Carie Turk has over 25 years of experience as the owner and manager of Simply Baby, Inc., a retail store specializing in children's products. She grew annual revenues from startup to $2 million through her expertise in product sourcing, sales, staff management, store design, and marketing. Her skills include interior design, web graphics, social media strategy, and data analysis. She has a background in interior design and is proficient in software like Corel Draw and Microsoft Office.

1. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Highly skilled and accomplished Retail Entrepreneur/Manager with exper se in sales, product sourcing
and procurement, staff development, interior design, store design/merchandising, web graphics and
social media.
EDUCATION
Post College, Waterbury, CT
Majored in Interior Design
1986-1988
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203 241 1697
carieturk@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/carie-turk-
1b997536 EXPERIENCE
Owner/Manager
Simply Baby, Inc. Simply Baby and Kids/simplybabyandkids.com
December 1991- 2016
Product Sourcing/Development & Inventory
Ÿ Traveled to 6-8 buying trips annually to analyze and iden fy emerging products and trends.
Ÿ Highly experienced merchandise buyer including furniture, bedding, art, decora ve home accessories,
children’s clothing (newborn to size 7), and children’s gear.
Ÿ Custom home decor products ordered, coordinated and delivered, including shipping/receiving,
scheduling and overseeing customer in-home deliveries.
Ÿ Consistently ensured the quality and value of consumer products.
Ÿ Analyzed and monitored sales, inventory and ROI data. Ini al orders and reorders.
Sales & Customer Service
Ÿ Skilled in sales including cross-selling and up-selling.
Ÿ Educated the consumer on product safety, benefits and value becoming a trusted source for products
and informa on.
Ÿ Contributed to community outreach ini a ves to increase exposure to local market.
Ÿ Skilled in nego a ng and forming rela onships with manufacturers and vendors.
Ÿ Grew annual revenues from a start-up to $2 million.
Staff Development
Ÿ Managed and scheduled a team of up to sixteen Sales/Service and Warehouse Associates.
Ÿ Posi oned sales team as consulta ve and solu ons oriented sellers.
Ÿ Used mee ngs, sales incen ves and ac vi es for training, refreshing and mo va ng many long term
employees.
Ÿ Encouraged collabora on of crea ve ideas and promoted team work in se ng and exceeding goals.
Ÿ Established an enjoyable and up-building work environment to encourage professional sa sfac on and
personal growth.
Design & Merchandising
Ÿ Fabricated a 10,000 square foot showroom designed into room vigne es to accent a lifestyle se ng
and spark the consumer’s imagina on.
Ÿ Designed and implemented all store displays, props and fixtures. Seasonal set up and window display.
Ÿ Provided interior design on-site and in-home consul ng services as a value-added offering and to drive
sales revenues and customer sa sfac on.
Ÿ Marke ng & Social Media
Ÿ Planned and hosted successful promo onal events crea ng sales and brand recogni on.
Ÿ Used social media to reach target audiences/demographics, crea ng excitement and awareness as
well as informing and entertaining the follower.
Ÿ Created and implemented print, video and internet adver sing to promote store and create awearness
for logo and brand.
Ÿ Designed website and catalog of products including descrip ons, photos, videos, linking of related
products and designing informa ve and promo onal pages u lizing keywords and metadata.
Ÿ Grew email database for newsle er and promo on to over 5,000 addresses.
SKILLS
Store & Home Design
Web Graphics & Photo Edi ng
Self-Mo vated & Organized
Strong Communicator
Analy cal/Data Tracking
Priori zing/Mul -Tasking
Problem Solving
Corel Draw Graphics Suite x6
Microso Office
Carie Turk
M a n a g e m e n t & D e s i g n P r o f e s s i o n a l