Nathan Vasiloff

Experience

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  South Shore Partners

  May 2000 - Dec 2003

  Assistant Warehouse Manager

  • Opening and closing procedures for the warehouse.• Supervised staff of 14 members.• Delegated tasks while manager was off or unavailable.• Operated forklifts, load and unload trucks.• Receiving and distributing tape shipments and pallets.• Completing sales orders.• Running production machines.

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  Sharpe Co.

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Accountable for online sales administration at reprographic printing firm.• Managed sales and orders via “NextPlans” online plan room / blueprint repository site.• Supervised staff members.• First point of contact for external client application troubleshooting.• New hire mentoring.• Providing administrative and analytical support.• Digital file creation and editing.• Delegating job specific responsibilities.• Overseeing print distributions, notifications, and supply invoice orders.• Coordinating timely pickups and delivery dispatch.• Document reproduction.• Client phone sales and insuring customer service satisfaction. Show less

  • NextPlans Director

    May 2005 - Dec 2005

  • Shipping and Receiving Manager

    Jan 2004 - Apr 2005
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  Cool Breeze Cyclery & Trek Bicycle Store of Charlotte

  Jan 2006 - Jun 2023

  • Managed 25 staff members for a $4.6M bicycle retail chain of three stores.• Created Inventory analysis sheets in Excel to determine high turning products and forecast trends.• Maintained awareness of overhead dollars in order to meet preset financial goals.• Met with vendors and supply chain contacts to explore merchandise performance before purchasing.• Improved profit margins by tailoring product purchases based on historical sales.• Tracked employee performance and delivering recognition.• Responsible for cascading communications and directives through all three stores.• Review and understand daily metrics identifying budget variances and evaluate opportunities.• Installed new network servers and on point to troubleshoot all related IT issues.• Managed an internal point of sale system and navigate/diagnose database failures.• Attended annual Trek World conferences at Wisconsin headquarters to prep for seasonal products.• Reviewed financial analysis with the President and Senior leaders on a yearly basis. • Project management and marketing of weekend events at local parks and biking venues.• Promote synergies and bridge any gaps between the sales force and bike service technicians.• Responsible for customer inquiry follow ups via text, email, and phone. • Provided custom fit appointments for road bike and triathlete bike customers. Show less • Coached and observed associates on sales techniques and product knowledge.• Conducted weekly team meetings to review budgetary guidelines, loss prevention and daily operations.• Designed planograms to create store merchandising and placement of products and signage.• Proactively kept a pulse on customer demands regarding replacement of products and trend opportunities.• Assisted with bike building during high demand seasonal periods like holidays.• Leveraged process maps to accurately receive merchandise and track in an internal system.• Maintained positive rapport with specialized vendors.• Conducted daily morning meetings with staff to address current sales, signage, and tasks assignments. Show less • Responsible for product knowledge of merchandise.• Greet and field questions from customers on the sales floor.• Maintained showroom aesthetics and visual merchandising.• Loss prevention and consistent awareness of product placement.• Restocked bikes, shoes, apparel, accessories, and adjusted tag pricing.• Managed point of sale system and analyzed inventory needs based on seasonal buying trends.• Conducted meetings to help educate management in areas of inventory strength and weakness.• Identified inventory holes, out of place merchandise, and low stock products.• Intercepted inventory shipments and checked in for accuracy.• Worked with external vendor reps.• Created and utilized inventory budget system.• Followed up with customers when specialty orders arrived. Show less

  • Co-Owner/Buyer

    Jan 2014 - Jun 2023

  • Store Manager

    Jun 2010 - Jan 2014

  • Inventory Manager/Sales Associate

    Jan 2006 - Jun 2010