Mara Mermelstein@gmail.com

Experienced Sales Executive

Baltimore, MD

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Experience

Present

District Business Manager

Samsonite corporation / Mans

Responsibilities included: Successfully expediting programs developed to improve sales for all New England retailers. Providing effective seminars educating customers and employees on product knowledge. Designing and assembling displays that visually enliven merchandise. Developing accurate business plans for all clientele.

2014 Dec - 2016 May

Assistant Manager

Jos Bank / Towson

Responsibilities included: Providing outstanding customer service, achieving monthly and yearly sales quotas. Learning extensive product knowledge on an ongoing basis. Selling, assisting customers, operating registers, taking inventory, placing orders for new merchandise, closing sales, maintaining positive customer relations, preparing merchandise for markdowns, arranging merchandise, and creating displays.

2011 Apr - 2014 Apr

Jewelry Consultant

Zales / Balt

Responsibilities included: Achieving daily, monthly and yearly sales quotas. Learning extensive product knowledge on an ongoing basis. Selling, assisting customers, operating registers, taking inventory, placing orders for new merchandise, closing sales, maintaining positive customer relations, preparing merchandise for markdowns, arranging merchandise, and creating displays.

Store MANAGER

Samsonite Corporation / Hanover, MD

Responsibilities included: Achieving and exceeding the store’s quota on a monthly basis, training sales associates on product knowledge and effective selling techniques, managing inventory and properly executing/completing daily POS procedures. Providing outstanding customer service, developing and maintaining relationships with clientele and driving business with various promotions. Merchandising and assembling displays and overseeing all store operations.

Education

1999 - 2003

West Virginia University

BS / Business , Fashion Merchandising

Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences with a major in Textiles and Apparel Merchandising and a minor in Business Administration in May 2003. Course work specializing in: retail buying, selling, textiles, visual merchandising, advertising, marketing, economics, accounting, finance, and management.

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Science

Skills

Merchandising
Merchandising Expertise
Management
Sales
Inventory Control
Employee Training and Development