Buyer, Planner, Web Designer, Financial Forecasting, Analysis

Arielle Mills

** ******** ** ~ Avon, CT *****

Home Phone 860-***-**** ~ Email ********@**.***

CURRENT & RECENT EXPERIENCE

Avon, CT

Owner, Website Designer, & SEO- DigitalDesignChick.com

Oct 2004-Present

• Custom freelance website graphic design for small businesses and non-profits.

• SEO

• Online Marketing Strategies

• Business cards, flyers and logo design

• Custom graphic design for website development

• Custom designed sites for clients based on their business needs.

Business Consultant October 2005-Present

• Spreadsheet development for inventory management and expense flow.

• Product Development Sourcing

Owner- UltimateKits.com October 2001-December 2009

• Developed and operate an E-commerce business producing and selling Name

Change Kits to recent brides via the internet and wholesale to wedding shop

websites.

PREVIOUS CAREER EXPERIENCE

MACY’S WEST, FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES,

San Francisco, CA

Planner (part-time maternity leave extension)- Girls 7-16

April 2002- June 2002

• Distributed merchandise to 100+ stores based on sales forecast and plan

• Monitored and re-forecasted receipts based on sales and plan by class by store

• Adjusted purchase orders to ensure appropriate merchandise flow

• Rolled out department and class plans for new store openings

• Projected seasonal vendor plans by store including new store roll out and

closing recommendations

Buyer- Boys 4-7 & Licensed Accessories $17 M volume

March 2000- February 2001

Buyer – Infants $13 M volume June 1999- March 2000

• Developed and executed 12-month financial plans, seasonal merchandise plans

and vendor plans

• Implemented an action plan to ensure achievement of department gross margin

plan

• Negotiated exclusives, first deliveries & GM expectations with key vendors

• Partnered with planner to ensure accurate assortment quantities and key item

projections

• Developed a Boys 4-7 assortment consisting of status, domestic, and private

label brands

• Developed a Children’s Plush and Licensed Accessory assortment based on shop

concepts including private label brands

• Developed an Infant assortment for 12-24 months size consisting of status,

domestic, and private label brands.

• Communicated visual presentation guidelines and assortment strategies to

Regional Merchandise Managers

Associate Buyer - Junior Sportswear January 1997- June 1999

• 7 million annual volume of Woven Tops business

• Developed and execute 12-month seasonal merchandise plans and vendor

plans

• Estimated Rolling Operating Forecast weekly by evaluating sales, markdowns

and receipts based on current trend

• Negotiate with vendors for advertising co-op, RTV’s and markdown allowances

Assistant Buyer - Fine Jewelry 1994- 1996

• Increased Opaque volume from 12% to 15% penetration of total department

• Facilitated, promoted and scheduled 15-20 shows per season

• Distributed merchandise based on stock to sales ratios and trend

• Estimated markdown plans, daily sales and inventory aging

• Conducted style-outs to identify gaps, effect trends and develop new product

• Monitored merchandise procurement

LEOHMANN’S INC., San Francisco, CA

Associate Store Manager 1993- 1994

• Managed total operation of store generating 8M annual sales

• Managed and motivated staff of 50 department managers and employees

Executive Management Trainee 1992- 1993

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

• Html, CSS, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, Publisher,

Frontpage, Excel, Word, Sabre database

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

V.P. Ways & Means- Thompson Brook School

July 2012-Present

• Source fundraising opportunities

• Coordinate volunteers

• Oversee and facilitate fundraising events

• Market events

Board Fundraising Chair-FVJC-ES

Sept 2012-June 2012.

• Develop, coordinate, market fundraisers

Webmaster

Dec 2008- Present

• Maintain the Non-profit Avon Newcomers Organization’s website.

• Designed and maintained the Non-profit East Greenwich-Cowesett New

Neighbors Organization’s website. Dec 2003- 2009

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - B.S. Merchandising and Consumer Studies,

Marketing emphasis 1992

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