Elizabeth Calkins

845 Country Haven Drive, Imperial, MO 63052 (636) 208-6071 west.elizabeth@yahoo.com

Functional Summary:

My qualifications include 10 years relevant experience in Sales & Operations Management, Human Resources & Employee Relations, Visual Merchandising, Recruiting & Hiring, Training & Development, and Communication with Buyers/Vendors with respect to the Textile/Apparel and Weight Loss Industries. My career goal is to use my current skills and experience to maintain a career in the buying/merchandising/home office sect.

Experience:

Asst. Ready-to-Wear Manager

Dillards Chesterfield, MO 10/2010 to 7/2011 Manage daily Sales and Operations of the Missy, Womens, Petites, and Juniors Dept. Oversee productivity, conduct monthly sales review meetings, and train and develop 15+ direct reports Communicate frequently with Buyers on sales trends and replenshiment of stock Create, Style and Work with outside vendors on Fashion events to increase sales Visually merchandise each department by merchandise flow and customer appeal Ensure that all Customers receive 5-Star Service through monthly Sales Associate training and floor monitoring.

Centre Director
Jenny Craig Inc. Saint Louis, MO 04/2006 to 09/2010 Managed the Sales, Operations, Customer service and Personnel functions on a Centre Level Responsible for the ongoing training and development of the Centre staff, ensuring outstanding customer service at all times Consistently met and exceeded Centre and Market quotas based on year-over-year performance, averaging an increase in revenue of 10% growth in 2008 and 12% growth in 2009. Monitored initial set-up and continued weight loss progress of approximately 150 clients per week

Assistant Manager
Forever 21 (formerly Gadzooks, Inc.) 10/2003 to 03/2006 Assisted the Store Manager daily with all the Managerial and Operational duties, including: Hiring, training & termination of employees, Overseeing the Cash Management of the registers and making the nightly bank deposit, and Opening and Closing Duties Calculated the weekly payroll for employees and communicated the results to the Corporate Office Strictly enforced loss prevention and shrink control by excellent customer service standards, employee awareness training, and conducting quarterly inventories Merchandised store every season per the criteria set by the corporate merchandisers

Co-Manager
Sky Luxury Corporation Beverly Hills, CA 10/2002 to 10/2003 Responsible for all managerial duties of a high-end womens retail clothing store, including the creation, set-up and grand opening of the first SKY retail store. Assisted the store manager with the cash management, bank deposits, and accounting
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paperwork for the store. Merchandised storefronts and mannequins on a weekly basis. Worked directly with the owners, designers and corporate office to communicate creative input for the new merchandise designs for the store. Wardrobed various celebrities for popular television shows such as American Idol, Charmed and CSI Miami.

Education:

University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor of Science-Textile and Apparel Management Major Concentration-Merchandising, Manufacturing and Product Development

Graduated May 2001 References

References are available on request.

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