Kirstin Williams
Big Sky,MT
Summary
Knowledgeable professional with experience in retail industry and proven track record of exceeding sales targets and driving efficiency through innovative solutions. Offers excellent communication and organizational skills, with talents for negotiating and building relationships with vendors, visual merchandising, and inventory procurement.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Assistant Buyer & Visual Merchandiser
Montana Supply
02.2022 - 09.2023
- Developed strong partnerships with suppliers, securing advantageous discounts and payment terms for the company.
- Researched and identified new suppliers and vendors.
- Established relationships with vendors to secure competitive pricing and discounts.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Using analytical skills to interpret sales and inventory data and assess product performance.
- Coordinated cross-departmental communication between purchasing, merchandising, marketing, logistics teams for seamless operations.
- Managed and maintained purchase orders and invoices.
- Managed multiple product categories effectively, achieving sales targets consistently while minimizing stockouts and excess inventory levels.
- Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.
- Defining, designing and implementing a creative visual merchandising strategy.
Retail Manager
Relic
05.2020 - 02.2022
- Maintaining proper inventory levels, implementing purchasing plans, and maintaining contact with suppliers to ensure sales goals are met.
- Promoting the store via social media, product lines, or in-store events.
- Producing window displays, signs, interior displays, floor plans and promotions displays.
- Identifying and tracking key KPIs. Suggesting new product and operational strategies to improve store performance and productivity.
- Strategically leading the business being done via Shopify. Optimizing the online storefront daily through catalog management, site merchandising, and ensuring online sales are packaged and shipped to customers.
- Handling of product listings; creating the copywriting for product descriptions, implementing website navigation and design.
- Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
Shift Lead
Montana Supply
06.2018 - 02.2020
- Developed and implemented new processes and procedures to streamline operations.
- Completed performance valuations to identify weakness and develop improvement strategies.
- Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.
- Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
- Opening and closing registers, accounting for daily intake, and preparing cash deposits.
- Coaching sales team and training new employees. Ensuring sales team is educated on the products sold. Implementing sales clinics and creating documentation for store-wide product knowledge training.
Education
High School Diploma -
Satellite High School
Satellite Beach05.2013
Skills
- Retail Management
- Retail Merchandise Buying
- Shopify Expertise
- Microsoft Office
- New Merchandise Presentation
- Business Operations Coordination
Timeline
Senior Assistant Buyer & Visual Merchandiser
Montana Supply
02.2022 - 09.2023
Retail Manager
Relic
05.2020 - 02.2022
Shift Lead
Montana Supply
06.2018 - 02.2020
High School Diploma -
Satellite High School
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