Sales Account Executive

Juliegordon [A] *** East ** St., New York, NY ****8 [P] 516-***-****

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[E] *********@*****.***

Professional CLYDE DUNEIER, INC., NEW YORK, NY (08/2000-

Experience 10/2014)

A family run jewelry business that manufactures and sells finished diamonds, precious and semi-precious

gemstones, precious metals and watches

DIRECTOR OF OFF-PRICED AND CLOSEOUT MERCHANDISE, (07/2012-10/2014)

• Supervised profitable sales totaling over $1.5 million in excess and discontinued merchandise

to retailers such as TJ Maxx, Burlington Coat Factory and over 15 boutique jewelry shops across the

U.S.

• Generated a new profit stream for the company by spearheading an effort to inventory over

50,000 pieces of off-priced and closeout merchandise.

SENIOR MERCHANDISER/ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, (03/2012-10/2014)

• Successfully helped introduce new product and grow existing lines for major accounts such as

Helzberg, HSN and Fred Meyer.

• Instrumental in product design, packaging and marketing, including the social media, for

Timepieces by Randy Jackson, the inaugural product line designed to launch the watch division.

• Worked intimately with sales team to accurately and successfully determine price points for

product mix in order to maximize profitability.

• Worked with designers to develop new products for each season based on trends in the

marketplace and to meet each customer’s needs.

• Oversaw company presence at major tradeshows, including JCK Las Vegas

• Trained and oversaw all junior level merchandisers.

MERCHANDISER, (08/2003-03/2012)

• Managed and maintained all daily aspects of the following accounts: JCPenney, Macy’s,

Sterling (Jared and Kay Divisions), Kohl’s, Sam’s Club.

• Filled voids in current assortments and made additions or subtractions to ongoing programs.

• Processed orders and followed through to ensure merchandise was delivered according to ship

dates.

• Analyzed sales and reacted to needs or overages.

• Shopped stores to evaluate merchandise mix in order stay on top of trends in the marketplace.

• Communicated daily with buyers.

ASSISTANT MERCHANDISER/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, (08/2000-08/2003)

• Managed communications on behalf of account executive, responding to phone and email

messages and handling their heavy business and social calendar, personal banking, travel and expenses.

• Maintained ongoing communication with overseas contractors and local production personnel,

to track status of orders and samples.

• Involved in the creation of samples, preparing presentations, and spec sheets for all customers.

Education University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI (09 /1996–

05/2000)

Bachelor of Science in Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design

Skills Microsoft Office Suite, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) AS400, SCP50, Diaspark, Proprietary client software.

Mac and PC proficient.

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