Sales Manager

AURELIE RUOTOLO

** ******* ! IRVINE, CA ***** ! 949-***-**** ! *******.*******@****.***

Summary Manager and Merchandising Coordinator with broad, international experience in

store management, sales and visual display

• Merchandising coordinator providing analysis and recommendations

• Visual display for Brahmin, Lacoste, La Perla, Anne Fontaine & John Varvatos

• Personal shopper for select clientele

• Fluent in English, French and German

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Education Orange Coast College

Associate of Science in Fashion Merchandising

Additional studies in Anthropology and Digital Media

Experience Contractor February 2008 – present

Beauty Collection

• Helped launch the new store

• Intensive training in high-end skincare products

Brahmin Leather Works

• Merchandising coordinator providing analysis and recommendations

Lacoste

• Visual Merchandiser for Southern California stores

Cynthia Rowley

• “Pop-up store on wheels”

• Marketing, brand promotion, event planning and execution, and sales in

Southern California for this New York designer

La Perla

• Visual Merchandiser for South Coast Plaza store

Winston Retail Solutions

• Merchandiser Coordinator on contract to designers

• Merchandising, point-of-sale placement

• Provide in-store product knowledge & training to store personnel

Aurelie, Your Personal Shopper

• Serving local clientele through personal contacts

• Calmly assist stressed and busy clients

Anne Fontaine May 2007 – January 2008

Assistant Manager

• Consistently the highest in both store sales and UPT

• Store manager on alternate days; Opened and closed store

• Handled all related accounting and banking transactions

• Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly planning and targets

• Created visual displays from concepts in corporate publicities

Internship: John Varvatos January 2007 – May 2007

Visual Merchandiser

• Created visual displays for John Varvatos boutiques according to pre-planned

design from corporate office in New York

• Rotated between stores in West Hollywood (Melrose), Costa Mesa (South Coast

Plaza), and Las Vegas

Victoria’s Secret October 2004 – August 2005

Sales Specialist

• Promoted from Sales Associate to Sales Specialist with full store responsibility

• Sole responsible for the entire “Very Sexy” product line

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