Alyssa Dean: National Account Manager in San Diego, CA

· Traveled to meet with our main clients, to present new designs and work on exclusive special make ups. · Enthusiastically promoted new Spring and Fall lines to customers such as The Buckle, Francesca’s, Journey’s and Nordstrom’s. · Managed and issued purchase orders internationally · Surpassed original sales goals, by presenting multiple items of what that specific customer is in need of and utilizing selling reports. · Exceeded company sales standards using product knowledge and building strong relationships with customers.

· Applied knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling merchandise · Effectively used marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstrations, and sales techniques to create product displays · Communicated with buyers on a daily basis to ascertain and meet our customer needs · Completed orders for designer lines through the designer’s wholesale website using a budget giving to me by the CEO · Managed, trained and coached a store of eight to sixteen employees · Traveled to other stores (within state and out of state) to help with stores inventory which consisted of scanning every product and organizing it in a timely matter

· Formulated, directed and coordinated marketing activities to promote non-profit organizations, as well as working with Marketing Representatives on a daily basis · Identified, developed, and evaluated marketing strategy, based on knowledge of management objectives and market characteristics · Traveled out of state to train new offices and marketing representatives on new product

· Organized and help create a look book for the 2007 Men’s Fall collection · Distributed swatch samples in their designated area · Created color samples on Photoshop for each design to put in the look book