Sales Manager

Besim Levonja

**** ********* *** *********: 917-***-****

Bronx, NY 10461 E-mail ********@*****.***

Summary

Creative professional with extensive project experience from concept to development in the fashion industry, thorough expertise in elements of garment making, highly skilled in merchandising and with a solid understanding in sales analysis.

Highlights

Project management Product development Technical knowledge in textiles Strategic planning Excellent negotiating tactics Strong analytical skills

Accomplishments

Events and promotion

• Supervised the execution of trunk shows organized to launch the sportswear and outerwear lines for each season and was part of the organizing team for the yearly event, Fashion’s Night Out

Creative problem solving

• Resolved production issues by collaborating with suppliers on modifying their goods and also testing the behavior of the enhanced materials on the final product

Sales Analysis and Markdown Policy

• Closely analyzed sales reports and derived markdown strategies thereafter in order to ensure product movement and at the same time maintain profitable margins during each season

Experience

Production manager, July 2007 – July 2012

Searle - New York, NY

• Participated in fitting sessions, contributing with ideas and comments in the process of achieving successful looks for both sportswear and outerwear lines. Sourced fabrics and evaluated business volume for retail and wholesale thereafter determining quantities of goods to be ordered for the season

• Placed orders for fabrics intended for both domestic and overseas production, performing quality check on sample cuts and lab dips from mills before any shipments were made and thereafter followed up with the process to ensure timely delivery of the goods at the designated contractors.

• Accumulated sales by vendor from the wholesale department adding of course those projected for retail and issued cutting tickets and allocated them to contractors based on their capacity, and workmanship quality in order to ensure both timely delivery and the desired level of quality

• Through negotiations with both domestic and overseas contractors, maintained low production costs, ensured that deadlines were met on all production deliveries and at the same time controlled that quality standards were met at both, preproduction and production samples

• Consistently analyzed retail sales and wholesale vendor reports, establishing successful styles and identifying further production needs and reorder opportunities on specific styles in order to maximize sales volume throughout each season

Assistant production manager, November 2005 – June 2007

Searle - New York, NY

• Compiled purchase orders for fabrics keeping track of status to ensure timely delivery and updated fabric library and inventory records providing the production team with all the necessary updates

• Followed up with contractors on all work in progress, concerning quality as well as completion within set deadlines and reported status on all WIP to production manager

• Researched the market for novelty trims, new contractors and also kept track of special orders originating from trunk shows in early season to ensure timely delivery and customer satisfaction

Education

2009 New York Institute of Technology – New York, NY U.S.A

Master of arts in Communications Advertising and Public Relations

Area of studies included general advertising strategies and media management, Nielsen rating report analysis for mainstream media at Fox Network, as well as current event case studies, completion of projects such as advertising campaign by means of nontraditional non mainstream media for clients of Global Advertising agency,

2004 CUNY Brooklyn College – New York, NY U.S.A

Bachelor’s Degree Business Management & Finance

Course work included theoretical studies in the field of economics, accounting and business administration, as well as developing skills in critical thinking and strategic planning

Dean’s list Spring 2002

Languages

English – mother tongue Albanian – mother tongue

Italian – fluent Spanish - fluent

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