Geena Alevizos: Women's Accessory Merchandising Assistant in Anaheim Hills, CA

Analyzed past sales figures and trends to anticipate future product needs. Responsible for creating weekly omni reports for the merchandising team to go over the top 10 and bottom 10 for our business each week. Managing and tracking samples for shoes, bags, scarves, hats, belts, and jewelry.

Heavily contributed to the design process resulting in my styles being chosen for their upcoming collection. Able to use my design skills learned at FIDM and apply them to the workplace. Responsible for trend forecasted to make inspirational boards to present in their upcoming collection. Learned the roles of the buyer. Able to observe and understand the analytical aspect of buying with numbers and spread sheets. Attended trade shows and wrote purchase orders.

Consistently met and exceeded hourly sales goals for 9 months straight, resulting in the retail team winning a regional competition of the highest sales goals. Worked with my team in order to achieve that goal; learned the importance of teamwork. Assisted with the floor-sets and organization of the back stock. Learned the importance of the role of the customer – connecting with the customer in order to sell a product or a style. Maintained great product and brand knowledge. Assisted with merchandising and learned about the importance of merchandise layout in order to tell a story using visually appealing product, clean display that portrays a specific image for the company.