Sabra Brodkey

sbrodkey@gmail.com

(608)751-0450
Retail Merchandising Professional
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Passionate and creative Retail Merchandising professional with more
than three years of retail sales and merchandising in the luxury linkedin.com/in/sabra-brodkey
jewelry industry.

EDUCATION PERSONAL PROJECTS

Retail Merchandising The Weisman Art Museum (09/2019 – 11/2019)
With a four person team, we designed a window display for the
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities University's Art Museum gift shop for a competition in my Visual
09/2017 – 05/2020 3.4 Merchandising Class. After winning, we implemented our design
Courses within a month at the gift shop with a budget under $150.
Retail Buying Retail Promotions Hand-created 14 fishes from almost 100% recyclable materials.

Retail Environments and Visual Merchandising

Human Behavior YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (06/2019 – 10/2019)
Created a future collaboration between two brands, one fashion and
non-fashion company, that would be successful and help the brands'
popularity.
WORK EXPERIENCE Marketing and Merchandising section with the collaboration being
between Dior, an internationally-known luxury brand, and Kode with
Sales Assistant Klossy, a relatively unknown free coding camp for girls around the
United States started and ran by frequent Dior model, Karlie Kloss.
Graham Jewelers
05/2019 – Present Wayzata, MN
Responsibilities
Sea Lily Piano (06/2019 – 07/2019)
Researched and purchased a 1920s baby grand piano to display the
Maintain high-level product and repair knowledge to Sea Lily Piano Wire jewelry at Graham Jewelers. The cost of the piano
convey product features. Share brand and gemstone and delivery was $450 with sales of Sea Lily increasing by over 60%. It
knowledge with customers to help an increase sales. Assist is now a popular, common add-on purchase item for shoppers.
associates with sales by recommending, modeling, and
wrapping the products.
Photograph, research, and list products onto resale sites to ACTIVITIES
decrease aged inventory. Assist the inventory manager
with choosing merchandise for the store. Poshmark Ambassador
Poshmark
05/2016 – Present Online
Visual Merchandising Intern Responsibilities
Graham Jewelers Built and maintain a Poshmark closet with over 114,000
10/2018 – Present Wayzata, MN followers while maintaining inventory of over 400 items. Sold
Responsibilities 580 its resulting in $6,250 in total revenue in three years to
Merchandise 30 different cases by metals, name brand, and achieve Top Seller Status.
gemstones to help effectively sell the merchandise. Create Gained a customer rating of 4.8/5 star by continually
handwritten and typed store signage to help convey performing outstanding customer service from communication
product features without the need of a salesperson. with the customer, fast shipment, and personal packaging.
Maintain, track, and photograph inventory onto EDGE
system to ensure organization and strengthen loss
prevention. Analyze net sales of jewelry collections to
determine best case for maximum sales.
SKILLS
Contact: Chris Graham, Owner – Creativity Problem-Solving Multi-Tasking
P: (952)473-6931 E: chris@grahamjewelers.com
Attention To Detail Microsoft Offfice Productivity
Keyholder
Sunglass Hut
05/2018 – 12/2018 Bloomington, MN
Responsibilities
Researched trends daily to curate a quality selection of
sunglasses. Performed asset protection and daily counts of
sunglasses to reduce loss. Received weekly shipments and
tagged 30 to 50 new products to ensure all products have
beens sent.
Contact: Alaina Van Dyke, Manager – P: (612)867-3383