Sales Manager

karee beasley

*** ******** ***** ***** *****, MD 21085 (443) 966 - 2288

***********@*****.***

http://kdbeasley.crevado.com/online-portfolio#496446

Education

Bachelor of Science, Fashion May 11, 2013

Merchandising

Kent State University- Kent, OH

Major: Fashion Merchandising

Minor: Marketing

Skills & Abilities

[Communication]

Pitched A/W 13 and S/S 13 line ideas to product development executives at

Belk and Ellery Homestyles

Effectively built relationships with customers at Nordstrom through phone

calls, post mail, and emails to create personal clientele

Successfully presented event ideas to the Undergraduate Student

Government allocations committee

[Leadership]

Served two consecutive terms as Director of Programming for Black United

Students

Member of Sigma Alpha Pi, National Leadership and Success Society

Mentored special need students and at-risk inner city youth

Completed Nordstrom's management training internship

[Analytical]

Planned campus events, including budgeting, reserving space, arranging

guest speakers/ performers and their travel itinerary, and developing

themes

Created six month merchandising plan for line proposal based on allocated

budget

Created an effective planogram to maximize selling potential

[Computer Skills]

Microsoft Office

Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photo Shop

Experience

OFFICE ASSISTANT, SEPTEMBER 2013 TO PRESENT

First Team Staffing/ State of MD DLLR - Baltimore, MD

Gather and enter data into data base system

Organize and handle confidential material

Adhere to strict deadlines

Process incoming invoices and resolve any discrepancies

Create and maintain relationships with vendors

Recommend improvements for quicker invoice processing

Analyze data and create reports for Program Coordinators to present

Intern/ Sales Associate, May 2012 to June 2013

Nordstrom - Towson, MD

Created personal clientele by locating and shipping items within the

company, tracking the shipment, and following up with the customer to make

sure they were satisfied with the product

Set and achieved daily and weekly selling goals

Analyzed daily and weekly sales reports and reported trends at weekly

manager meetings

Recognized solutions to increase sell through for items with Last In First

Out methods

Director of Programming, October 2011 to April 2013

Black United Students at KSU - Kent, OH

Planned social and academic events for minority students at Kent State

University and the surrounding community.

Managed and organized a group of volunteers

Worked with vendors to arrange catering and event decorations

Developed a guidebook for future programmers

Intern/ Bookseller, May 2010 to August 2010

Barnes and Noble - Baltimore, MD

Attended vendor meetings

Organized and maintained sales floor and stock room

Worked as a team player to assist coworkers during floor sets

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