Brooke Whitty
Waynesburg
Summary
Knowledgeable professional with experience in retail industry and proven track record of exceeding sales targets and driving efficiency through innovative solutions. Offers excellent communication and organizational skills, with talents for negotiating and building relationships with vendors.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Sales Representative
Husqvarna
08.2024 - Current
- Maintained routine communication with clients to assess overall satisfaction, resolve complaints, and promote new offerings.
- Demonstrated products and specific features at customer locations and special events.
- Implemented tactical and strategic initiatives to develop, maintain and grow the companies brand position in marketplace.
- Managed new business development in a four state region by building and maintaining customer relationships and identifying needs and challenges.
Assistant Buyer
Gabes
02.2023 - 01.2024
- Developed and maintained strong vendor relationships while improving negotiation skills
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to maintain proper allocations strategies, OTB plans and forecasting sales
- Directly managed buying responsibilities within multiple areas
- Managed and maintained on-order and receipt flow for a $20M business
- Identified market trends to create multiple assortment plans across various categories
- Created, analyzed and managed recaps pertaining to inventory, OTB, trends and selling.
Merchandising Assistant
Gabes
08.2020 - 02.2023
- Track vendor orders with constant communication to ensure accurate and timely delivery of product to the warehouse/stores
- Assisted with all daily operations within the department, ultimately affecting company sales, gross margin, and objectives
- Anticipate Buyer/DMM needs and provide persistent follow-up to ensure all needs are met
- Continuous management and tracking of POs from inception, DC processing, and arrival in stores
- Collaborated with marketing team to provide on-trend samples.
Assistant Store Manager
Loft Outlet
- Partnered with Manager to lead the store to reach financial objectives by maintaining operational controls, managing inventory, team schedules, and payroll
- Maintained a client-focused team through recruitment, selection, coaching, engagement, retention, and motivation of store associates
- Analyzed business reports to initiate store's achievement of quantifiable performance results
- Executed all visual merchandising updates and lead product placement.
Sales Lead
Loft Outlet
- Supported the business strategy and adjusted actions to reach goals to drive revenue while leading the team and serving as the manager-on-duty
- Provided intentional and thoughtful coaching to associates on client interactions and performance conversations to maximize productivity and client relationships
- Utilized reports to make effective merchandising decisions for visual merchandising.
Education
Fashion, Dress, and Merchandising -
West Virginia University
01.2021
Business Administration in Fashion Merchandising -
LIM College
08-2017
Skills
- Communication
- Vendor Relations
- Detail Oriented
- Product Procurement
- Analytical
- Trend Assessment
- Inventory Management
Internship
Visual Merchandising, Ann Inc - Spring 2021
References
- Denae Pingley, 724-309-6322, denaelb@gmail.com
- Nicole Bastos, 914-649-2058, nicole.bastos@gabes.net
- Jason Harding, 724-747-5232, jharding062@gmail.com
Timeline
Regional Sales Representative
Husqvarna
08.2024 - Current
Assistant Buyer
Gabes
02.2023 - 01.2024
Merchandising Assistant
Gabes
08.2020 - 02.2023
Sales Lead
Loft Outlet
Assistant Store Manager
Loft Outlet
Fashion, Dress, and Merchandising -
West Virginia University
Business Administration in Fashion Merchandising -
LIM College
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