Manager Sales

Amy Zau

**** ****** **** ***** *** Altos, CA ****4

510-***-**** ***.***.****@********.****.***

EDUCATION

UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Los Angeles, CA

M.B.A., Human Resources and Organizational Behavior (GMAT 710) June 2010

Leadership: Career Team Coach (Human Resources), VP of Alumni/Career for Asian Management Student

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Association, Director of Finance for High Tech Business Association

Membership: Society for Human Resource Management, Women’s Business Connection

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FUDAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Shanghai, China

M.B.A. Exchange Student September 2009-December 2009

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Berkeley, CA

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B.S., Business Administration, B.A., Asian Studies (GPA 3.5) May 2005

Leadership: Advisor and Treasurer for Asian American Association, Head Coordinator for Project S.M.I.L.E.

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EXPERIENCE

APPLE, Inc. Cupertino, CA

Human Resource Manager Intern June 2009-August 2009

• Designed and utilized intern program assessment to interview 46 interns and managers. Analyzed feedback and

presented recommendations for improving intern experience to division HR VP and HR managers;

recommendations accepted and implemented in 2010

• Developed curriculum for an “Effective Influencing” class to convey the importance of networking and to

present methods for being influential. Class successfully launched in the U.S. and preparing for international

introduction

• Restructured Intern Section of HR website to improve webpage navigation and consolidated frequently asked

questions and answers to decrease number questions directed to university relations team by 450 interns

• Collaborated with HR manager to evaluate 13 interns for full time hire based on performance and company fit

• Assessed and gained knowledge of Federal and California Family Leave Acts through case study evaluation

MERVYNS, LLC Hayward, CA

Planning Manager December 2007-May 2008

• Managed $146M in inventory for two departments and recommended inventory control mechanisms to the

buyers to prevent overstock in the stores

• Initiated and led weekly department meetings to discuss sales trends and action items; aligned priorities of all

team members to improve department efficiency, reducing meeting time by 30%

• Trained two analysts on financial metrics and assigned projects to highlight the significance of their role to

achieving financial goals; motivated them to achieve 95% accuracy rate in their product allocations to 175 stores

• Earned fast track promotion to manager in 10 months (typical promotion time was 12 to 18 months)

Planner March 2007-December 2007

Analyzed sales and receipts in collaboration with two to three buyers to project future sales and presented the

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forecasts to three division directors in monthly meetings

• Formulated the Spring 2008 plan for achieving financial goals in conjunction with two buyers in three weeks, a

75% decrease in the normal cycle time

Business Analyst October 2005-March 2007

• Mentored three business analysts on product management and effective communication; all trainees

successfully graduated from the training program and placed immediately in permanent offices

• Implemented purchasing plans based previous sales for 175 stores to increase sales productivity on sales

ADDITIONAL

Fluent in Shanghainese; proficient in speaking and reading Mandarin

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Enjoys baking, assembling jigsaw puzzles, and yoga

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