Vice President / Sales Manager
BSK studio moda
February 1999 – February 2012 (13 years 1 month)Milan Area, Italy
•Wholesale sales of dress, shirt,trouser, beachwear, lingerie, ties, neckwear and scarf collections, an integral and broad offering of luxury brand men’s women's collection. Sales conducted from Milan - Italy showroom.
•Responsible for daily showroom operations including development and merchandising of sample collections as well as presentation of products in showroom environment.
•Responsible for overseas sales. Regular communication and coordination with regional sales teams.
•Reporting: Regular reports submitted to top management on overall seasonal sales statistics, frequent memoranda regarding regional trends, client feedback regarding styling, identifying upcoming trends, monthly sell-thru data keyed to specific fabric consumption as well as reporting on competitor styling and pricing strategies.
REPRESENTED THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS:
ROBERTO CAVALLI, JUST CAVALLI, ROBERTO CAVALLI CLASS, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, CHLOE', JOHN GALLIANO, CUSTO BARCELLONA, LIU-JO
Client Relationship Management / Business Development
MERCHANDISING
•Directly collaborated with European designers and manufacturers in addressing upcoming trends in the overseas markets; reported on important competitor product information.
SHOWROOM
•Regularly evaluated sales staff performance and periodically recruit, hire and train new personnel with the objective of maintaining a strong and knowledgeable staff. Supervised process of coordinating client appointment schedules during sales campaign. Seasonally developed an effective and compelling presentation of showroom sample collections.
ORGANIZATION & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
•Supervised payroll, receivables and payables activities through administrative subordinates and directly managed foreign currency requirements.
Sales & Visual Merchandising Manager
RENBCO - Prèt à Porter Femme Haut de Gamme-
January 2008 – January 2012 (4 years 1 month)Paris Area, France
Represented the following collections: Elisa Palomino, JULY 2, Hadi Katra, Melis, Randa Salamoun, Muse of Love, Nathalie Garcon, Neveen, Clarisse Hieraix, Laure K, Impasse de la defense, JLS.
Sales campaign, Supervisor for beachwear collection
CHLOE' SHOWROOM
June 2006 – June 2007 (1 year 1 month)New York City, New York
Sales campaign, Supervisor for beachwear collection