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Intern @ Girlshop.com Intern in the Buying department for Girlshop.com, womens apparel From February 2006 to May 2006 (4 months) Intern @ Hartstrings Intern in the Buying and Merchandising department. From February 2008 to April 2008 (3 months) Hostess @ Hard Rock Cafe My job was to greet and seat customers and take of customer service issues....

Intern @ Girlshop.com Intern in the Buying department for Girlshop.com, womens apparel From February 2006 to May 2006 (4 months) Intern @ Hartstrings Intern in the Buying and Merchandising department. From February 2008 to April 2008 (3 months) Hostess @ Hard Rock Cafe My job was to greet and seat customers and take of customer service issues. From May 2006 to December 2007 (1 year 8 months) Sales Associate/ Visual Merchandiser @ Wet Seal Worked as a Sales Associate majority of the time and when new floor sets needed to be done I did the visual merchandising of the products. From March 2002 to October 2003 (1 year 8 months) Senior Production And Product Development Manager @ Urban Outfitters Stylist @ bebe From September 2008 to November 2008 (3 months) Sales Associate @ Macy's East Worked as a Sales Sssociate in the Fashion Jewlery department. I was a seasonal hire. From November 2005 to February 2006 (4 months) Product Manager @ New View Gifts and Accessories -Manage various product sectors -Streamline and coordinate design, production, and sales workflow-Administer twenty-five retail accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction-Communicate with 13 designers to maintain sales and production schedules -Analyze retail accounts sales reports-Recommend “on trend” merchandise for vendor production From October 2011 to August 2014 (2 years 11 months) Media, PaMerchandise Assistant @ Urban Outfitters -Initiated new Buyer’s Workmate ordering system-Communicated with 25 vendors to ensure receipt of new orders/revisions-Helped negotiate costs and MOQs-Analyzed sales reports for senior buyer-Organized final product pictures-Completed spec sheets for web photography From April 2010 to October 2011 (1 year 7 months) Greater Philadelphia AreaDesign Coordinator @ Urban Outfitters -Created new position; managed entire department (later split in two); developed support processes and procedures -Oversaw all aspects of product development process-Conducted market research; attended trade shows to help source product -Maintained Work in Progress report to track product from conception to design approval or drop-Communicated with vendors to ensure samples matched original designs-Directed finalization and design meetings with GMM, DMM, and senior buyers From November 2008 to May 2010 (1 year 7 months) Greater Philadelphia AreaAssistant Buyer/Assistant Store Manager @ BMW -Re-merchandised sales floor-Purchased merchandise for store-Sourced product by attending trade shows and conducting market research-Handled customer service issues From April 2008 to November 2008 (8 months) West Chester, PAProduction Manager @ Urban Outfitters From April 2016 to October 2018 (2 years 7 months) Production Coordinator @ Urban Outfitters -Manage various product sectors-Allocate new developments to appropriate supplier-Negotiate materials and costs for new designs-Renegotiate costing for all reordered items-Responsible for the final production IMU per season/year for managed product sectors-Increased IMU for all managed product sectors -Assist in development of seasonal calendar for managed product sectors-Manage seasonal calendars to ensure on time delivery-Build relationships with overseas suppliers-Act as the liaison between design and purchasing teams -Manage seasonal adoption rates-Manage line plan analysis-Travel internationally to review product in country-Travel internationally to attend tradeshows to find new suppliers From August 2014 to April 2016 (1 year 9 months)