Sarah Spranger

*Manage the footwear and apparel product sample process in assortment planning, order placement and inventory management for the North America Sales Team and external sales rep force *Project manager of The Running Event and Women’s Event trade shows including handling logistics, brand representation and communication across all key stakeholder’s on the product, creative, marketing, sales and global brand teams *Key partner in department management for both the Specialty and National Account sales teams. Responsible for aligning budget and expense spend to help drive cost efficiencies as well as the seasonal sales calendar *SalesForce.com system administrator maintaining database of internal and external users and creating and running activity and product reports *Assist the retail marketing team with brand marketing program and event activations *Support daily activity of the North America Sales teams in external communications, scheduling, meeting execution and administrative tasks

? Responsible for leading the execution and logistics for key events such as Outdoor Retailer, Bi-Annual Company and Key Account Sales Meetings and Product Launches. Annual event budget responsibility in excess of $500K. ? Oversee the Sales apparel sample process in through initial assortment planning, order placement and inventory management. ? Actively engage in dynamic environment with managers in surrounding lines of business (marketing, merchandising, PR, customer service and creative) to present our best products and premium brand presence to key retailers, and to ensure that product and retail activation plans information are flawlessly delivered for Spring and Fall sell-ins. ? Support overall daily activity of the National Account Sales Team and VP of North America Sales in budget and schedule management, promotional order placement and various administrative tasks.

? Provided support to select West Coast retailers and sales management through system order processing and reporting, tracking, revision and review, product explanation and advice. ? Responsible for purchase order and inventory management for the Brooks Heritage line, working directly with outside Sales Rep agencies to provide up to date inventory reporting in order for them to both build and monitor customer orders efficiently. ? Developed and cultivated strong relationships with retail account partners and served as a listening ear to the valuable insights they provide on product performance and company brand presence.

? Offered best in class customer service to a wide range of customers through sales of both hard and soft goods. Top Sales Associate in the flagship Seattle store—sold over $275K in 2012. ? Responsible for store merchandising, shipping/receiving and outside promotional event planning.