Assistant Manager
Resume:
MEREDITH LYN JOHNSON
********.***.*******@*****.***
CURRENT ADDRESS
San Diego, CA 92122
PERMANENT ADDRESS
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
WORK EXPERIENCE
Nordstrom
May 2009 – Present
Assistant Manager of Jewelry & Watches (May 2010 – December 2010, May 2011 – Present)
Interim Manager of Jewelry & Watches (December 2010 – May 2011)
San Diego, California
• Consistently maintained increases over last year’s sales from December through April and generated over $3 million in volume.
• Won regional “Item Mania” and “Most Consistent Performance” awards for driving monthly sales of specific items chosen at a corporate level.
• Developed and coached a team of 20 expert salespeople by maintaining an enthusiastic and supportive floor presence and by providing employees with consistent feedback.
• Created an environment that is passionate about customer service by proactively fielding customer complaints and setting high customer service standards.
• Communicated with upper management and corporate Buyers in preparing business plans and proposals, analyzing current trends, and conceptualizing promotional events.
Walgreen Co.
June 2008 – September 2008
Purchasing Intern
Deerfield, Illinois
• Researched, identified, and initiated relationships with potential “niche” item vendors.
• Established and persistently maintained cost and retail information in numerous vendor catalogs for new markets in Alaska and Hawaii.
• Actively participated in the 2008 Pepsi Planning Summit by providing suggestions of ways to boost Pepsi sales at Walgreens stores.
• Prepared a travel expense analysis for upper management with recommendations for potential savings to the company.
Starcom Worldwide (Starcom Entertainment Division)
September 2007 – November 2007
Entertainment Marketing Intern
Chicago, Illinois
• Worked extensively to help coordinate the groundbreaking partnership between Live with Regis and Kelly and client, Walgreens, for a 3-D Halloween promotion.
• Researched and compiled comprehensive documents detailing projects and promotions in cable and syndicated television for internal management and agency clients.
• Aided Senior Vice President in researching potential partnership opportunities with sports television networks, cable networks, and syndicated talk shows.
Street Smart Marketing
June 2007 - September 2007
Marketing Intern
Lake Zurich, Illinois
• Developed working knowledge of marketing and advertising fields while helping to launch a new local real estate company.
• Broadened skills and experience by working closely with local entrepreneurs to create original promotional materials for Home Real Estate and Around Home magazine.
EDUCATION
Northwestern University
September 2005 – June 2009
Evanston, Illinois
• Graduated Cum Laude with Departmental Honors
• Major: Sociology/ Minor: Business Institutions
• GPA: 3.8/4.0
Scholarships & Honors: “Thesis with Distinction” Award, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, The National Scholars’ Honor Society, Dean’s List, AFTRA/ Heller Memorial Foundation Scholarship, John L. Dales Scholarship, Constance Capron Scholarship, J. G. Nolan Scholarship
SKILLS
Conversational in Spanish; Proficient in Microsoft Office and Publisher.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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