Retail and Merchandise
Management
Eddie Bauer
Asst Product Manager
Part of the team of 5 who launched the $180 million EBTek product line of sporting and performance apparel, we were responsible for coordinating branding and excecution with the sourcing, allocation, visual merchandise, advertising, and international divisions.
Coach
Store Management
I oversaw the daily operations, product replenishment, and staff recruitment and training first in Portland, OR and later in Denver, CO. I also started a marketing program targeting the the lucrative Japanese tourist shopper in the Portland market generating an over 6% increase in sales revenue.
May Department Stores
Buyer
Starting out in the Denver, CO division, May D&F, as an executive trainee, I was rapidly promoted to assistant buyer of the large, and profitable handbags and leather goods office in the accessories division.
When May D&F was consolidated into the Foley's division, May transferred me to Portland, OR division Meier & Frank where I first served as an assistant buyer in the sku-intensive jewelry and watch office and was later moved into an temporary buyer role in Junior shoes--one of the youngest buyers in the corporation.