Sara Kos

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Belleville, NJ ****9

862-***-****

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About

Experienced Visual Merchandiser with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry. Skilled in managing project timelines from pre-production through accurate store execution. Experienced in Retail, Store Management, New Store Openings, Operations Management, Microsoft Word, Customer Experience. Strong marketing and communications professional with a Bachelors in Marketing from Thomas Edison State University and an Associates in Business Administration from Thomas Edison State University.

Experience

MARCH 2020 - PRESENT

Zara, USA - Visual Commercial

●Continually create, fresh, and innovate new methods to merchandise and display product in all departments

●Communicates business with store management and specialists; develop strategies to drive sales

●Sampling ordering, coordination and management- update all samples, keep organized with labels and anticipate what samples/approvals we should be receiving based on overseas correspondence

●Provide recaps to the team on weekly and monthly basis reports in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

●Participate in visual merchandising flagship store openings.

●Production and delivery analysis

●Work alongside the operational team to ensure the best RFID practice is in place at all times

●Participate in training and development of commercial colleagues

●Provide high level of customer service within the store and follow customer service actions plans.

MAY 2018 - JANUARY 2020

Kohls Department Store, Clifton NJ - Visual Merchandiser/ Administration Assistant

●Design and implement in-store planograms which have resulted in double and triple sale results

●Participate in visual merchandising at flagship stores and store openings. Team leader for 3 month store remodeling for two locations and pilot of BeautyBar and Outfit Bar

●Branding and Collaboration -- Handle and assist in demos and brand launches. Collaborating with all levels of the organization including sales team and senior management

●Provided integral competitive market analysis and insight across all brand extensions

●Responsible for developing, delivering and communicating creative visual merchandising strategies and brand concepts in order to elevate the in-store retail experience across client projects

●Coordinate directly with buyer and external cross functional teams to ensure consistency in strategy and execution ( Vendors for Adidas, Chaps, Under Armour, Hanes, Gaiam, Dermablend, La Roche-Posay)

●Demonstrates leadership between both management and colleagues in overseeing new directives and new installations

●Share comments and ideas with the department manager to improve product selection

●Creatively merchandised all clothing and accessory samples to create full,

cohesive floor sets every month

●Facilitates visual merchandising changes based on seasonal updates, trends, and the business needs of the store

● Cooperate with the operations team for the correct reception of the merchandise, returns to the distribution center and stock replenishment

●Set prototype and best practices to create training materials

●Continue assistance with new hiring, benefits enrollment, workers compensation claims, and payroll editing

JANUARY 2018 - MAY 2018

Kohls Department Store, Clifton NJ- Replenishment Supervisor

●Team leader for 100 + associates, excellent interpersonal skills between colleagues on prioritizing and replenishing the sales floor

●Weekly sales and inventory management

●Maintaining merchandising and operational standards

●Manage project and team budgets through Kronos

●Research and drive analysis of each department to meet current sales goals

●Analyze sales rankings and sales reports to promote the best merchandise

● Plan and organize the resources required for floor coordination and changes

MARCH 2017 - JANUARY 2018

Kohls Department Store, Clifton NJ - Apparel Supervisor

●Train, Coach, and Direct associates on merchandise handling, merchandise presentation, and visual techniques

●Strong organizational and time management skills

●Strong verbal and written communication skills

●Collaborated with the Visual Manager to conduct floor sets every season

●Consistently exceeded individual sales goals set by the Store Manager

●Provides clients with personal styling services and excellent customer service to increase repeat business

●Merchandise store fixtures based on weekly business reports allowing us to accurately showcase top selling products

NOVEMBER 2011 - MARCH 2017

Kohls Department Store, Clifton NJ - Point of Sales Supervisor/ Administration Assistant

●Boosted store sales by providing superior customer service, extensive product knowledge, and building and maintaining professional relationships with customers

●Lead total floor team members of 200+ on delivering a friendly customer service experience

●Drive team member engagement activities including: sourcing talent, hiring and selection, training, feedback and performance management

●Proactively walk the sales floor to determine needs in merchandising, replenishment, and recovery

●Assist in all open and closing register transactions, perform cash office duties

●Administration assistance on Kronos application, order management and processing, Spreadsheets, Budgeting, MS Office, Outlook applications

●Assist with hiring and orientations

●Assist with annual enrollment process, FMLA, disability, payroll editing, and workers compensation

Education

JANUARY 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2020

Thomas Edison State University, Trenton NJ - Bachelors in Marketing

Anticipated Graduation Date -- September 2020

AUGUST 2019 - JANUARY 2020

Thomas Edison State University, Trenton NJ - Associates in Business Administration

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