Los Angeles, California, United States
I am a Savannah College of Art & Design graduate with an achieved Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Marketing and Management. I have 10 years of extensive hiring partner relationship management, full cycle talent acquisition experience and people operations knowledge. Furthermore, having 10+ years of well-versed fashion industry experience.
Lead a team of direct reports in regional + global strategic initiatives, advocates for diversity + quality of hire, empowered their ownership of recruitment best practices and developing KPI to support high level performance as well as outstanding candidate experience. Tracked process lifecycle, executed stakeholder management, championed the development and integration of new Talent Acquisition processes for greater impact across the organization. 2022 Manager Development Experience Graduate 2022 Regional Talent Acquisition Employee Experience Ownership Award Winner - NAM Market 2022 Global Talent Acquisition Employee Experience Ownership Award Winner - All regions
Continuously managed client accounts, assessed client hiring needs with business leaders, performed full cycle recruiting duties and built/maintained candidate relationships as well as aided in candidate onboarding. 1,500,000+ in total billings for this combined period.
Performed full cycle recruiting, maintained/grew existing client relationships, and developed new client accounts. Achieved a total of 773,969 in annual client billings for 2018. Promoted to Senior Talent Acquisition Executive effective Jan 1, 2019
Conducted full cycle recruiting; responsibilities included, but were not limited to utilizing new recruitment channels, executing/managing job postings, operating internal applicant tracking system, strategizing P & L balance, screening candidates, presenting qualified applicants to business leaders, overseeing candidate interview processes, performing candidate onboarding, partnering with HR and completing background checks as well as candidate offboarding as needed. Exceeded annual budget billing expectations by 30%; equating to total billings of 674,178 annually for 2017. Promoted to Talent Acquisition Executive January 1, 2018
Oversaw the maintenance of adequate inventory levels, formulated innovative product placement and promotions within distribution doors. Perfected visual merchandising to brand standards, acquired incremental space, established and built profound wholesale partnerships. Cross channel partnerships managed included diverse retail account partners, in-store management teams, national account directors and corporate executives. Retail account relationships were both big box and specialty accounts. Area of allocation included all of the Southern California and Arizona region.
Consistently ensured department volume & productivity goals were met by developing team selling initiatives, implementing sales strategies, monitoring sales performance as well as elevating clienteling experiences. Executed Markdowns, RTV’s and DTC Purchase orders. Monitored KPI performance. Motivated sales team (3-5) to deliver outstanding customer service, maintain client relationships, retain brand knowledge and execute elite department visual merchandising standards. Astutely remained within the store’s top two individual sellers category week over week throughout the duration of this role. Multiple department management of: Via C, Designer , Individualist, and Studio 121 Departments Location: Nordstrom Americana At The Brand
Generated lead clientele outreach via social media platforms and professional networking, maintained client relationships, provided elite in store experiences and performed virtual appointments as well as executed direct email marketing. Researched international and domestic market trends, attended product knowledge seminars, created purchase orders. Provided palette analysis, garment fit expertise and personal wardrobing. Promoted to a higher volume floor within three months and was then promoted further from Clientele Stylist to Assistant Department Manager shortly after. Departments: Collectors, Designer, Via C, Individualist and Savvy Location: Nordstrom On The Grove
Actively participated in campaigns across all social media platforms and increased the brand’s overall awareness. Drove sales and received firsthand insight into the Nordstrom business model in store as well as participated in weekly corporate courses with stakeholders, corporate teams and business leaders. Analyzed the millennial consumer, gathered actionable sales intelligence, and designed an insightful fitting room application for Nordstrom corporate. This design was regionally selected, advanced to corporate and competed against six other national proposals for implementation. Promoted to Clientele Stylist Department directly after interning. Location: Nordstrom On The Grove
Coordinated sample trafficking, maintained accurate closet inventory, attended New York Market trips, pulled clothing/accessories for Senior Fashion Editor Annabet Duvall and Market Editor Aeyung Kim as well as assisted with all photo shoot aspects on & off set. Strengthened media relationships by completing press clippings, bookings photos and compiling complimentary press packages. Issues: September 2012 October 2012 November 2012