Sales

Bibi Bak

** ********* **, **********, *.J. *****

609-***-**** / ac3s8f@r.postjobfree.com

STRENGTHS: Driven, well-spoken, detail oriented, distinctively creative, unique sense of style, articulate communicator, organized with great writing skills, excels in high volume, fast paced environments and in building customer relations.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Nov 2014 – Present Huffman Koos, Freehold, NJ – Furniture Design Consultant/ sales, (Top seller, #1)

Close sales, deliver excellent service, build solid relationships, trust and acquire referrals.

Consult, discuss and present design ideas to help customers select home furnishings that are best suited.

Research competition to gain knowledge and awareness of new products, pricing and promotions.

Assist customers with financing options, purchasing and delivery.

Follow up with customers to build and maintain relationships, create repeat business and future leads.

Increase knowledge of products, sales techniques and promotions through self-education.

Train and assist associates on product knowledge, presentations, special orders and customer communication after the sale.

Problem-solve to save sale, create repeat buying opportunity and maintain customer confidence and trust.

Sept 2014-January 2016 Self, International, International Wedding Planner.

Successfully coordinated wedding events and themes discussing design ideas, budget, coordinated with vendor, clients, photographer, venue and hotel staff, delivered excellent service, selected decors and flew them to location internationally, selected bridal gown, bridesmaids dresses, mother of the bride dress, negotiated pricing with vendors and stores.

Mar 2014 – Nov 2014 Ashley’s Furniture home store, Secaucus, NJ –Design Specialist /sales

Built customer relationships, delivered excellent service to every customer, built loyalty and acquired referrals.

Conducted sales consultations, presented and discussed design ideas for product options, helped customers select home furnishings that best suited their needs.

Marketed new sales and promotions and researched competition to gain knowledge of products, pricing and promotions.

Assisted customers in financing, purchasing and delivery.

Followed up with customers to maintain relationships and created repeat buyers as well as future leads.

Increased knowledge of products, sales techniques and promotions through ongoing training, mentoring and professional development.

Dec 2013 – Mar 2014 David’s Bridal, (High End Store) East Brunswick, NJ – Senior Bridal Fashion Stylist/sales

(#1 top seller in the district.)

Provided excellent customer service and design knowledge in a fast-pace environment to drive sales to close.

Coached employees on successful closing techniques, excellent customer service and managing obstacles.

Met and exceed daily sales goals set by management.

Made 50+ calls daily to build customer relationships and for follow-up appointments.

Educated customers on fit, styles and looks that best complimented and accentuated their individual body types.

Assisted customers in coordinating bridal gowns, bridesmaid, special occasion and flower-girl dresses with complimenting accessories including jewelry, shoes, headpieces, undergarments, robes etc.

Created avenues to increase sales and promote outstanding customer service.

Sep 2010 – Jan 2014 BB Designs, Princeton, NJ - Executive Personal stylist. Interior decorator.

Creatively coordinated garments and accessories for executive clients to individual styles in line with fashion trends.

Consulted clients on how to dress to sell, to accentuate positive attributes and leave lasting impressions.

Maintained interpersonal listening and communication skills for specific assignments.

Interior Decorator – Evaluated home and office spaces and executed ideas to express client’s individualities, staged homes to sell.

Aug 2007 – Aug 2010 Great Wall Sports, NYC, NY - Corporate Wholesales Rep, Designer,

Sales – Established business relationship, created accounts, visited stores and the sales force to define new product requirements, and worked with product development to document requirements in product specifications.

Styled dress forms for guideline photo shoots.

Sep 2004 – Aug 2007 Cyrus, NYC, NY – Production Assistant, in-house model and stylist

Prepared tech-packs and specs, communicated with warehouses and company clients.

Coordinated on-figure display looks.

Sourced and styled garment completers in partnership with the production team.

Modeled in-house and was the stylist for visiting models.

Aug 2000 - Jun 2004 Burlington Coat Factory, Princeton, NJ Store - Visual/Stylist

Coordinated creatively assorted design ideas to sell for in-store department on-figure displays

Worked with management and analyzed sales figures and forecasted future sales.

Devised, implemented and executed effective merchandising strategies to increase sales.

Supervised members of the visual team.

EDUCATION, HONORS/AWARDS & SKILLS

2003-2006 Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY. B.A. Fashion design

Designs selected for the FIT Museum exhibition

President’s Honor List Certificate of Achievement Award, (GPA 3.85)

Technical flats sketching, Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite design programs, MS Excel, MS Word, Power Point.

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