GEORGE ZUCKER

One Park Lane
San Diego, CA, NY 92126 / / Home: 619-890-8777
Cell: 619-871-3333
Languages: English and French

PROFILE

I have eight years of experience overseeing business development and operations for accessories wholesaler. I have a track record for accelerating revenue exponentially, building brand recognition, and systematizing operations to save money and improve time-to-market metrics. I have exceptional technology acumen; built and refined numerous databases to automate processes, improve accuracy, increase volume, and garner new accounts.

skills

Supply Chain Management
Logistics Planning
Budgeting/Forecasting / Merchandising
Account Management
Vendor Negotiations / Material Sourcing
SKU Planning
Quality Assurance / Database Development
Talent Acquisition
Staff Development

Access ▪ Excel ▪ Word ▪ SQL Server ▪ Windows Small Business Server ▪ Visual Basic ▪ Quicken ▪ Oakstreet ▪CAMSPC ▪ ProEDIW ▪ Inovisworks ▪ LabelMatrix ▪ Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, & Illustrator ▪ QuarkXPress

Professional experience

Watch Masters,

general manager, San Diego, CA, 2002 to Present

One line description of the company (can be taken from their website)

Recruited to this privately-held watch wholesaler supplying boutiques, department stores, and specialty chains with fashion watches. Manage sales, marketing, operations, and human resources initiatives with full P&L accountability. Grew sales by 250% in 8 years and leveraged exceptional technology skills to save money and time through automation. Oversee 700+ department, chain, and specialty store accounts. At peak, manage staffs of up to 25 including controller, managers, sales professionals, and hourly and seasonal employees.

Operations Management

  • Cut 70% off time spent packaging and shipping orders by automating procedures for bar-coding products.
  • Slashed product overhead costs by 80% by transitioning a large percentage of the business away from U.S. importers to direct importing and renegotiating pricing structures with remaining importers.
  • Trimmed product shipping costs by 35% while improving delivery times by consolidating freight service accounts and negotiating better rates.
  • Propelled productivity 25-fold by developing an inventory database that allowed employees to more efficiently assemble orders for multiple stores.
  • Significantly improved quality control efforts and minimized losses incurred from damaged merchandise by reengineering procedures for returns and improving product inventory management processes.

Business Development

  • Landed 700 new accounts in one year and significantly increased name recognition by developing the company's "first-ever" mass mailing campaign to retailers.
  • Introduced a children's watch line to Macy's that led to an exclusive contract in all of their children's departments; achieved close to $1.6M in new revenue in less than 2 years, representing 75% growth YTD.

education

Bachelor of Science, Marketing, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 2002

GEORGE ZUCKER

One Park Lane
San Diego, CA, NY 92126 / / Home: 619-890-8777
Cell: 619-871-3333

general manager