Aliona P.

Experience

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  Tilly's

  Jun 2003 - Jan 2012

  • Administered employment status and training of retail staff members• Drove daily sales to exceed team goals and capitalize on allotted hours• Achieved a high energy atmosphere for both the customer and the employee, by setting the right tone and leading by example• Mastered schedule making, file organization, store-level accounting, payroll management, and loss prevention techniques • Analyzed and ensured current macro-economic merchandising trends to increase sales• Ensured store’s compliance with company’s visual merchandising standards to maintain a high average on District Visual Manager’s audits• Coordinated re-opening/grand opening event preparations for three Tilly’s locations• Exercised creative, out-of-the-box thinking to solve visual presentation challenges • Delegated visual and operational projects while upholding store standards and meeting deadlines• Maintained high standards of visual presentation while participating in weekly visual update executions• Implemented strong sales driver skills and loss prevention techniques to increase profits and reduce shrinkage• Supported the management staff in training and developing sales associates • Maintained high sales statistics by providing exceptional customer service• Shared a love for fashion with every customer through suggestive selling techniques

  • Assistant Manager

    Sept 2008 - Jan 2012

  • Store Visual Merchandiser

    Feb 2007 - Sept 2008

  • Lead Sales

    Jan 2004 - Feb 2007

  • Sales Associate

    Jun 2003 - Jan 2004
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  CorePower Yoga

  Mar 2012 - now

  • Lead and develop a team of specialists to provide superior service and quality products• Analyze on hand inventory and sell through to consistently and intelligently satisfy supply and demand• Build organic relationships with Studio Leaders to maximize retail awareness• Coordinate a strategic markdown cadence to capitalize on GM• Allocate retail goods to meet varying demand between studios to maximize ROI• Interact daily with customers through in-person transactions to strengthen sense of community• Administer social media posts for consumer-direct organic online communication • Perform loss-prevention operations to optimize retail profitability Show less • Manage layout and design of point-of-purchase displays for multiple studios• Allocate retail goods to meet varying demand between studios to maximize ROI• Interact daily with customers through in-person transactions to strengthen sense of community• Administer social media posts for consumer-direct organic online communication • Build organic relationships among instructors to improve product knowledge • Perform loss-prevention operations to optimize retail profitability • Create promotional materials to highlight new arrivals, drive traffic to underperforming assets and meet overall sales objectives Show less

  • Studio Manager

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Instructor

    Jun 2012 - now

  • Visual Merchandiser

    Mar 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Social Media Manager

    Oct 2018 - Nov 2023

  • Inventory Control Manager

    Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Area Retail Manager

    Mar 2013 - May 2016

  • Retail Specialist

    Mar 2012 - Mar 2013
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  MELT Ladera Hot Yoga

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

  Instructor

  • Provide guidance, inspire and build a new community of Yogis through creatively focused flows