Kennedi Lark
Summary
Experienced Retail Merchandiser versed in using product placement, end caps and points of purchase displays to manufacturer's best advantage. Astute professional with goal-oriented nature promotes optimized retail workflow for bolstered customer experience. Exceptional negotiator for prime positioning locations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
ECommerce Coordinator
Live Nation
Los Angeles, CA
07.2022 - Current
- Upload products and improving a website's user experience to make it easier for customers to shop
- Manages the artist’s official store for 15-20 artists
- Determine web merchandise offerings for selected artists utilizing the merchandise offering from Licensees, Tour and Wholesale divisions.
- Work with the client reps, the companies clients and the creative team to keep the stores current and in-line with the artists vision and needs.
- Liaise with our partner warehouses for to ensure accurate and timely receiving of goods, and to assist with customer service as needed.
- Manage the inventory, purchasing of goods and logistics involved with running the stores.
Merchandiser
Market
Eagle Rock, CA
03.2021 - Current
- Identify new business opportunities for corporate revenue growth
- Manage merchandising activities to achieve business and financial goals
- Conduct and contribute to weekly production meetings
- Assist in preparing product merchandising plan to improve sales
- Ensure smooth product flow and timely deliveries
- Work on buysheet, preparation of launch dates
- Work with Managers to develop and implement seasonal merchandise strategy
- Create line plans
Operations Lead
Faherty
Venice, CA
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Long-term planning to create initiatives that further the company’s overall goals
- Coordinating different teams to foster exchange of ideas and provide cross-team learning opportunities
- Assessing and analyzing departmental budgets to find ways to minimize expenses and optimize profits
- Inspiring and motivating employees to perform at their best through positive encouragement and incentive initiatives
- Communicating with the board or other senior officials about shifting company priorities and projects
- Identifying potential problems and points of friction and working to find solutions to maximize efficiency and revenue
- Identifying opportunities to expand or shift course to take advantage of changes in the market
Sales Lead - Operations Assistant
STAG Provisions
Venice, CA
02.2019 - 09.2020
- Work with all team members to strategically plan how to reach daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual goals
- Operate and organize online business and web orders from start to finish
- Gain team engagement in strategic planning and execution
- Entering in and receiving purchase orders from web team
- Keeping sharp with communicating with carried brands on product knowledge
- Manage product intake by reconciling purchase orders, processing shipments, merchandising products on sales floor
- Remerchandising permanent rotating pop-up shops for key brands such as RRL, Levi's Made & Crafted, Schott, Champion, Carhartt WIP
- Merchandising
- Evaluated documentation such as invoices and shipping paperwork for accuracy and compliance.
Education
Photography
Art Center College of Design
High School Diploma -
New Roads School
05.2015
Skills
- Experience preparing sale and unit projections
- Strong team building skills
- Working with buysheets
- Product upload
- Merchandising plan development
- Site Merchandising
- Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets
- Creating LLT line plans
- Drawing up ST reports
- Management
Timeline
ECommerce Coordinator
Live Nation
07.2022 - Current
Merchandiser
Market
03.2021 - Current
Operations Lead
Faherty
11.2020 - 03.2021
Sales Lead - Operations Assistant
STAG Provisions
02.2019 - 09.2020
Photography
Art Center College of Design
High School Diploma -
New Roads School
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