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Samantha Bonavita

Orlando,FL

Summary

Experienced retail professional with a strong background in luxury brand representation and sales. Skilled in providing exceptional customer service, consistently exceeding sales targets, and building lasting client relationships. Proficient in retail management, with a track record of driving team success and optimizing store operations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Valentino Garavani Brand Ambassador

Saks Fifth Avenue
04.2022 - 03.2023
  • Store liaison for Valentino Garavani
  • Lead team meetings for all Style Advisors to learn about any new collections or products from the brand
  • Encouraging team to sell the brand to ensure sales goals are met
  • Producing over 25% of brand sales
  • Communicate to brand representative manager any needs or suggestions to help optimize sales results.

Style Advisor

Saks Fifth Avenue
02.2022 - 03.2023
  • Working in Handbags, Women's Shoes, Jewelry, and Women's Ready to Wear
  • Used qualitative data analysis to determine appropriate product recommendations to each client
  • Effectively communicating and asking appropriate questions to identify client's needs
  • Creating a luxury experience through hospitality
  • Providing knowledge and recommendations of merchandise to encourage building onto the sale
  • Cultivating long-term client relationships via outreach
  • Exceeding sales goals.

Seasonal Ambassador

Tiffany & Co
12.2021
  • Assisted client advisors ensuring clients are welcomed and left with a long-lasting great impression by serving hospitality and wrapping up new purchases
  • Additionally, fulfilling POS and gifting supplies, and organizing POS region and sales floor.

Key Holder/Management Team

Zales
03.2021 - 11.2021
  • Fulfilled all management duties while Store manager was away
  • Proven record of consistently exceeding sales goals
  • Created strong client relationships
  • Educated customers on Cut, Clarity, Color, and Carat to effectively understand what they are looking for
  • Offered payment options in an encouraging manner.

Senior Assistant Store Manager

Kirkland's
08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for sales and profit growth, expense control, promotional and merchandising execution
  • Understood store performance targets and monitor achievement of benchmarks and goals
  • Supervised and guided eight team members.

Team Member

Kirkland's
11.2019 - 08.2020
  • Proficiently operated and maintained the register, freight, merchandise placement, and product replenishment
  • Designed visual displays in an attention-grabbing manner
  • Advising customers of additional products to add on to their purchase.

Cashier

Publix
12.2014 - 03.2019
  • Played a critical role in providing premier customer service by ringing up groceries, ensuring the correct price is charged for each item sold and that the correct change was provided, and playing an essential role in profitability.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

University of Central Florida
Orlando
12.2025

Associate's in Arts - Health Science

Broward College
Coconut Creek, FL
05.2020

Skills

  • Product knowledge
  • Attention to detail
  • Brand awareness
  • Effective communication
  • Organized
  • Time management
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel

Accomplishments

  • Gamma Phi Beta- Assistant Panhellenic Vice President
  • Rho Lambda Honor Society
  • Fashion Society- Social Media Committee, Styling Committee
  • KnightThon- Communications Impact Team

Timeline

Valentino Garavani Brand Ambassador

Saks Fifth Avenue
04.2022 - 03.2023

Style Advisor

Saks Fifth Avenue
02.2022 - 03.2023

Seasonal Ambassador

Tiffany & Co
12.2021

Key Holder/Management Team

Zales
03.2021 - 11.2021

Senior Assistant Store Manager

Kirkland's
08.2020 - 01.2021

Team Member

Kirkland's
11.2019 - 08.2020

Cashier

Publix
12.2014 - 03.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing

University of Central Florida

Associate's in Arts - Health Science

Broward College

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