Motivated business professional bringing 36 years of small business experience. Articulate, forward-thinking and resourceful in meeting unique needs. Excellent sales, customer service and business operations skills. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels.
- Source and negotiate the exclusive rights to import distinctive lines of artisanal jewelry into the USA
- Help designers curate their lines to better fit the American market
- Sell to retailers through tradeshows, electronic catalogs and website
- Help retailers identify the right assortment for their clientele
- Manage inventory and payables
- Schedule deliveries and manage receivables
- Merchandise procurement: worked closely with the buying office to select and reserve merchandise for the international stores and provide them with quarterly projections
- Inventory control: help the international stores manage their inventory
- Visual presentation: provide the stores with schematics to best present the merchandise within their stores
- Marketing through catalogs: liaise with the creative department of TSI to provide international stores with customized brochures and booklets.
- Assist in training all sales associates at the opening of each new store.
Worked with the President of the company, which was a wholesaler of private label internationally produced merchandise to The Sharper Image.