1. LOIS ESREY
914 Ardmore Drive, Louisville KY 40217 | loisesrey@gmail.com | 502.494.7371
OBJECTIVE I aim to find a position within an organization that can best utilize my diverse set of skills and my
20+ years of buying, management and sales experience.
SKILLS & ABILITIES Corporate Sales: Extensive experience and a proven track record of maintaining and growing a
corporate client base. Matching corporate needs with both large and small scale vendors, gift
customization for any given price point, and ensuring that the process of ordering is smooth for
the client from start to finish.
Production Management: Strong skills in managing a team of employees in accurately
producing a gift concept at both small and large scales.
Relationship Building: A well-known track record for building strong and loyal relationships
with clients, customers, and vendors.
Product Buying and Inventory Management: 25+ years experience of product line
management, salability determination, profit estimations, product sourcing, managing inventory
to balance profits with availability, and diversification.
Product Design and Conceptualization: Ability to consistently develop creative and artful gift
solutions for a wide variety of tastes and needs. Translating clients’ needs into attractive gift
options with a reputation.
Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel.
EXPERIENCE CORPORATE SALES AND PRODUCTION MANAGER
A TASTE OF KENTUCKY
1989-PRESENT
• Continued to grow a loyal corporate client base with some of the largest businesses in
Louisville over the past 26 years, with hundreds of corporate clients last year.
• Customized gifts that met the unique needs for corporate clients for large scale orders;
Oversaw over 4000 orders in December 2016.
• Managed the product line and succeeded in developing an inventory that maximized sales
while simultaneously supporting local vendors.
• Promoted relationship driven retail and helped build upon a now well-established image for
A Taste of Kentucky as a trusted, reliable, and attractive option for Kentucky-centric products.
• Acted as gift production manager, which included the creative design of compelling gift
arrangements for both the store and customers’ unique needs; managed teams for the
production of large orders; and determined cost and salability for ideal profit margins.
AWARDS Nominated for the Louisville ROSE Award (Recognition of Service Excellence, "Behind the
Scenes" division), which are given to local industry workers who have committed
themselves to a career in tourism.
REFERENCES Available upon request.
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