Project Manager Sales

Sharon Wright

. **** Trailwind Dr. . Cincinnati, OH 45242 . Home 513-***-**** . E-mail

address: *********@****.***

Summary of Qualifications

. Exceptionally strong in business development.

. Profoundly computer literate in Microsoft Office products

including Project Manager Office.

. Knowledge of Apple computers, Adobe Photoshop & Adobe In-Design

. Highly organized with attention to detail and exceptional

problem-solving skills

. Uncommonly motivated, driven and self directed

. Strongly goal oriented, patient, persistent, persuasive and able

to work both as part of a team and independently.

. Excellent ability to communicate well with people.

Professional Experience:

7/2011- Present (part time positions) Merchandising and Sales Team

Advantage Sales & Marketing Mars Candy

10/2008-Present (part time positions) Merchandising and Sales Team The

Container Store

. Designed exciting focal vignettes and created point-of-purchase

displays.

. Knowledge of planogram basics and merchandising techniques to increase

volume.

. Provide comprehensive merchandising and creative products placement to

drive sales.

. Possesses strong time management and organizational skills.

. Retail sales and customer service experience.

9/2010-5/2011 Account Executive,

Ty Inc, Cincinnati, Ohio

(Downsized due to company restructure Field Sales)

. Develop business partnership with existing customers, gift stores, and

grow market share. Grow existing account base sales for all product

lines.

. Provide required service to distributors, gift stores within assigned

area, managing time and establishing priorities to ensure timely

service.

. Services accounts presentation of products, order writing,

merchandising, inventories, and selling corporate programs and follow

up.

. Coordinate with prospective clients in order to prepare efficient

marketing plans.

12/08 -2/09 Project Manager,

Suray Promotions, Cincinnati, Ohio.

(Downsized due to client was sold)

. Offer necessary on site administration along with proper quality

control measures for ensuring the entire project finish on time and

due budget.

. Provide necessary coordination and planning for the contractors along

with the subcontractors.

. Organize cost control with required payroll management.

. Carried out budget preparation, estimation and bids along with

producing various proposals, planning and necessary contracts.

. Facilitate training classes including new hire training, continuation

training, new product launch training and monthly recurring training.

11/06 -10/08 Territory Sales Representative, Wilson Art Commercial

Flooring, Ohio Valley Flooring, Cinti, Ohio

(Downsized due to company restructure Commercial Field Sales)

Responsible for territory sales of Commercial Contactors, Architect &

Design firms in three states.

. Built sales organization from ground zero, conceptualizing and

realizing strategic plan that generated an half million in flooring

specified within the first year.

. Cultivated relationships with customer base in the design professional

community and uncovered customer needs with training sessions and

presentations.

. Built brand awareness, increased market share 35% along with customer

loyalty and customer value through outstanding service.

. Effectively assist and supported group members to ensure exceptional

product knowledge training.

04/03- 11/2006 Project Manager,

HOUSE OF FRANCE, Cincinnati, Ohio

(Furniture Store & Interior Design Company)

. Direct sales floor actives, handled merchandising, inventory control,

and maintenance functions.

. Communicated intensively with clients, sub-contractors and vendors to

establish cordial/effective working relationship.

. Analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution

to solve problems along with handed complaints, settled disputes, and

resolved grievances and conflicts.

. Prepare, issue, and maintain project plan and schedule including

relevant dates, responsibilities, following tasks and deployment

coordination of project.

. Team building techniques: Coaching so that all team members raised

their level of performance.

. Plan, organize and implement all aspects of facility projects.

. Consistently meet or exceed timeline and budget constraints for all

projects.

02/97-11/2002 Merchandising Manager,

GIBSON GREETING CARDS, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

(Company closed sold to American Greeting Cards)

. Responsible for consumer research to established trends, and

merchandising activities.

. Analyze sales data for stores/entire territory and implement sales

strategy to increase volume and mix

. Designed exciting focal vignettes and created point-of-purchase

displays and color catalogs for field sales to use in presenting to

prospective retailers.

. Effectively managed and developed tradeshow designs, collaborative

style of fixture designs, marketing of new fixture designs and

products.

. Interfaced with sales, purchasing and manufacturing with

responsibility for establishing sales forecasts and assignment of

inventory for retail outlets across the United States.

Product Manager/ Merchandiser Designer, GIBSON

GREETING CARDS, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio

. Successfully increased profits per square foot by 51% by execute new

product development within the context of margin plans and business

strategy.

. Communicate merchandising programs and point-of-purchase displays

according to specified program line.

. Effectively trained Sales Representatives and Merchandisers nationwide

on new product lines each season and coordinated tradeshows display.

. Designed the display and placement of specialty/gift products for

retail stores to create the greatest visual effect on JDA plan o gram

software.

9/75-7/1995 Shop at Home Interior Designer

LAZARUS, Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio

(Corporate restructured moved headquarter to another state, downsized)

Met with clients to design interior spaces and create design proposals.

. Coordinate all aspects of projects including bid preparation,

development and interpretation of blueprints, while working directly

with subcontractors.

. Provided [pic]consultation on materials in the construction of kitchen

including walls, ceilings, floors and lightning.

. Responsible for producing elevations, reflected ceiling plans and

floor plans.

. Reduced facility costs by 43% on existing arrangements by

renegotiating vendor contracts.

EDUCATION:

CINCINNATI STATE (C.T.C) - Cincinnati, Ohio

PMI - Working on Certified Project Manager

Honorary Member of Phi Theta Kappa.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI- Cincinnati, Ohio

Certification in Auto CAD

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI- Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design

Associate of Applied Science

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