Seth Thomas

Develops menswear designs to execute garment construction using technical sewing and pattern-making skills. Assisting the owner with operational tasks as needed.

Generated over $250,000 on average per year managing and growing the Made To Measure department/division for boutique. Managed multiple boutiques Made to Measure businesses, and travelled on the East Coast with Corporate Team for trunk show events and to conduct MTM trainings. Built relationships that acquired and retained clientele, generating on average over $1,000,000 in sales in my last year for individual business. Led visual merchandising, meeting the brand’s visual standards in collaboration with corporate partners. Selected to lead the team in managers absence, while acting as stand-in manager for all things front and back of house.

Selected as 1 of 18 diverse international candidates Attended academy with specific focus on Luxury Menswear Exposed to Buying, Visual Merchandising, Styling, Editorial Photography, and Made To Measure Constantly expressed creativity, communication, and problem solving skills while learning new skills within the field I am most passionate about Setup and help run private sample sale event

Processed an average of 300 Point Of Sale transactions per week. Responsible for final Quality Assurance inspection and closing out over 200 repair orders per week. Carefully prepared and packaged each order to be sent out to 15 domestic store locations per day. Team leader and ensured operational tasks of the department were completed each day. Nominated for and won the Charlie award for the hardest working employee during the peak holiday season.

Worked with a broad remote team in various major cities in the US to organize effort to spread awareness of initiative. Contacted black owned businesses through cold email/call to provide insights and seeks participation in effort. Organized distribution efforts in Queens and Brooklyn of PBB marketing materials to participating businesses. Assisted in developing social media marketing campaigns for the organization’s Instagram account.

Identified and solved customer problems on a regular basis via email or in person. Achieved proficiency in all aspects of servicing equipment using various tools in-house. Managed flow of inventory and organized stock of sporting goods in collaboration with the manager. Worked closely with the manager to identify new products to buy and merchandising needs. Took ownership over custom team jersey sales generating an average of $30,000 for the business per year.

Responsible for identifying the needs and wants of each customer to achieve an average of $10,000 in sales per week. Kept clientele book for consistent email and mail outreach to facilitate repeat customers. Led sales teams of 10 employees on a regular basis to ensure all aspects of the store functioned properly. Designed and implemented visual merchandising objectives with each new season.

In charge of inventory and ensured shipment was received and placed on the floor. Helped lead a team of sales professionals towards achieving performance objectives.

Worked with the sales team to achieve store goals in sales, conversion, and various KPI. Performed tasks such as cleaning, unpacking shipment, and filling the sales floor.

Remained team oriented while also meeting commission based sales goals. Made relationships with customers through rapport building clientele. Performed day to day operational tasks including opening and closing the store alone.