AMY J. McENTIRE

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Springdale AR 72762

Telephone: 479-***-****

Email: abm8wb@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

****-**** ******** ** *********, Family & Consumer Sciences Education,

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR

1988-1993 Bachelor of Science, Home Economics Clothing and Textiles,

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005-2009 Sales and Merchandise Coordinator

FISHMAN & TOBIN INC. / KALIKOW BROS., Conshohocken PA / New York NY.,

Supervisor: Francine Bambling

. Local representative for Wal-Mart and Sam's Club account.

. Responsible for weekly sales reporting for programs that

are currently on the sales floor, comparing actual sales,

ships, and inventory data against plan by style/color/size

range. Reports are distributed to internal FT/K team as

well as Wal-Mart buying office.

. Responsible for Daily POS reporting by fineline to internal

FT/K team.

. Daily interaction with buyers and product development

associates regarding all aspects of merchandising.

. Attended merchandise development and selection meetings

with Merchandisers and Sales Representatives

. Responsible for communication with CTL in resolving quality

testing issues when they arise.

. Accountable for entering product and fabric information

into Retail Link Supplier Quote system.

. Travelled to volume market stores to lend on-site support

to individual stores by working directly with department

managers during peak selling time for specific programs.

. Monitored comparison stores regularly, locally and in other

markets, reviewing trend, product, quality, and general

comparison to Wal-Mart / Sam's Club product lines.

2003-2005 Vice President, Product Development

BRENTS-RIORDAN CO, LLC., Fayetteville AR., Supervisor: Julie Brents

. Responsible for design, development, and production of

softlines/hardlines items for private label customers as

well as Brents brand product line. Daily communication

with overseas branch offices and factories to ensure

product will meet and exceed customer's expectations.

Supervise two-person support staff.

. Account Manager for several key private-label accounts.

. International travel to factories to inspect production and

develop new products. Attended international trade fairs

to establish new factory relationships and expand the

factory base used for Brents-Riordan production.

. Responsible for costing, price negotiations, program

profitability reports, royalty reports, and sales

commission reports.

2001-2003 Brand Coordinator, Product Development Division

WAL-MART STORES INC., Bentonville AR, Supervisors: Barbara Bakalic,

Karen Dineen

Worked with Global Procurement and domestic suppliers to verify all product

details prior to production goods reaching the Wal-Mart floor. Categories

included men's and boys' apparel, ladies and children's shoes.

Worked with buyers to ensure product was proper fit for category and brand

identity, as well as a quality item.

Responsible for completing Product Packages on Retail Link, which provide

detailed specifications for development of new items.

Analyzed weekly sales of specific category/brand, and presented sales in

weekly departmental staff meeting.

Trend shopped and comp shopped in various markets to review and evaluate

Wal-Mart's direction and product selection for each season.

1998-2000 Production Manager / Director of Design

BRENTS, Inc., Fayetteville AR, Supervisor: Julie Brents

. Designed and developed new products for both the Brents

line and private-label customers, including preparation of

specification packages.

. Attended domestic and international trade shows to promote

seasonal product line and worked with customers personally

to ensure customer's needs were met.

. Account Manager for several private-label accounts.

Monitored customer orders at multiple factory locations.

. Responsible for weekly work-in-process reports detailing

all current manufacturing.

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1997-1998 Design Technician

Hagale Industries, International Division, Fayetteville AR.,

Supervisor: Stephen Brents

. Developed product specification packages detailing all

aspects of garment production such as construction, fabric,

componentry, labeling, and wash information.

. Coordinated and attended trade shows, working with

customers one-on-one to introduce new seasonal product

line.

1997 Embroidery Digitizer

Design-It Custom Embroidery, Springdale AR, Supervisor: Sharon

Stanley

. Prepared computer programs to stitch designs for mass

production of custom embroidery applications on patches and

garments.

. Modified line art, when necessary, in order to produce best

quality stitch design possible.

1995-1996 Product Development and Design

Brents Sportswear, Inc., Fayetteville AR., Supervisor: Julie Brents

. Developed new prototype garments for each season, including

evaluating fit, construction, fabric, overall quality and

appearance. Responsible for processing customer's sample

orders.

. Coordinated and attended trade shows, both domestic and

international, meeting personally with customers.

. Supervised planning and actualization of Brents' annual

customer appreciation parties at trade show locations.

. Directed layout of catalogues, as well as selected product,

stylized photos, and attended photo shoots.

1994-1995 Laboratory Technician

Consumer Testing Laboratories, Inc., Bentonville AR, Supervisor:

Tammie Rollins

. Prepared reports summarizing performance of Wal-Mart and

Sam's Club softlines products in standardized testing

procedures including wash-testing, crocking, overall fit,

quality, seam strength, flammability, fabric weight, yarn

count, and color-matching.

. Produced sketches, fit specifications, and construction

specifications for development of new children's programs

thru PREL offices/factories.

1991-1994 Bookkeeper

Lindsey Management Company, Inc., Fayetteville AR, Supervisor: Scott

Rogerson

. Responsible for preparation and distribution of monthly

profit and loss statements for multi-unit rental

properties.

. Reconciled accounts for all rental properties, coded

accounts payable transactions for general ledger purposes,

verified individual tenant's rent and security deposit

payments made to on-site apartment managers.

SKILLS

. Retail Link, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Quickbooks

6.0, Microsoft Power Point, Adobe Illustrator, Apparel

Management Accounting Systems, Datastitch Embroidery

Systems, Web PDM, HOST (limited)

. Extremely organized, detail-oriented, and self-

motivated.

REFERENCES

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