kara gardiner

global product manager - training ftw

About

Energetic and results driven, I utilize my brand marketing and analytical skills to develop marketing strategies and evaluate brand performance. I strongly believe in leading a healthy lifestyle and I believe personal connection to the brand is key. Personally connecting with a brand allows me to channel my passion for health and fitness into my career, amplifying the depth and quality of my work.

Country

united states

City

boston

Industry

marketing and advertising

Skill

microsoft excel, google analytics, microsoft office, marketing strategy, google adwords, problem solving, management, customer service, teamwork, tableau, regular expressions, financial reporting, fitness modeling

Experience

sales associate

campus tan

2012-1 - 2012-4 · 4 mos

certified personal trainer

marino recreation center

2015-7 - 2016-1 · 7 mos

front-end manager

gardiner's market

2007-1 - 2014-1 · 7 yrs 1 mo

* Front End Manager * Designed store advertisements displays and webpage for special product sales * Managed daily store earnings by calculating end of day profits for deposit * Provided individual customer service finding products, checking out customers, bagging groceries * Recorded product prices in computer system for new products and updated current products * Baker * Worked early hours completing specific customer orders * Established efficient methods to accomplish large workloads in record time

part-time manager

brownstone exploration & discovery park, llc

2013-5 - 2013-8 · 4 mos

* Prepared point of sales (POS) systems for daily use for concessions, retail and rental equipment * Responsible for servicing departments with correct cash exchange during busy operational hours * Processed reservations and directed groups upon arrival while guiding the team building sessions offered to our customers

sales associate

gilly hicks

2012-6 - 2012-12 · 7 mos

* Assisted customers in finding correct product style, color, size while pitching the merchandise to them * Evaluated and maintained multiple displays to attract customers into the store * Resolved individual customer concerns, questions, returns in conjunction with fellow employees

global product manager - training ftw

reebok

2020-2 - Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

merchandising operations analyst co-op

wayfair

2014-1 - 2014-6 · 6 mos

* Manage offshore employees by assigning, tracking, reviewing, and providing monthly feedback of their work via. Skype * Updated and maintained all currently active products within the Wayfair catalog. * Utilized a ticket based request system to submit a wide spectrum of projects for completion such as image updates, promotional pricing, availability updates, or part number changes * Assumed ownership of question and answer process working closely with offshore vendors to prepare, edit, upload, and track all of the FAQ's added to the Wayfair website