Melisa Akcam: in Long Beach, CA

? Work cross functionally for all Boardriders brands with multiple buyers ? Write, modify and track purchase orders ? Develop and maintain successful relationships with third party vendors ? Create mood/art/concept boards regarding upcoming trends ? Create plan/restock/budget sheets in excel ? Compile reports on product/store performance ? Trained and proficient in Cegid, PLM, and SAP ? Assist Honolua Product Developer with admin tasks through PLM and Illustrator

? Oversee staff and daily tasks ? Recruit staff, train new hires, manage staff performance ? Generate reports on sales and product performance ? Product management - ordering and receiving, allocation and transferring of product to other locations, handling damaged goods and processing returns ? Assist senior buyer with purchasing womens apparel/accessories ? Write, place, and track purchase orders ? Prepare and monitor budgets ? Plan and develop merchandising strategies to ensure customer satisfaction and brand vision ? Visually merchandise product within three store locations ? Monitor inventory levels, markdowns, promos, price changes, etc ? Forecast trends and sales ? Create content for social media platforms ? Style product for in studio photoshoots ? Attend trade shows

? Forecasting upcoming trends/creating concept boards ? Negotiating with market vendors regarding sample requests and purchase orders ? Visually merchandise product for high level meetings ? Track inventory deliveries ? Attend in store visits to ensure product quality/fit, functionality, and excellent visual display of garments ? Assist buyers with product assortment and the selection of product ? Working cross functionally with merchandising, studio, and planning/allocation to guarantee speedy activation of product ? Attending fits ? Administrative tasks include- entering PI, shipping samples to vendors, obtaining organized racks, executing sales reports and picture packs for the team, recap customer reviews on web

? Trend/target market research to understand customer wants ? Developing business plans to reach monthly & yearly sales target ? Promoting product through media marketing, participating in events, and in person customer visits ? Recap with team on sales and company standing with each commercial and residential customer ? Schedule meetings, template, and installation of jobs with contractors

? Capture/Edit photos of fitness classes for web and media content ? Design approachable and triggering posts for social media platforms such as instagram and facebook ? Establish a posting calendar/schedule regarding customer web traffic ? Email customers for feedback and to form successful relationships ? Forecast media trends to attract new customers

? Merchandising product on displays, racks, and tables that promote selling ? Creatively attending to trends by setting up inspiration mannequins with new product ? Follow, predict and utilize upcoming trends ? Tracking sales and revenue by comparing LY to TY and creating merchandising strategies to grow sales ? Help customer with fittings, style advice, and accessory add ons ? Complete transaction with customers ? Open and close store front ? Organize and sustain inventory

? Greet customers ? Operate registers to complete transactions with customers ? Track LY, TY, and monthly sales to achieve personal and company sales goals ? Advise customers with styling tips ? Visually display product ? Track inventory and deliveries

? Greet customers ? Operate registers to complete transactions with customers ? Style mannequins for window and floor displays ? Organize clothing to keep store tidy ? Attend to all customer needs regarding product questions