Robert Phillips

Sales/Business Development Manager · B-Fly Apparel Group

Los Angeles, CA

In My Own Words

Entrepreneurial driven to create new business, vendor, and product opportunities to drive new customer acquisitions, market share, profit, sales performance, and ROI.

Work Experience

Sales/Business Development Manager

B-Fly Apparel Group

2007 – Present

Managed all aspects of business, P&L, vendor, product development, sales, marketing, terms, merchandising, and related business for Multi Brand Designer Apparel, Swimwear, Intimates, casual clothing, and Active Wear company. Accomplishments: • Accomplish and oversee all vendor development, purchasing, sales, planning, merchandising, marketing, social campaigns, and product development. • Google analytics, trends, rankings, sales, product and brand performance. • Managed all 3rd party out sourced vendors, graphic artist, and contract employees. • Working directly with vendors, designers, Showrooms, and manufacturers domestically and abroad • Team leader, successfully training, mentoring, managing, and delegating all job functions, key task, and assignments to company executives sales, and employees. • Serve yearly as corporate Executive and head buyer at Industry trade shows. • Implemented strategic vendor supply initiatives, negotiating Drop-Ship as well as terms to reduce invent

VENDOR MANAGER/CONTRACT

COUTURECANDY.COM

2012 – 2013

Vendor Manager for premier multi-million-dollar luxury retailer with over 300 name brands spanning twelve categories, sourcing, qualifying, developing, and securing new vendor partners, to over 700,000 active customers worldwide. ? Vendor Manager for premier multi-million-dollar women’s luxury retailer with over 300 name brands spanning twelve categories, sourcing, qualifying, developing, onboarding, new vendors and partners. ? Prospecting, researching, and developing suppliers, manufacturers and distributors, negotiating price, terms, shipments, and product mix. ? Cross categories in Shoes, Fashion and casual clothing, Jewelry, Swimwear, Handbags, and more. ? Qualifying strategies to purchase “Drop Ship”, “Open to Sell” inventory. ? Research, qualify, each vendor based on quality, production, styles, trends, and inventory.

Interests

BloggingMusicWeight trainingRunningTravelSurfingSnow boardingMt bikingSeoEcommerce bus developmentSocial network marketingFashion/swimwear

Industries

FashionLifestyleStreetwearSurfYogaHealth & Fitness