NANCY ANNE QUINLAN-GUT

*** ****** *****, **** *****, ILLINOIS 60046 C: 224-***-**** ac2doy@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

I am looking to secure a position in the Chicago market in either Buying/Procurement or

Sales Management that matches my strong leadership skills, ensuring the best possible

customer experience and where I can maximize sales performance and gross margin

within an assigned product category.

Experience

E-Commerce Brand Manager Oct 2016 to Current

Toysmith Sumner, Washington

Develop and manage day-to-day relationships with vendors

Coordinate workflows and timelines of tasks and projects of supporting staff

Work with vendors to get information necessary to setup products and enhance

product pages

Analyze and understand data to understand trends to create actionable tasks to

improve revenue

Work with other team members to plan, execute and optimize marketing and

forecasting initiatives comfortable living in Excel, PowerPoint, emails and

managing face-to-face meetings

Build strong relationship with Vendors, focus on Vendor Management, brand

acquisition and development.

Deliver on financial goals and exceed plan.

Drive sales through the selection of product, pricing, promotion for greatest

return on investment.

Negotiate with vendors through the selection of product, pricing, promotion for

greatest return on investment.

Constantly monitoring sales data to make timely business decisions and react in

real time

E-Commerce Brand Consultant Jan 2016 to Current

Quinlan Consulting Lake Villa, Illinois

Maintain brand standards across all platforms

Help evolve and improve the visual brand library

Strong understanding of brand, maintaining brand standards, and brand marketing

Create and oversee for each brand operations brand standards

Oversee the implementation of marketing's role in promotions

Compile, assess, and recommend developmental needs and opportunities to drive

profitable sales for the company's brands

Identify, vet, and collaborate with other departments on areas of opportunity for

brand innovation

Manage third-party agencies regarding overall strategy input and execution

Manage the assessment, analytics, and reporting of marketing program

effectiveness

Collaborate with Vendors to create company marketing strategy as it pertains to

brand positioning, direction, and executional strategy

Worked closely with managers to plan buys

Analyzed sales trends to maximize sales potential

Buyer Aug 2014 to Jan 2016

Zulily Seattle, Washington

Deliver on financial goals and exceed plan

Identify brands and product that represent customer's needs

Negotiate, build and source compelling product assortments at the best value

Independently drives sales through the selection of product, pricing, promotion

for greatest return on investment

Buying responsibility and financial accountability for respective buying category

Negotiate buying terms with vendors (price, quantity, delivery/ payment terms)

Build strong relationships with vendors, focusing on vendor management and

brand acquisition and development

Calendar Management

Ability to remain flexible and willing to change strategies as business needs

dictate

Consistently exceeded monthly goals

Travel to Vendors and Trade Shows

International and Major and Flash Account Manager Jun 2003 to Sep 2014

Kidorable Niles, Illinois

Responsible for sales growth of over 45% in territory.

Identify new prospective customers.

Flash sale allocation and management including protecting margin and

liquidations.

Represent and share the details and successes of our company with potential

partners.

Negotiate buying terms with Vendors.

Responsible for sales growth of over 30% in territory.

Managing existing customer base and building relationships.

Identify new prospective customers.

Maintain open communications with management keeping them aware of

operational situations that may impact their respective areas.

Oversee day-to-day operation including service, warehouse, administration and

sales.

Provide and maintain impeccable customer service.

Flash Sale allocation and management.

Store Manager Oct 2001 to Jun 2003

Gymboree Skokie, Illinois

Responsible for the day-to-day leadership of a store with customers and team

members.

Create strong morale and spirit in store team.

Human resource functions.

Demonstrated superior selling skills and the ability to build those skills within a

team.

Administrative Assistant Sep 1998 to Oct 2001

Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois

Coordinate travel and events for multiple individuals and manage expense

reporting and submission

Coordinate onsite and offsite events as required, including location, presentation

and other details

Coordinate presentation decks from multiple individuals for various patent team

related meetings

Facilitate bi-weekly communications to entire department and gathering of

relevant information

Be the point of contact for ordering group supplies and submit facilities requests

Ability to think quickly and creatively when last minute issues/requests arise

Other general support functions, including opening and managing files and

general clerical support

Marketing Manager Jun 1996 to Aug 1998

CRW Inc Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Outside sales of replacement windows and siding products with a three-state

Designed and mass produced centerpieces and set-up approximately 25 parties on

territory.

Training salespeople.

Tracking of expense reports and monthly expenses.

Received "Rookie of the Year" in 1998.

Owner, President

Create A Cake Company Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Supervising a staff of fifteen.

Scheduling appointments and deliveries.

Accounts receivable and payable.

average per month.

Education and Training

Business Management

Western Governors University

Professional References

Available upon request.

Jul 1992 to Oct 1996

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