Tiffany Vaughan

Buyer · Lighthouse Christian School

Huntington Beach, CA

In My Own Words

“Without vision, people perish” - Proverbs 29:18

Love working alongside like-minded, driven individuals who want to leave a positive impact on the surf/beach community in HB & surrounding areas.

Fortunate to be a part of the family & serve at Surfer’s Church HB. Jesus is my heart & people are my passion.

Work Experience

Teacher

Lighthouse Christian School

2021 – 2023

Middle School Bible Teacher Preschool Teacher

Manager

Huntington Surf & Sport

2020 – 2021

-Trains sales staff on new products, layouts, and sales tactics -Ensures all standard operating procedures are executed properly on a daily basis -Financial management -Executes critical thinking to solve problems

Accessories Buyer

Huntington Surf & Sport

2020 – 2021

-Frequent communication between reps and DC’s to ensure stock arrives as needed for each store location -Experience in placing AO & Prebook orders on using multiple B2B sites including: Elastic, Repspark, NuOrder, Brandboom -Analyzes daily, weekly, monthly, and annual sales reports to place future orders while keeping up with current sales trends -Takes tolerable risks in buying to increase sales where seen fit across four store locations -Frequent merchandising of new product to ensure all four stores always look full of fresh product

Socia Media Marketer

Huntington Surf & Sport

2019 – 2021

-Communicates with Social Media Manager on new content for Instagram and HSS Website to assist in E-commerce Merchandising of products -Creates original content for Instagram feed posts & stories of new products on behalf of the women's products, conveying the welcoming & laid back "Aloha Spirit" of the company and the authenticity of each brand that's being represented in each media post -Promotes special events, sales, and holidays on Instagram -Coordinates and prepares photo and video shoots with HSS girls team riders for new product shots -Films & edits videography from team rider photoshoots -Communicates with the women's buyer and sales reps for digital assets of new products to promote sales -Analyzes Instagram Stories and Posts performances -Stays current with social media trends, surf industry, and youth lifestyle to keep posts relevant and engaging & attends all brand events to stay current on upcoming products for the following seasons

Buyer's Assistant, Girls Team Lead

Huntington Surf & Sport

2019 – 2021

-Trains sales staff on new layouts and products and sales tactics -Follows up with store transfers and inventory levels at all 4 company locations -updates e-commerce sales team of inventory levels -Helps in E-commerce merchandising of women’s products -Learned data entry in excel -Assists with Purchase Orders & Return Authorizations -Pulls & analyzes daily sales reports & restocked merchandise onto sales floor accordingly -Communicates with buyers, visual merchandisers, sales reps, and managers on inventory levels and sales reports -Uses knowledge of products, inventory, and current trends to assist customers with sales -Worked at company warehouse to prepare products to be shipped to other stores -Maintains an organized stockroom

Digital Media Coordinator

The Father's House Church

2017 – 2018

-Designing all promotional materials (flyers, Facebook posts, videos) -Photographing/Videoing all major events -Co-editor of the church’s Facebook page

Call Center Representative / Media Intern / Youth Mentor

CR Movement

2015 – 2017

-Media team: Assisted with the preproduction and postproduction of videos for the organization’s events with high school and college students as the target audience -Communicator: I networked with college students to help plan our events on their campuses as well as communicate and encourage students to attend the events through phone calls, texts, emails, social media, and in person contact.

Media Intern

Church of God World Missions

2015 – 2015

-Organized footage -Assisted with filming recordings in studio and live events, working as a camera operator -Worked in postproduction as a video editor

Course Peer Leader

Lee University

2013 – 2014

-Served as a teacher’s aid for the Freshman Intro to College Life course -Organized & scheduled class trips -Assisted in planning activities and keeping students aware of events, assignments, and other campus opportunities -Assisted in leading class discussions and devotions