JAYNIE BERKE

NYC, NY 10065 jberke29@aol.com 646.765.9013

PROFILE
Showroom/Sales manager and Designer with more than 14 years of building and managing companies in the design industry. Extensive retail experience in high end luxury furniture. Leader in the Closet Industry; opened many franchises in the New York area. Outstanding design skills while being customer service driven. Excellent communicator, focusing on making stagnant companies become profitable. Deadline-driven, creative thinker, passionate, confident, and able to think out of the box to initiate and close sales. I can promise to bring a unique value to any company.

EXPERIENCE
JB Design Solutions, New York City, NY Owner and Designer, June 2010 to present Manage design concepts and space planning Design custom cabinetry for storage and organization

Kreiss Furniture, Long Island and New York City, NY Showroom Manager and Designer, 2007 - 2010 Accountable for reaching the Long Island and New York high end residential clientele, Design community, and Contract/Hospitality accounts Hired and trained sales/designers to ensure the showroom location is representative of company branding Supervised and organized office systems; oversaw customer service and managed leads Responsible for showroom appearance, refreshing inventory, and event planning Increased sales volume by 20% in difficult economy Responsible for managing and coaching showroom staff to meet and exceed location goals- Financial and Operational Implanted sales incentives for sales/designers which resulted in increased sales volume Organized and held sales meetings to focus on objectives of making the sale

ClosetsbyDesign, Franchise of Long Island, Deer Park, New York Vice President of Sales, 2004 2007 Directed, motivated, and hired a sales force of 12 sales representatives for Long Island. Restructured and developed new training programs for sales consultants Supervised and reorganized office systems; oversaw customer service and lead management Designed and placed advertising of $40,000 per month in New York Times, Newsday, Val Pak, and Dans Hamptons, etc. Created and designed showroom and initiated sales for designers Increased sales volume over 35% annually Work with the Design Community for lead generation

ClosetsbyDesign, Franchise of New York, Bronx, New York Sales Manager, 2002 2004 Responsible for hiring, developing, and motivating sales team of 20 for the New York, Westchester, Long Island, and Connecticut territories Trained team in design and guidelines for drawing custom closets, home entertainment, offices, and more Restructured and developed presentation materials, established a sales process, and PowerPoint presentation Supervised and organized office systems; oversaw customer service and lead management Doubled sales volume within first year

Closet Factory, Corporate of New York, Long Island City, New York General Manager, 1996 - 2002 Headed branch division of 36 employees for manufacturer of custom closets, home entertainment centers, and home offices Responsible for sales, production, and installation Hired and facilitated training for sales consultants Designed and placed advertising in New York Times, Newsday, Val Pak, and Dans Hamptons, etc. Supervised and organized office systems; oversaw customer service and lead management Increased sales volume threefold; increased profit margin 100%

EDUCATION
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, New York B.S. in Education, minor Art Masters in Education Graduated Magna cum Laude Mary Mount College, NY Real Estate Salesperson Course