Sales Assistant

Diana Menendez

***** ** ** ****** / *****, Florida 33183 / ***********@*****.*** /

305-***-****

EDUCATION

Ai Miami International University of Art & Design

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fashion Merchandising

Member of the Delta Iota Society

Dean's Honor Roll

3.8 GPA, Magna Cum-Laude

Miami Dade College

Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration

SKILLS SUMMARY

Personal Skills:

. Analytical, Organized, and Detailed-oriented

. Professional Demeanor and Attitude

. Excellent Math Skills

. Retail Math Experience

. Strong Sense of Style and Design

. Previous Retail Experience

. Excellent Communication Skills

Languages: Bi-Lingual-Fluent in English and Spanish

Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, and

Publisher), Outlook, Retail.net, Oracle, and MAS 90

EXPERIENCE

International Jewelry Designs Inc. April 2009-

Present

Marketing, Development, and Sales

A premier supplier of high-quality costume jewelry that provides the trade

with fresh new designs, quality that lasts, and exceptional product support

. Shop the market to stay abreast of trends and compile a competitive

shopping analysis and present relative conclusions

. Work with designer to establish new merchandise looks and assortments

. Run and analyze merchandise sales performance to identify key items

and programs to develop more profitable assortments

. Responsible for communicating, conducting, and selling to customers

. Key orders in the system

. Preparing and presenting presentation materials for buy meetings to

help ensure customer buys into appropriate assortment

. Editing and merchandising product lines to fit into programs

. Coordinating with retailers to establish private label brands

. Work with outside sales team to provide all updated product samples

and information for buyers, advertising, trade shows, and sales

meetings

. Identify, research, recommend, and attend trade shows and seminars

that are targeted to the appropriate market

. Coordinate direct marketing programs and mailing lists

. Coordinate all travel and tradeshow arrangements

. Style and coordinate seasonal photo shoots

Duty Free Americas October 2008-March 2009

Assistant Buyer/Luxury Gifts

A national traveler retailer selling duty free merchandise as well as high-

end luxury gift merchandise in airport locations and along the Canadian and

Mexican border

. Analyzed the business to capture trends and opportunities within the

watch, jewelry, accessory, sunglass, and leather departments

. Responsible for buying into assortments for key accounts each season

. Managed accounts by processing purchase orders, price changes, and

maintaining accurate stock levels by transferring merchandise based on

needs to all airport, southern border, and northern border stores

. Ran monthly sales reports and calculated distribution of merchandise

based on location, history, and sales performance

. Maintained collaborative partnerships and negotiated effectively with

vendors to manage margins, returns, overstock, and sales promotions

. Calculated price breakdowns, discounts, and freight charges prior to

generating and processing purchase orders; followed up with credits

and resolution of invoicing discrepancies

. Managed all employee incentive and sales promotions for the luxury

gift department

. Maintained communication between corporate office and all store

locations and warehouses

. Managed vendor's import documentation for logistic department and

worked with the local warehouse to make sure shipments were received

efficiently

Travel Traders LLC August 2006-September 2008

Assistant Buyer/Fashion Accessories

An independent retail operator located in most major hotel corporations in

the United States

. Responsible for the handbag, jewelry, and fashion accessory

categories; including footwear and headwear

. Accurately completed and entered purchase orders, price changes, and

promotions into system

. Responsible for distribution of merchandise based on store history and

classification performance

. Communicated and negotiated with vendors to verify partnership

agreement terms regarding specifications, product information sheets,

and product samples

. Calculated merchandise needs based on sales performance

. Assisted in visual merchandising of local stores during shipment of

new assortments

. Attended vendor meetings and tradeshows

. Managed shipments with vendors to comply with cancel dates

. Managed re-orderable assortment; made sure vendors were in stock and

stores were accurately ordering from selected styles

Conde Nast Publications August 2006-

December 2006

Intern for Fashion Editor

A major publisher of established magazines that cover fashion, technology,

food, and travel

. Assisted with editorial support project for Vogue and Glamour Latin

America and Mexico

. Organized monthly advertising and editorial for both magazines

. Planned logistics with Fashion Editor for national beauty award show

for Glamour

Carisam Samuel Meisel June 2004-October

2005

Import Clerk

An importer that distributes goods for on-board consumption to cargo,

commercial, and cruise ships; as well as airlines, resorts, and hotels

. Prepared custom entries for bonded and domestic shipments consisting

of liquor, wine, beer, water, soda, tobacco, make-up products,

perfume, and knit wear for validation

. Arranged shipments that were approved by customs for pick-up

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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