Melissa Baker
2724 Raphael Lane
Dallas, Texas 75287
313.655.8766 melissaintx07@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE:
 To utilize and increase my knowledge of sales and merchandising within your company
SKILLS:
 Over 27 Years of Sales and Merchandising experience
 Superior communication skills, written and oral
 Experienced project team leader, merchandiser
 Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel
 Knowledge of hand held computers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Anderson Daymon Worldwide/Acosta, Sales Support Representative - Plano, Texas. Costco Texas. April 2007 –
Present.
 Customer service for over 190 vendors
 Order processing and tracking
 Manage over $2MM in marketing dollars
 Monthly vendor reports – item tracking, sales data
 Market research
Daymon Worldwide, Retail Supervisor/Sales - Stamford, Connecticut. Great Lakes Division. March 2003 – April 2007.
 Supervision of Michigan team- Scheduling, monitoring, assisting team as needed, primary contact
person with customer
 Territory sales (Michigan & Ohio) - Working in new health and beauty items, rotation, maintaining
schematic integrity, selling displays
 Resets and schematic updates
 Use of hand held computer for reporting
Federated Group/Brookshire Grocery Company, Territory Sales/Private Label Merchandiser/Reset Leader -
Dallas, Texas. April 2000 – March 2003
 Territory of 26 stores – All private label grocery, health and beauty, and non-foods items
 Working in new items, rotation, maintaining schematic integrity, writing store reports
 Sales- Promotions, surveys, contests
 Resets/remodels/new store set-up – Supervision of reset teams, implementing store plans, ordering
equipment/supplies for reset/remodel, working with sales staff to insure adherence to schematics.
Brookshire Grocery Company, Non-Foods Manager - Tyler, Texas April, 1993 - April 2000.
 Order and stock general merchandise and health/beauty items
 Maintaining schematic integrity, rotation, working in new items
 Assisting merchandising department with resets/remodels and new store set-up
 Building promotional and seasonal displays
 Use of hand held computer for ordering
Mandel-Kahn, Territory Sales/Merchandiser - Houston, Texas. March 1989 – April 1993.
 Territory of 7 stores- Order and delivery of general merchandise, writing credits
 Building promotional and seasonal displays
 Use of hand held computer for ordering
EDUCATION:
Huntington High School, Shreveport, Louisiana. Graduation Date: May 1985.
REFERENCES:
Provided upon request

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    Melissa Baker 2724 RaphaelLane Dallas, Texas 75287 313.655.8766 melissaintx07@gmail.com OBJECTIVE:  To utilize and increase my knowledge of sales and merchandising within your company SKILLS:  Over 27 Years of Sales and Merchandising experience  Superior communication skills, written and oral  Experienced project team leader, merchandiser  Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel  Knowledge of hand held computers PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Anderson Daymon Worldwide/Acosta, Sales Support Representative - Plano, Texas. Costco Texas. April 2007 – Present.  Customer service for over 190 vendors  Order processing and tracking  Manage over $2MM in marketing dollars  Monthly vendor reports – item tracking, sales data  Market research Daymon Worldwide, Retail Supervisor/Sales - Stamford, Connecticut. Great Lakes Division. March 2003 – April 2007.  Supervision of Michigan team- Scheduling, monitoring, assisting team as needed, primary contact person with customer  Territory sales (Michigan & Ohio) - Working in new health and beauty items, rotation, maintaining schematic integrity, selling displays  Resets and schematic updates  Use of hand held computer for reporting Federated Group/Brookshire Grocery Company, Territory Sales/Private Label Merchandiser/Reset Leader - Dallas, Texas. April 2000 – March 2003  Territory of 26 stores – All private label grocery, health and beauty, and non-foods items  Working in new items, rotation, maintaining schematic integrity, writing store reports  Sales- Promotions, surveys, contests  Resets/remodels/new store set-up – Supervision of reset teams, implementing store plans, ordering equipment/supplies for reset/remodel, working with sales staff to insure adherence to schematics. Brookshire Grocery Company, Non-Foods Manager - Tyler, Texas April, 1993 - April 2000.  Order and stock general merchandise and health/beauty items  Maintaining schematic integrity, rotation, working in new items  Assisting merchandising department with resets/remodels and new store set-up  Building promotional and seasonal displays  Use of hand held computer for ordering Mandel-Kahn, Territory Sales/Merchandiser - Houston, Texas. March 1989 – April 1993.  Territory of 7 stores- Order and delivery of general merchandise, writing credits  Building promotional and seasonal displays  Use of hand held computer for ordering EDUCATION: Huntington High School, Shreveport, Louisiana. Graduation Date: May 1985. REFERENCES: Provided upon request