Group
02.2009 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Science - Retail Management

Purdue University
Kelli Jolivette