Sales Project Manager

Leigh-Ann Stewart

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

Cell phone: 770- 676-8065

Personal Qualities

Sales professional with over fifteen years experience in the retail and

merchandising industry. A well organized individual with excellent

analytical skills to drive sales and provide flawless services through

people development, volume increases and product placement. Willing to

Travel.

Professional Experiences

Advantage Sales & Marketing

February 2010-present

Retail Sales Merchandiser/Mars& Wrigley products

Supervisor in training on Fast Track Advancement Program

Levi Strauss & Company, San Francisco, California

November 2008-November 2010

Merchandise Coordinator

. Merchandising twenty key accounts over two states: Georgia and

Alabama. The volume per territory estimated 1.2 million in revenues.

. Extensively familiar with product merchandising, fashion assistance,

display techniques, and retail administration.

. Generated monthly marketing analysis, sales to stock, assortment needs

per account

. Reported market assessments to Account Executive and Regional

Management to continually adjust market action plans to gain Levi's

faire market share.

. Committed to advancing partnerships with Key Account holders to

maintain brand integrity and client or consumer loyalty.

. Remarkable ability to identify market trends

. Train retail store representative on specific product features.

Training program of 45 minute product information lecture with power

point presentation and questions and answers immediately following

seminar on quarterly basis

. Delivered comprehensive training on product and company standard

operating procedures to new hires within the two state territories.

. Negotiated with in store management for the most desirable square

footage, location and product placement for my company

. Highly influential with the key executives in overall store purchases

based upon the algorithmic of client base, sales, product fill ins,

forecasting revenues, market trends and local demographics.

. Actively participated in quarterly Market appointments via video

conferencing with Account executive and Buyers.

. Brand Ambassador with in-store selling days utilizing promotional

items and executing new product launches

Davaco,Inc.

February 2006 - February 2008

Independent contract

Southeast Merchandise Coordinator

. Pepe Jeans London/ Merchandise Coordinator

. Ashworth/Callaway Mens Golf wear/Merchandise Coordinator

. Project Manager/Nike installations for Dicks Sporting Goods

. Columbia Sportwear Merchandiser for Belk shop installations

Kenneth Cole Menswear

January 2001- January 2004

Southeast Merchandise Coordinator - Atlanta

. All merchandising duties within a territory, including-Georgia,

Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Pittsburg

. New York travel assisting AE's and Buyers

. Business analysis on a daily basis with open communication to all

levels of management

. Responsible for managing a merchandising team, along with outside

contractors, to ensure flawless execution of shop installations

. Stock to sales analysis, competition reports, and training specialists

to meet sales goals

. Peer trainer

Ralph Lauren Childrenswear/ MC, Atlanta Showroom Coordinator 1999-2001

Baby Guess, Inc. / Merchandise Coordinator/Showroom Manager

Mossimo, Inc. / Merchandise Coordinator

Computer Skills

Proficient in Excel, Word, Power Point

Perimeter College Atlanta GA 1989 -1990

Notes of Interest

Lived in Japan 1990-1993

Lived in Italy 1992-1993

Merchandising Instructor for Bauder College 2001-2003

Elite Model Management/Fashion Model for print and runway 1988-1994

Proud Member of Big Brother/Big Sister since 2008

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