Victoria Rozalski: in San Diego, CA

Developed and implemented policies and procedures aimed to increase productivity, streamline communication and decrease shrink. Resulted in a consistent monthly increase in client sales and a decrease in shrink. Networked and partnered with mall marketing, local charities and organizations to help broaden market brand presence. Successfully partnered with charities to sponsor auction items, luncheon and shopping events. Gained features in local publications and broadcast news segments highlighting trends. Recruited, hired, trained and retained top-talent improving overall store and customer experience. Expanded frequency of ‘new client’ return.

Aggressively managed daily business, analyzed variances and initiated corrective action. Ranked Top 5 stores in the country to LY YTD. Partnered with local stylists to provide wardrobe options for runway shows, news and editorial features. Increased footfall and effectively reached new and existing clientele. Opened concession shop within Bloomingdale's and supervised in conjunction with stand-alone location. Second location consistently ranked within Top 3 performing lease shops in department. Recruited and retained staff by coaching, monitoring and appraising performance. Successfully trained and promoted 3 employees

Worked in conjunction with Store Manager to communicate and promote programs aimed at increasing business of $6M location. Consistently surpassed monthly goals. Effectively supervised record-breaking Black Friday sales, highest in location history. Assisted with all visual merchandising processes to continuously engage customers and maximize product sell-thru.

Promoted after contributing to financial and operational growth of the Somerset location. Contributed to store progress through HR, marketing and inventory management. Implemented new best practices that contributed to decreasing shrink #1 Store (U.S.) in company-wide March Madness Contest by exceeding conversion % goals for 5 consecutive weeks Consistently ranked among the top stores in the company in metric categories of Customer Capture percentage; also ranked in: Units per Transaction and Average Dollar Transaction. Recruited, hired, promoted and trained top-talent. Managed monthly floor set changes through enhancement of presentation and product resulting in continued financial advance.

Contributed to successful financial growth by ensuring that customer service exceeds expectations upholding operational integrity and overseeing development of human resources. Trained and coached management and stylists in the areas of: markdowns, promotional set up, merchandising direction, damage processing, consolidations, and overall store operational standards. Led store in exceeding Asset Protection goals by holding best shrink and AP audit results within entire company. Assisted with merchandising processes: dressing mannequins, creating outfits using new merchandise to engage customers

Stroke Fashions- Photo shoot November 2009 Function Fit- Campaign Photo shoot February 2010 Function Fit- Video Shoot March 2010

Job responsibilities consist of prepping for photo shoots, music videos, appearances, and performances as well as supporting and backing Wardrobe Stylist on set for high profile artist.

Managed a territory of 25 key channel accounts by executing the Company Sales Plan; tasks included selling, merchandising and marketing. Repeatedly ranked within Top 3 markets in region. Built relationships with key decision makers by providing analysis of customer and market sales data. Subsequently, gained additional incremental display locations and accelerated sales growth. Developed customized sales presentations utilizing data and fact-based selling to maximize sales. Successfully upsold an additional $60,000 of product to 3 accounts in the third quarter.