Buyer, Merchandising, Sales Rep

Arielle Mills

*** *********** ***** ~ Avon, CT **001

Home Phone 860-***-**** ~ Email ********@**.***

SUMMARY

Broadly skilled business consultant who helps clients develop and communicate their unique brand

and message; improve internal processes; and grow marketshare and revenue. Experience working

with small business, non-profit and large corporate clients. Key skills and expertise include: !

Digital Marketing & SEO Inventory Management & Control

Budgeting & Forecasting Vendor Negotiations

Data Analysis Organization & Management

Web & Graphic Design Merchandising & Distribution

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, Publisher, Frontpage, MS Office, Mac

Numbers & Pages, Sabre database

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Business Consultant Hartford, CT October 2004 - Present

Website design (DBA DigitalDesignChick.com)

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• Inventory management development and expense flow

• Product development sourcing consultation

• Graphic design (logos, flyers, business cards, brochures, banners)

• Search engine optimization

• Strategic online marketing

• Development and operation of an e-commerce business producing and selling Name

Change Kits to recent brides via the internet, and wholesale to wedding shop websites.

(2001-2009)

LAWRENCE MERCHANDISING, Hartford Territory, CT

Merchandiser- PT

February 2013- Present

Pop displays, stock replenishment, category management, product reset

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MACY’S WEST, FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, San Francisco, CA

Buyer/ Planner Boys 4-7 & Licensed Accessories/ Infants $17M volume

June 1999- June 2002

Distributed merchandise to 100+ stores based on sales forecast and plan

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• Monitored and re-forecasted receipts based on sales and plan by class by store

• Projected seasonal vendor plans by store including new store roll out and closing

recommendations

• Developed and executed 12-month financial plans, seasonal merchandise plans and

vendor plans

• Implemented an action plan to ensure achievement of department gross margin plan

• Negotiated exclusives, first deliveries & GM expectations with key vendors

• Partnered with planner to ensure accurate assortment quantities and key item projections

• Developed a Boys 4-7 and Infant assortment of status, domestic, and private label brands

• Developed a Children’s Plush and Licensed Accessory assortment based on shop concepts

• Communicated presentation guidelines and assortment strategies to Regional Merchandise

Managers

Associate Buyer - Junior Sportswear January 1997- June 1999

• $7 M annual volume of Woven Tops business

• Developed and execute 12-month seasonal merchandise plans and vendor plans

• Estimated Rolling Operating Forecast weekly by evaluating sales, markdowns and receipts

• Negotiated with vendors for advertising co-op, RTV’s and markdown allowances

Assistant Buyer - Fine Jewelry 1994- 1996

• Increased Opaque volume from 12% to 15% penetration of total department

• Distributed merchandise based on stock to sales ratios and trend

• Conducted style-outs to identify gaps, effect trends and develop new product

• Monitored merchandise procurement

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

VP Ways & Means- Thompson Brook School, CT July 2012-Present

• Source fundraising opportunities/ Facilitate and market events

Board Fundraising Chair-FVJC-ES, CT Sept 2012-June 2012

• Develop, coordinate, market fundraisers

Webmaster (Various Clients) Dec 2008- Present

• Design and maintain non-profit websites on a volunteer basis

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

B.S. Merchandising and Consumer Studies, Marketing emphasis 1992

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