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Bentley London,ON } Retail April – Aug 2007

Store Manager

Managed an independent leather goods retail outlet with a team of four sales associates to drive sales. Responsible for recruiting, training, setting sales budgets, merchandising and stock management

Led sales team to successfully achieve revenue targets

Strong analytical skills allowed implementation of cost effective staffing schedules

Devised efficient stock rotation and replenishment schemes to increase stock turn over and decrease missed sales opportunities

Prepared forecast plans, mark downs and visual merchandising schemes

Mexx/Laura London,ON } Retail April – Aug 2005/2006

Sales Assistant/Stock Coordinator

Responsibilities included driving sales, visual merchandising, inventory management & creating press releases for effective communication of promotions to consumers.

Eddie Bauer Mississauga,ON } Retail Aug 2003 – May 2004

Sales Associate

Responsibilities included sales, customer service, merchandising & cash register management

Won cash prizes and special mentions at staff meetings for consistently exceeding sales quotas

EDUCATION

George Brown College

Diploma Fashion Techniques & Design!

Chosen to feature portfolio in annual graduate showcase, “Threads”

Awarded George Brown Fall, Spring, Winter bursaries and Entrance Bursary

Polimoda Florence,Italy} Jan– Oct 2010

MA Fashion Merchandising & Marketing

Attended leading men’s buying fair Pitti Uomo as well as Pitti Filati and Milan Fashion Week

Attended PHARD SpA 2010 Fashion Show

University of Western Ontario London, ON } Sept. 2004 – June 2009

B.A. Psychology, Minor Economics!

Completed 3rd year of above undergraduate program (12 courses economics & philosophy of economics) at Erasmus University, Rotterdam NL under exchange program"

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English and French; proficient in Italian, Hindi and Punjabi"

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Outlook, Microsoft Access, SPSS, MAC OS and Windows OS, Quickbooks, Scheme, JDA, BIS, SAS, Burning Glass, SN4P

SPECIAL SKILLS

Career includes demonstrated success in Forecasting, Research, Sales, Customer Service, Training, Merchandising, Inventory Management, PR and Analytics"

ACTIVIES/INTEREST

Travel, places traveled so far include

UK, US, Nederlands, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Indonesia, India, Iceland

Canada (all provinces#!

Tennis, played semi-professionally until 20

Sketching, Fashion Design, Pattern Drafting, Construction

Visual Arts, Digital & Analog Collage

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