Seth Holmes

• Established an inline parts and accessories division of theproscloset.com, a central business strategy from 2020 forward to diversify sales and increase customer return rate.
• Developed end-use strategy to grow sales by opening new vendor accounts, working with internal product and merchandising teams, and demand planning.
• Grew sales from $100,000 to $15MM from 2020 to 2024.
• Managed cataloging and merchandising for 2,000 unique SKUs.
• Identified and reported key performance indicators to define successful category management.

• Managed team of catalogers who prepared and created listings for the company eBay store and company website.
• Scaled department from processing 60 bikes per week to 500 per week.
• Worked closely with developers to launch company website, theproscloset.com in July 2018, and establish proprietary cataloging and inventory software.
• Oversaw company eBay account, while maintaining top-rated seller status, and reaching 500,000 orders fulfilled.

Over 12 years, I established a career as a rare and used book buyer at one of New York City's most venerable bookstores. I worked closely with Fred Bass, owner, on book buying and acquisition strategy for the store. This included managing a busy book buying counter, bidding on libraries from institutions, and private collections. Researched, and priced books ranging from the 17th to 21st century across all subjects.

• Established professional relationships with collectors and advised on assembling private libraries.
• Trained other buyers in purchasing, research, and pricing.
• Opened and operated Hall Street Books, a subsidiary of Strand Bookstore that sold used books on Amazon Marketplace.