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SPECIALTY SALES SUPERVISOR 

Top Management

Established sales and customer service professional skilled at working in a fast-paced, multifaceted team environment. Self-motivated team player with 7+ years in the Action Sports Industry, providing creative and pro-active thinking. Excellent client-management skills with proven ability to sell, build relationships and solve problems.

•	Help maximize sales to achieve monthly sales goals
•	Train and manage the customer service/sales support team within the specialty division
•	Actively grow new business by identifying new market opportunities, contacting and selling to specialty retailers and organizations
•	Maintain regular communication on all assigned retail accounts to meet sales obligations and customer needs
•	Make outbound sales calls, and respond to emails regarding sales, product, delivery, inventory, customer service inquiries
•	Handle administrative duties, such as managing orders, back-orders, resolving shipping errors, processing RA’s and general order entry when needed
•	Assist management with reporting inventory, sales planning and commission reports
•	Support outside sales reps with order processing, and warranties
•	Assist AR with collections
•	Attend and organize essential sales material for tradeshows: AGENDA, Surf Expo, SIA/OR, Interbike, CABDA
•	Interact daily with operations department and warehouse to get orders shipped in a timely matter
•	Identify product development for new sales opportunities through research and conversations with customers and relay that information to Pro-Tec’s development team


Inhouse Sales Rep

-Maintained product and website content calendar with input from buying team
-Assisted in the coordination of promotions and advertising initiatives
-Participated in creative review and weekly team meetings to review project progress and deliverables
-Provided general admin support including mail runs and reordering supplies
-Worked with creative team to develop and revise PDP pages including product descriptions, features, size charts, etc. 
-Worked directly with VP marketing and creative team to develop and deploy email campaigns.
-Worked with VP marketing to develop key deliverable timelines and ensure cross functional team meets deadlines
-Kept cross functional team abreast of status of projects and timelines
-Provided support for photoshoots where needed
-Assisted Customer Service Director on all things related to customers including refunds, special requests, exchanges, etc. 


Marketing and Operations Coordinator

Action Sports Protective Gear NYC - Skate, Bike, Wake, Snow
- Coordinate Sponsorships including the analysis of potential opportunities and the execution of sponsorship agreements 
- Support Team Management & Marketing including acting as a liaison with athletes to coordinate their social media and product requests 
- Manage trade show coordination including show arrangements, registrations, travel/hotels, booth coordination and set-up, and shipping logistics 
- Execute Team Sponsorship/Royalty Reports 
- Coordinate special events such as product launch parties. 
- Manage Triple 8 website, support social media with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube postings

Operations and Marketing Coordinator

- Responsible for day-to-day purchase order management and administration
- Develop quality relations and build specific sales initiatives with current key accounts
- Accounts receivable management: responsible for timely collection of past due accounts, reconciliations and the application of payment for all receivable types

Sales and Service Coordinator

- Developed and managed customer relations to maximize service satisfaction and generate repeat/referral business that contributes to sales growth
- Managed team of sales professional to achieve sales goals
- Established relationships with vendors and provided in-depth communications regarding:
  o    Customer satisfaction and purchasing patterns
  o	Current sales and projected sales by product line
  o	Recommendations on inventory that would build traction with current client base
  o	Damaged inventory and strategies and timelines for replacement

Assistant Store Manager

- Managing a portfolio of accounts.
- Develop budgets and negotiate agreements with outside sales representatives and potential clients.
- Responsible for managing and developing sales materials, including media kits. 
- Guided clients in the appropriate direction in order to promote their products and services in the most effective way possible.

Advertising

- Implemented inventive methods and creativeness in order to increase sales of fashion as well as related products.
- Monitored the formation of window and interior displays.
- Developed a strong understanding of current market trends and innovative approaches while having a natural finesse for color, balance and composition.
- Assisted store manager in presenting appropriate lighting for the best presentation possible, arranging signage and coordinating the take down of displays after promotion and season change.
- Managed the up-keep of store and executed corporate standards.
- Inspired and lead a team of associates.
- Supervisor of inventory control – receiving and handling shipments.

Style Consultant/Visual Merchandiser

- Experience in coordinating, planning, and supporting daily operational and administrative functions.
- Provided comprehensive support to executive-level staff; scheduled meetings, conference calls and planned agendas.
- Ability to excel in a multi-task environment by taking on high-volume projects in various departments such as advertising, marketing, branding and management.
- Hired and managed company interns.
- Maintained and organized corporate website.
- Assisted in the development of managing artists and the company brand.
- Created press and media kits to sell company roster.

Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer of Multi-Media Management and Production Company

- Designed more attractive merchandise presentation strategies to increase store traffic and profits.
- Managed inventory and daily operations of retail space.
- Developed and managed customer relations to maximize service satisfaction and generate repeat/referral business that contributes to sales growth.
- Monitored and resolved any service issues.
- Administrative duties included processing orders in POS system and daily sales reports.
- Managed ordering products and scheduling shipments.
- Assisted Corporate Retail Manager and Buyer in decision making for implementing new brands and products into company retail stores.

Assistant to National Retail Manager and Buyer

- Built relationships with advertisers and managed subscription sales.
- Researched and built a business proposal for Podcast Development on company website.
- General administrative duties included subscription send-outs and data entry.

Business Development Intern

- Reviewed and verified show contracts.
- Compiled ticket counts for National tours.
- Advanced shows and built daily schedules for tour managers.
- General Administration Duties included data entry, faxing, mailings and answering phones.

Booking Agent Intern

- Developed promotional campaigns for bands using digital social networks.
- Compiled weekly Soundscan results for sales department.
- Arranged tour schedules for the promotional Victory Assault Team.
- Built relationships with music retailers that sold tangible Victory albums and merchandise.

Sales Intern

Lisa Stygar is a SPECIALTY SALES SUPERVISOR at Pro-Tec in Seal Beach, CA. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network…

Lisa Stygar — SPECIALTY SALES SUPERVISOR at Pro-Tec

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Columbia College Chicago