Elizabeth Kramer

518 Lawrence Avenue Lizkramer2@yahoo.com

West Lawn, PA 1969 !61" #8$91%
SUMMARY
Over ten years of merchandising, management, retail planning, sales, and marketing experience.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Columbia Sportsear
Field Visual Merchandiser !"#$!!% & !"#$!'(
&ana'e (ran)e) *i+tures, si'na'e an) P,P -ro'rams within assi'ne) territory.
.aci/itate) visua/ merchan)isin' c/inics, trainin' retai/ sta** on merchan)isin' stan)ar)s an) conce-t sho-
'ui)e/ines.
0ommunicate current tren)s, com-etitive strate'ies an) customer /i*esty/es to un)erstan) market nee)s.
&ana'e assi'ne) territory1s trave/ (u)'et, e+-enses an) sche)u/e rotation
2ha-e) a syner'istic, su--ortive an) *un work environment (y e+hi(itin' /ea)ershi-, -ro*essiona/ism an) a
*rien)/y, res-ect*u/ an) he/-*u/ )emeanor at a// times
2u(mit -ro)uct an) marketin' in*ormation 3 *ee)(ack to cor-orate, sa/es re-resentatives an) retai/ers.
0ontri(ute to achievin' sa/es vo/ume 'oa/s (y ensurin' e**ective -resentations an) maintenance o* a// -ro)uct
cate'ories, makin' sure that a// stores are set u- correct/y )urin' -romotions an) re'u/ar (usiness
Ol) Na*+
Assistant Store Manager of Merchandising '!#$!!,- !"#$!!%
4rive -ro)uctivity im-rovement *or a// shi-ment -rocessin', -ro)uct -/acement an) -rice chan'e activities to
ma+imize sa/es an) -ro*ita(i/ity.
Accounta(/e *or a// -/annin', ma--in' an) e+ecution o* merchan)ise an) *i+ture -/acement.
5nsure em-/oyees are traine), an) consistent/y im-/ement a// visua/ -resentation an) (ran) stan)ar)s to
-rovi)e the (est customer e+-erience
Ana/yze an) re-ort on various inventory metrics as we// as customer service metrics
. / M0 .e11es / Mauritz
Visual Merchandiser !(#$!!2 & '!#$!!,
6es-onsi(/e *or win)ow an) manne7uin )is-/ays, merchan)ise -/acement an) u-ho/)in' the ima'e o* 89&
:raine) new hire sa/es associates; assiste) with trainin' o* new visua/s
Provi)e) visua/ su--ort *or stores in the tri$state area, mi)$west an) west coast
Atten)e) mu/ti-/e worksho-s to im-rove customer service, sty/in' ski//s, win)ow techni7ue, an)
commercia/ity.
0reate) an) -resente) seasona/ tren) *orecastin' an) merchan)ise worksho-s
.omestea) 3e4tiles
Office Assistant !%#'%%5 & !,#$!!!
Assist creatin' e$commerce site$ -ro)uct ima'es, )escri-tions an) e)itin'
<-)ate cata/o'ue annua//y
,versaw te+ti/es *rom conce-tion to -ro)uction
0o//a(orate) with other )esi'ners to e+-an) market
&ana'e) inventory, shi--in' an) receivin'
&aintaine) o-en communication with ven)ers
Atten)e) in)ustry tra)e shows
E)u6atio1
=ache/or o* 2cience *rom Phi/a)e/-hia <niversity &ay 2>
.ashion &erchan)isin', =usiness A)ministration
S7ills
A)vance) know/e)'e o* &icroso*t Wor), PowerPoint, 5+ce/, A--/icant :rackin' :oo/, A)o(e ?//ustrator, 2ta**works
an) A)o(e Photosho-