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Women's and Accessories Manager

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To Whom it May Concern, Currently I am the Women's and Accessories Manager at the Ralph Lauren Hybrid Flagship in West Hollywood.  My family however will be relocating to Orange County in the near future and it is for this reason that I am seeking a new opportunity.  My professional background has equipped me with solid practical skills combined with a deep understanding of the retail and luxury industries.  I have over fourteen years of management and merchandising experience.  I have been responsible for most aspects of the retail business and personally managed $16M stores and departments in both luxury soft and hard lines. I also have multi-unit experience. As the California Sales and Merchandising Manager for RABEANCO, I opened all 3 US locations and was responsible for leading the teams to drive sales through relationship selling.  I created the visual merchandising concepts and executed them in-store while training the teams to maintain the standards and aesthetics based on sell-thru and new receipts.  I created the promotional schedule, contributed to the company's Global social media efforts and was also the liaison between the US stores and the owners in Hong Kong, to whom I reported directly to.  I managed all operational functions including vendor relations, property management, contractors, marketing relations and in-store event planning.       The experience I gained from my role with RABEANCO was vast!  I traveled between the Beverly Hills, Valley Fair and Santa Anita locations on a regular basis.  Specifically in Beverly Hills, I planned private shopping events for top clients and their friends/colleagues, The Gersh Agency and The Beverly Hills Woman's Club to name a few.  I attended the Chamber of Commerce's Networking events and spoke to the attendees during the open forums.  I also built relationships with the Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Center, LA-based Publications and local Hotel Marketing Managers and Concierges.  I am also very proud of my growth and accomplishments during my five years with Bloomingdales as the RTW Sales Manager in their West Coast Flagship in Century City. I was responsible for growing many of my vendor's businesses into the #1 spot in the Company and in the Los Angeles or West Coast Markets. People development was a top priority for me and led to tremendous client sales results for my department. I have extensive experience in building and coaching teams of sales professionals focused on driving sales through clienteling by building strong relationships.  I am also known for my strong communication and operational skills, articulating merchandise opportunities and assortment needs to a corporate office, buying office, Merchandise Manager and/or Owner.  I am very interested in expanding on my strong management and merchandising background and learning more about your open management position in the Southern California area. I have enclosed my resume for your review and look forward to discussing how I can meet your needs.  Thank you in advance for your consideration!   Christy Scanlon 310-880-6518 caazgirl@aol.com

Flagship Hybrid Location
•	Responsible for the day-to-day sales and operations of the RL Purple, Black and Blue Label businesses, as well as Polo, RRL and Women’s Accessories.
•	Coach and develop a team of Sales Professionals focused on selling through personalized outreach, private appointments and building rapport and relationships with new clients to grow their personal business.
•	Provide support to the Men’s and Children’s teams and promote cross selling across all divisions.
•	Instrumental in the Fall 2014 launch of Women’s Polo and transitioning the store’s assortment and diversifying the store’s clientele.

(Company closed all US locations on June 11, 2014) 
Area Sales and Merchandising Manager - CA (Flagship GM Beverly Hills)
•	Opened and responsible for the day-to-day operations of the first three US locations in California – a street store and two mall locations.
•	Recruited top talent from the local markets and networked to fill the Management, Key Holder and Sales positions.
•	Led US communication with the Owners and Corporate Office in Hong Kong.
•	Personally created and executed all visual displays and trained the 3 store teams on merchandising presentation standards. 
•	Built relationships with major local and regional publications for advertising opportunities, community organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Conference and Visitors Center, as well as with Marketing Managers, Concierges and Stylists within Beverly Hills hotels. 
•	Identified charity organizations to partner with in order to grow the Brand and personally planned and executed several VIP events, which in

Area Sales and Merchandising Manager - CA

Flagship Store Manager 
•	Coached and developed a team of 60+ leadership, sales and support associates to improve performance through communication and leadership. 
•	Established effective relationships with employees and customers to drive sales. 
•	Brought the 7 Foundation Principles to life when engaging with employees, customers and vendors to ensure the ultimate Container Store experience was had. 
•	Identified, recruited and contributed to the development of talent that would benefit the growth of the store and company. 
•	Ended fiscal 2012 as the #1 comp store in increase to LY of Elfa installations to spaces designed in the company, +20%.

Store Manager

Flagship Sales Manager - YES Collections & The Modern New View (November 2007 – June 2012)
•	Coached and developed a team of 15+ sales professionals focused on driving sales through clienteling by building strong relationships. 
•	Consistently identified and recruited top talent from the local market. 
•	Partnered with buying office and Regional Merchandise Manager on merchandise assortment and vendor opportunities specific to location and maintained strong vendor relationships/partnerships. 
•	Visited local vendor showrooms to provide feedback to the buying office on assortment choices specific to my location, per their request.
•	Chosen to take Contemporary Buyers and Fashion Director competitive shopping in the Los Angeles area by Regional Merchandise Manager. 
•	Chosen to mentor Sales Managers new to RTW and those new to Bloomingdale's by the Regional Manager. 
•	Chosen to attend On Campus College recruiting events at the University of Arizona and USC by the Regional HR Manager. 
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Sales and Merchandise Manager, Jr Executive

•	Opened first Home Store on the West Coast. 
•	Recruited, hired and trained a staff of 8 employees, all with home experience, including the Assistant Store Manager. 
•	Partnered with Regional Manager and East Coast Home Store Manager to build the brand in California. 
•	Communicated successes and opportunities to Christiane Celle daily.

West Elm - Visual Merchandising Manager - Santa Monica, CA - West Coast Flagship (April 2006 – December 2006)
(Transferred to the West Elm division when the Hold Everything division closed all doors in April 2006)
Hold Everything - Visual Merchandising Manager - New York, NY - East Coast Flagship (October 2004 – April 2006)
•	Managed up to 60 employees (Coordinators, Sales and Stock). 
•	Traveled to new store openings as the Visual Merchandising Assistant to corporate business partners. 
•	Traveled within California and Nevada to assist with corporate floor set preparation to be photographed and set for entire company. 
•	Personally executed the Visa Signature Suite set up at Wolfgang Puck's Annual Wine and Food Festival on the Universal Studios Back Lot. 
•	Worked one-on-one with the design team for Megan Mullally's new talk show. Was an integral part of the set up and execution of the Green Room and Stage sets.
•	Managed the planning and staffing of specific departments, led new empl

Visual Merchandising Manager

Victoria's Secret - Co-Director - Top 160 location – New York, NY (October 2003 – October 2004)
The Limited – Various locations – Orange County, CA (June 1996 – October 2003) 
Store Manager - The Shops at Mission Viejo and Westminster Mall
Co-Sales Manager - The Shops at Mission Viejo and Laguna Hills Mall
Assistant Manager - Laguna Hills Mall
Sales Associate - The Shops at Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills Mall and Tucson Mall
•	Plan Achievement, Training & Developing Talent, Visual Merchandising, Store Standards, Building the Brand. 
•	Managed up to 65 employees (Sales, Cashiers and Support). 
•	Traveled to re-grand openings with Victoria’s Secret on the East Coast.
•	Chosen to be the Acting Store Manager for a Northern CA Limited Store by the Regional Manager until a candidate was identified, hired and trained.

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