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A Fashion Merchandising Professional with experience in Retail, Marketing, and Tradeshows including WWD Magic with an education in Fashion Merchandising.

• 	Strategically planned/bought merchandise for 101 retail stores: develop assortment & merchandise strategy, evaluating sales, markdowns, OTB, & develop financial plans
• 	Grew & developed new businesses:  Apparel, Youth, Home Goods, Hard Goods, Souvenir Miscellaneous., Picked up an 47% increase for comp stores in Apparel & Hard Goods.
• 	Visited stores as necessary and worked on visual merchandising with managers based on theme and trend of the present season for area of responsibility as well as attended all new store openings.
• 	Established vendor relationships; Trained Assistant Buyer and Buying Interns.
• 	Evaluated vendor performance, which included on-time delivery, quality of goods/defects, follow-up service, and cost analysis.
• 	Developed and implemented a Standard Assortment Sheet Guide which involved all items stores should have in stock and the minimum necessary for reordering all though each assortment varied by store.

• 	Assist and handle sales of Instent Industry products
• 	Conduct outbound calls to clients as well as take all incoming calls and leads for products
• 	Prepare quotations, estimates, shipping costs, and all templates for clients
• 	Follow up with customers for consistency, accuracy, and to get the project done in a timely manner
• 	Proficiency using Hubspot, Basecamp, QuickBooks, and Excel for all projects
• 	Assist in art approval and production to get projects from start to finish
• 	Help clients find the best product for their needs for all Trade Shows and Events conducted
• 	Build relationships with clients to have customers that will return

Project Manager

•	Coordinated execution of email broadcast campaigns, public relations, marketing trade shows and events, outbound calls, media advertisements, field promotions, customer communications, and other marketing plans.
•	Frequently manage online marketing campaigns successfully and published write-ups on social networking websites and blogs.
•	Coordinated photo shoots and help with styling as well as pick out clothing to be worn during photo shoots.
•	Coordinated outfits, dressed models, and helped in production with L'anza for the Long Beach Hair Show
•	Merchandise online retail platforms including website, Etsy, Amazon, Groupon, and Living Social.
•	Assist buyers at trade shows including WWD Magic in picking out their new line for the upcoming season by showcasing items and having knowledge on best sellers

Marketing Coordinator/ Stylist/ Magic Tradeshow Buyer Assistant/ Merchandiser

• Manage Department responsible for 4.8 M a year
• Create weekly and monthly sales goals and shared with buying team to have consistent business
• Create and follow through on effective business plans, including managing inventory levels, planning multiple events, and pulling all reports 
• Re-merchandise the department daily by moving new products and trends up to A locations
• Accountable for product knowledge on all items carried in the department and communication with vendors 
• Communicate with the buyer and the regional merchandiser about the product

Assistant Department Manager

• Promoted to watch specialist
• Attended sessions to learn about the Nordstrom culture by Nordstrom Managers and Corporate employees
• Put together and executed an in- store fashion show with other interns
• Pulled daily reports, updated sales per hour tracker, looked over vendor reports, and weekly profit
• Responsible to help drive watch volume, merchandise case lines, and teach team product knowledge

Retail Management Intern

• Promoted from Sales Associate to Free People Specialist
• Salesperson; achieved Quarterly Pacesetter in TBD department and met all sales goals
• Free People Specialist, assisting management with merchandising and sales focuses 
• Put on events throughout the store for Free People brand

Sales Associate

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Amanda Pavone: Buyer in Huntington Beach, CA

Amanda Pavone

Travel Traders

Instent Industries

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Nordstrom

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California State University-Long Beach

Riverside Community College