Jennifer Dowd
Bensalem
Summary
Accomplished retail professional with expertise in cash management and team collaboration. Demonstrated success in optimizing product displays and analyzing sales trends, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction and driving consistent sales growth.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Merchandise Coordinator
Homesense
Langhorne
01.2020 - Current
- Coordinated flow of incoming merchandise to sales floor, optimizing product availability for customers
- Cashier - sales, returns and selling credit cards
- Oversaw cash office operations for store, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial policies
- Daily deposits and change orders for store
- Enforced policies and procedures for customer returns, maintaining high standards of service and compliance
- Process registers cash sales
Brand Representative
Justice- Oxford Valley Mall
Langhorne
01.2010 - 01.2020
- Processed sales transactions and returns, ensuring accurate cash register operations.
- Managed incoming freight, organized inventory, and optimized product displays for customer accessibility.
- Engaged customers by providing product knowledge and style advice.
- Assisted in visual merchandising to enhance store presentation and attract shoppers.
- Managed inventory levels through regular stock checks and organization.
Senior Allocator
Burlington Coat Factory- Corporate Office
Burlington
01.1999 - 01.2004
- Evaluated store inventory levels and demographic requirements to optimize allocations and enhance merchandise assortment across all locations.
- Analyzed sales trends and customer-buying patterns to develop targeted distribution strategies for multi-product classifications.
- Coordinated distribution decisions between the Distribution Center and Buyers to streamline communication.
Education
High school or equivalent -
Bensalem High School
Bensalem, PA06-1991
N/A - Business Administration
Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PASkills
- Merchandise flow
- Visual merchandising
- Product merchandising
- Merchandise processing
- Merchandise allocation
- Product display optimization
- Display building
- Space planning
- Cash management
- Pricing and signage updates
- Markdown optimization
- Maintaining stock levels
- Seasonal product promotion
- Shipment processing
- POS systems
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Adaptability
- Update signage
- Associate training
- Merchandise allocation
Timeline
Merchandise Coordinator
Homesense
01.2020 - Current
Brand Representative
Justice- Oxford Valley Mall
01.2010 - 01.2020
Senior Allocator
Burlington Coat Factory- Corporate Office
01.1999 - 01.2004
High school or equivalent -
Bensalem High School
N/A - Business Administration
Bucks County Community College