Nicole C. Harris 401 Commons Park South, Apt 266 Stamford, CT 06902 203.921.9093 [email protected] OBJECTIVE Self-motivated fashion professional with 16 years’ experience, seeking a challenging position that will utilize my education, training, and experience. EXPERIENCE L.K. Bennett, USA, New York, NY June 2015 – Present Wholesale Assistant Responsible for ensuring maximum growth of entire wholesale business for US and Canada in all categories including footwear, handbags, small leather goods, and ready to wear while nurturing a mutually profitable business relationship within assigned account bases. • Communicate trend and competitive information internally • Minimize returns and liabilities for the corporation through resolving oversold, confirmations, and monitoring store adherence to markdown cadence • Perform weekly and monthly analysis of by style/by door selling to address issues/opportunities • Maintain order changes, substitutions, confirmations, and shipping status/order tracking for accounts • Sample management and distribution • Market Recaps: Photo recaps for Majors accounts, By Style/By Account • PR collaboration to ensure editorial of current and upcoming product • Model castings and bookings • Compilation of daily order notes through NuORDER • Transfer and movement of merchandise within third party warehouse and internal systems • Travel and hold Product Knowledge seminars in both Majors and Specialty accounts within North America. Creation of PK packets • Maintain wholesale showroom schedule/bookings and financial budget as well as set up/pack up during and after Market Weeks Thor Retail Advisors, New York, NY March 2014 – March 2015 Administrator, Business Manager, Licensed Sales Person Responsible for research for new clients and managing the New York office while maintaining and managing international accounts receivable. • Canvass New York City neighborhoods to stay current on availabilities and market trends. • Create surveys and competitive analyses to present to clients regarding comparable properties within each market of interest. • Create and maintain strategy maps using Adobe Illustrator. • Create and edit LOIs and lease agreements. • Composed commission split sheets after the signing and closure of deals, to ensure the correct distribution of commissions between Agency and Brokers. • Work with the accounting department to manage all accounts receivables, including collecting commissions for the US and UK offices. • Manage all marketing collateral and work with the marketing department to update all materials necessary for client meetings. • Managed a team of 6 employees. Walin & Wolff, Rye, NY September 2012 – March 2014 Assistant Manager Responsible for establishing sales goals, maintaining the pace of the sales floor, scheduling, and providing support to the Owner and General Manager. Opened and set up the store. Recruited and trained new hires. Communicated financials to owner. Maintained a successful client book; responsible for over 37% of sales amongst an eight person staff. Created close ties with the community. Saks Fifth Avenue, Greenwich, CT June 2010 – November 2011 Sales – Designer Shoes Provided direct sales and customer service in a commission-based retail environment, as well as taking part in immersion training at designer houses. Held a charity fundraising event in conjunction with Theory at Saks in Greenwich, CT which grossed $10K in a two hour period. EDUCATION Hartwick College, Business Admin/Pre-Med Berkeley College, Business Admin SKILLS Proficient with all Microsoft Office programs ADOBE Photoshop and Illustrator Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter)

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Nicole C. Harris

401 Commons Park South, Apt 266

Stamford, CT 06902

203.921.9093

[email protected]

OBJECTIVE

Self-motivated fashion professional with 16 years’ experience, seeking a challenging position that will utilize my education, training, and experience.

EXPERIENCE

L.K. Bennett, USA, New York, NY June 2015 – Present

Wholesale Assistant

Responsible for ensuring maximum growth of entire wholesale business for US and Canada in all categories including footwear, handbags, small leather goods,

and ready to wear while nurturing a mutually profitable business relationship within assigned account bases.

• Communicate trend and competitive information internally

• Minimize returns and liabilities for the corporation through resolving oversold, confirmations, and monitoring store adherence to markdown cadence

• Perform weekly and monthly analysis of by style/by door selling to address issues/opportunities

• Maintain order changes, substitutions, confirmations, and shipping status/order tracking for accounts

• Sample management and distribution

• Market Recaps: Photo recaps for Majors accounts, By Style/By Account

• PR collaboration to ensure editorial of current and upcoming product

• Model castings and bookings

• Compilation of daily order notes through NuORDER

• Transfer and movement of merchandise within third party warehouse and internal systems

• Travel and hold Product Knowledge seminars in both Majors and Specialty accounts within North America. Creation of PK packets

• Maintain wholesale showroom schedule/bookings and financial budget as well as set up/pack up during and after Market Weeks

Thor Retail Advisors, New York, NY March 2014 – March 2015

Administrator, Business Manager, Licensed Sales Person

Responsible for research for new clients and managing the New York office while maintaining and managing international accounts receivable.

• Canvass New York City neighborhoods to stay current on availabilities and market trends.

• Create surveys and competitive analyses to present to clients regarding comparable properties within each market of interest.

• Create and maintain strategy maps using Adobe Illustrator.

• Create and edit LOIs and lease agreements.

• Composed commission split sheets after the signing and closure of deals, to ensure the correct distribution of commissions between Agency and Brokers.

• Work with the accounting department to manage all accounts receivables, including collecting commissions for the US and UK offices.

• Manage all marketing collateral and work with the marketing department to update all materials necessary for client meetings.

• Managed a team of 6 employees.

Walin & Wolff, Rye, NY September 2012 – March 2014

Assistant Manager

Responsible for establishing sales goals, maintaining the pace of the sales floor, scheduling, and providing support to the Owner and General Manager.

Opened and set up the store.

Recruited and trained new hires.

Communicated financials to owner.

Maintained a successful client book; responsible for over 37% of sales amongst an eight person staff.

Created close ties with the community.

Saks Fifth Avenue, Greenwich, CT June 2010 – November 2011

Sales – Designer Shoes

Provided direct sales and customer service in a commission-based retail environment, as well as taking part in immersion training at designer houses.

Held a charity fundraising event in conjunction with Theory at Saks in Greenwich, CT which grossed $10K in a two hour period.

EDUCATION

Hartwick College, Business Admin/Pre-Med

Berkeley College, Business Admin