Sales Representative Retail Store
Resume:
Extensive experience with many
custom projects. Follow through
from initial discussion, step by
step process until production.
Highly connected, great at
making business relationships
happen and last.
Authentic and genuine on a
professional and personal level.
Team player and a self motivator
who always strives for the best.
My tenacious character works
to achieve the goal despite
difficulties encountered while
achieving the goal.
I am a kind and mindful person
that supports and places
perspective into each situation
within the given working
relationship. I am a people
person all the way. Inventive,
a doer, a grower, searching for
the best success possible.
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576 East Sarnia Street
Winona, MN 55987
EXTENSIVE & EFFICIENT
SKILLS IN:
Public Relations
Marketing
Advertising
Sales
Consulting
Special Events & Promotions
EDUCATION:
Saint Mary’s College
BS Marketing
Winona State University
BA Public Relations
MARGIE PIECHOWSKI
EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE RETAIL SALES REPRESENTATIVE
2005 – Present
• Working closely with proprietors, managers, and professional buyers in small or large retail gift store settings to inform and view product lines I represent.
• Complete follow through to insure the best mix of goods for each location and the end user.
• Promoting and updating my clients consistently with new products and promotions. Communication through in-house appointments, phone, FaceTime and email correspondence.
• Submission of secured orders to the manufacturer; follow up upon delivery. CONSULTANT 2018 – Present
• Offering in-house support, suggestions for updating retail store floor plans, flow and layout.
• Advising wholesale manufacturers and new start ups that are searching for new product development and better ways to promote their line of goods from the perspective of a sales representative.
OWNER OF ‘SERENDIPITY GOODS’ SHOWROOM AT THE MINNEAPOLIS WHOLESALE GIFT MART (UMAGA) MINNETONKA, MN
January 2011 – November 2019
• Established and serviced accounts in MN, WI, IA, ND, SD, MI; plus select accounts throughout the USA.
• Utilized showroom space by preparing for 6 trade shows annually, plus monthly Market Monday’s; met with clients by appointment weekly. Designed and updated displayed merchandise prior to each seasons trade show.
• Promoted lines I represented in conjunction with the Mart’s advertising and marketing offerings, such as; lobby displays, shadow box rentals, buyers guide advertising and lease holder product reference guides.
• Personal invitations to existing and potential buyers. TERRITORY SUB REPRESENTATIVE SOUTHEAST MN & WESTERN WI 2005 – 2010
• Covered Southeast MN/Western WI, visited storefronts and met with buyers for in-house appointments to view catalogs/products. Offered product mix ideas best suited for each store’s needs.
• Showcased and promoted wholesale goods for gift, home, garden and consumables; worked for several principle showrooms as their territory rep. BITTERSWEET & COMPANY SOLE PROPRIETOR WINONA, MN April 1996 – April 2005
• Created from a retail marketing plan resulting into a full concept brick and mortar special gift shop; in a historic building in Winona MN.
• Owner and Manager of day-to-day operations with a staff of 6 employees to hire and train.
• Yearly travel to wholesale gift trade shows in Chicago, Minneapolis, Atlanta; purchasing goods for all seasons and trends.
• Attended workshops on how to create and market specialty gift baskets on a corporate and personal account level.
• Worked on floor displays independently and in conjunction with an experienced merchandising employee.
• Prepared special events/holidays, weekly/monthly promotions in the store. REFERENCES:
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