Irina Konon

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718-***-****

acn0xj@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Self motivated professional with 10+ years experience in diverse areas including Sales, Luxury Goods,

International Management, Buying, Merchandising, Business Development, Operations and Customer

Service.

Specialties: Solid educational foundation and experience in Project Management, Hospitality, International

Relations, Operations, Customer Service, International Business, Operation planning and Strategic

Management. Broad based experience covering a full spectrum of duties, including project planning, time

management, quality control and management, performance management, office and operation

management, billing/invoicing, customer care, account management, database administration and

project/program support and sales.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ako Holding LLC Oct. 2013–present

International Project Manager New York, NY

? Responsible for all communications and interactions with clients, contractors, designers, vendors,

manufacturers, distributors and developers.

? Overseeing and management of multiple projects from the inception to successful implementations.

? Personally responsible for all reports and project implementation reports, feasibility studies,

implementation updates and other communicate with upper management.

? Prepared project evaluations and projections, comparative studies and pricing reports, managed project

implementation strategy, plans, issues lists and other supporting documentation for the full project cycle.

Prepared analysis, evaluations and projections for clients and maintained project milestone compliance

and cost analysis.

? Working closely with other team members to resolve project and process issues in timely manner,

documented any issues and successfully helped resolve any issues in order to meet specification

requirements, plans and client expectations.

? Providing project management and overseeing project development for the interior design and

construction projects.

? Overseeing the Hotel Design review and Factory Design review processes. In charge of preparing

project flow and guidelines to meet the required design reviews prior to the beginning of the construction.

? Research and identified new opportunities for business growth, new marketing strategies, adverting

and client retention policies.

Giorgio Armani July 1, 2012–Aug. 2013

Sales/Management New York, NY

• Supervised daily sales, management and marketing operations to ensure compliance

with retail policies, brand images and maximizing operation efficiency.

• In charge of several marketing and advertisement projects.

• In charge of preparing training materials, programs and supervising guidelines for

the sales and management trainees and compliance with company policies.

• Participated in fashion and jewelry trade shows to identify new trends and meet new potential

suppliers and customers.

• Developed competitive business and marketing plans, pricing, merchandise stocks level analysis

systems, social networking and customer retention policies.

• In charge of monitoring warehouse inventory, managing sales efficiency, stock inventory and

shipping operation.

Ralph Lauren Aug. 2011–July 2012

Sales New York, NY

• Provided exceptional service to customers on a daily basis in assisting them with

new brands and features.

• Assisted in the design of several promotional brochures and marketing materials for

U.S. and international marketing campaigns.

• Maintained customer reward and brand promotion activities and communications

• Prepared sales and inventory reports and lists for buyers (U.S. and international).

Chevelish LLC July 2010–July 2011

Production Coordinator New York, NY

• Performed administrative & operational functions supporting CEO/owner.

• Assisted in production, product development, purchasing, and order entry.

• Participated in the acquisition of new fabric selection and colors.

• Personally responsible for investigation and analysis of competitive shopping &

market trends, reporting them to management and implementing competitive processes within the

company.

• Maintained booking sheets and coordinated distribution of information to customers

and distributors.

• Continually research & exploring new fashion trends.

Metro Group GmbH Real Hypermarket Feb. 2008–Jan. 2010

Buyer/Project Manager – Non Food Department, Ladies Textiles

• Responsible for developing business processes, deploying new assortment, and negotiating with new

suppliers.

• Developed forecast and profitability drivers for the Real Hypermarket joint venture and its products

line in ISM (Dusseldorf, Germany) for a period of two years.

• Managed joint venture profitability budget of $2 millions for development of ladies' wear products.

• In one year, was instrumental in creating 5.6% gain in margin LFL.

• Designed promotional brochures and organized weekly in store promotional campaigns for product

offerings for 15 stores including 3 flagship stores.

• Communicated with international suppliers in China, Bangladesh and Germany, to drive supply

chain cost savings, lead time reduction, increased inventory turns, and improving shipping processes.

• Created weekly replenishment orders to satisfy inventory and service levels eliminating inventory

shortfalls.

Limak Lara De Luxe Hotel & Resort 2006 2008

Hotel Purchasing/Procurement/Sales

• Forecast procurement needs.

• Review quotations; negotiate prices, delivery terms with our manufacturers and suppliers.

• Prepare purchase requisitions, approve and issues purchase orders in accordance with company policy

and negotiated terms and conditions.

• Providing prices lists and product knowledge materials to Sales team.

• Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely

purchase of hotel supplies products.

EDUCATION

University of Brighton Brighton, UK

Postgraduate Diploma in Management 2005 2006

University Hastings Centre Hastings, UK

BTEC Professional Development Diploma in Management 2004 2005

Studies

University of Greenwich London, UK

Foundation degree in Business and Management 2003 2004

Hastings College of Art and Technology Hastings, UK

2001 2002

Institute of Foreign Languages & Business Management Omsk, Russia

Associate's Degree in Hospitality Management 1999-2001

SKILLS

Languages: Fluent in Russian

Software: Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook

Project tracking software, Financial and Accounting software, CAD

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