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• Manage team of 20 sponsored elite youth motocross athletes
• Recruit and negotiate contracts with prospective athletes
• Design and execute annual plan for team with the goal of maximizing brand and athlete exposure
• Attend national meetings with series promoters to design annual plan to promote and grow amateur motocross racing
• Build and foster beneficial partnerships with governing organizations & promoters to stimulate positive, ongoing relations
within the motocross community
• Develop and administer individual and team budgets of up to $250K to effectively maximize brand exposure
• Create quarterly team-building activities/events for sponsored athletes
• Order, prepare, and deliver racewear and product to athletes prior to racing events
• Coordinate various PR opportunities & photo shoots with sponsored athletes to promote brand and athlete
• Travel to 30+ national racing events annually to provide on-site support for sponsored athletes and to scout new talent
• Review & accept/deny requests for discount sponsorships
• Manage rider support application for discount sponsored athletes
• Coordinated logistics for event displays/structures/promotional material/staff for a 17-round professional race series
throughout the US
• Worked with marketing team to design an effective consumer display/activation for race series
• Direct event staff at national racing events to efficiently & effectively promote brand and products

Amateur Rider Support Manager/ Racing & Events Coordinator 

•	Project inventory needs and maintain sufficient stock levels for specified product lines using forecasting methods and re-order system
•	Create purchase orders and forward to vendors
•	Confirm ship dates with vendors and monitor delivery schedules to ensure product arrives on time
•	Organize and monitor dropship orders and all corresponding documentation including Bill of Lading, Country of Origin, Proforma Invoices
•	Maintain Arrivals List and communicate changes of arrival dates and other pertinent information to Management, Sales, Marketing teams
•	Update and maintain data pertaining to inventory maintenance, product arrival dates, vendor information, etc.
•	Develop and manage UPC codes for inventory items
•	Communicate with Product Manager and Designers as required during development of new products. 
        Responsibilities include providing forecasts, pricing information, and contacting vendors as required


Purchasing Agent

•	Ensured high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service
•	Assessed customers needs and provide assistance and information on product features
•	Built productive trust relationships with customer
•	Provided knowledge on products offered and discussed available options
•	Prepared purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtained recommendations from suppliers for substitute items
•	Obtained purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders


Sales

Responsible for marketing products and promotions online, in-store, and in the field

Coordinated promotional events 

Maintained strong customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and continued business

Conducted weekly and annual inventory

Worked directly with inside and outside sales representatives to increase product selection and 
business revenue

Supervised POS systems and cash register functionality

Parts/Apparel Sales Associate

Chelsea Merseal is an Amateur Rider Support Manager/ Racing & Events Coordinator at THOR Motocross in San Diego, CA.

Chelsea Merseal

Chelsea Merseal

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Lindenwood University