Bachelor of Science Retail Merchandising and Management

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Senior Sales Manager and Merchandiser

Marketing & Sales

Senior Level Sales, Buyer, Manager, Merchandiser: 
•	Independent representative with over 5 years experience successfully maintaining current clients complete book-of-business with extensive prospecting and customer onboarding. 
•	Senior buyer with over 9 years experience conducting business in a professional manner with financial budget and personnel resource management across multiple categories.  
•	Apparel/accessories merchandising and retail store management throughout my professional career including experience with specialty and national chain stores.
Leadership/Management: 
•	Strong team management skills; including training and development of multiple junior associates and administrative assistants. 
Vendor/Account Relations: 
•	Working with high level of proficient synergy among vendors and business partners.  
•	Composed a hard but fair relationship with all strategic business partners and maintained the best interest of the company.
Professional Networking: 
•	16+ years of industry experience with strong network connections among manufactures, trade specialists, and other trade professionals.

•	Senior Sales Manager and Merchandiser for start-up wholesale clothing design and sales company with production headquarters in Los Angeles and New York showroom.
•	Started with zero baseline accounts onboard, successful opened and shipped to 14 new accounts generating 4M+ in annual sales revenue.
•	Complete account management of customers ranging from large department stores like Stage Stores and Von Maur, to specialty stores like Tilly’s and Pac Sun.  
•	Expanding expertise in product development, sourcing and production management.
•	Developed and implemented company wide sales resource and sales tracking system.

•	Senior level Sales Executive for wholesale clothing design and sales company with specific focus to establish/grow business among industry’s largest volume opportunities.  
•	Increased new customer base 65% with new sales representing 5M+ in annual revenue.
•	Account management of complete sales cycle from, PO generation, shipping/customs tracking, final customer delivery and AR oversight.
•	Senior level experience with New York/Los Angeles fashion markets including corporate headquarters site visits with Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, Bebe, and more.

Senior Sales Executive and Associate Merchandiser

•	Senior Sales Executive for wholesale clothing design and sales company with specific focus to establish/grow new account business.  
•	Extensive prosecuting and professional networking.
•	Increased new customer base 72% with new sales representing 4M+ in annual revenue.
•	Senior level experience with New York/Los Angeles fashion markets including corporate headquarters site visits with Charlotte Russe, Francesca’s, Buckle, and more.

Senior Sales Executive and Associate Merchandiser/Designer

Sales Executive and Associate Merchandiser/Designer			             
•	Increased annual sales from initial 2M to exceeding 10M in annual sales revenue. 
•	Increased customer sales categories over 45% within prominent companies including Maurices, Macy’s, JC Penney, and more.

Sales Executive and Associate Merchandiser/Designer

•	Managed $180M in annual sales, largest business category in the company.
•	Development and management of team; Buyer, Associate Buyer, and Assistant Buyer. Succession planning, individual development plan and annual performance reviews.
•	Reduced markdowns by 10%, increased department gross margin by 6%.

Senior Buyer Fashion and Promotional Knit Tops, Sweaters

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Christina Kenis: Senior Sales Manager and Merchandiser in San Diego, CA

Christina Kenis

University of Wisconsin-Stout