Barry Cohen

Experience

1. Senior Account Executive

   Volume Apparel Group

   Jan 2014 — Present · Stoughton, MA

   Thirty-Five year savvy veteran in the off-price apparel business. I have held positions of Store Manager, Buyer and now I work for The volume Apparel Group as a salesperson for the last eight years. I started at Marshall\'s and moved on to TJ Maxx to work for Ben Cammarata the companies founder when the company was created. Ben is my idol and he is the one who trained and taught me about the ins and outs of the off-price apparel business. Currently, I have a customer roster of 75 clients that comprise small Independently owned stores, medium and large-size chains. I have excellent relationships with my buyers some of whom I have worked with during my eight years at The Volume Apparel Group. I am transparent and since I worked as a buyer I have the unique ability to relate to buyers which gives them a comfort level. I know what I did not like about some of the salespeople that I worked with over the years so I do not repeat their unscrupulous behavior with my clients. My annual sales invoicing is around 1.5 million dollars at meaningful ROI. I consistently gold mine in order to broaden my customer base. As a salesperson, if someone turns me down my favorite word is \"next!

Education

• Salem State University

  Bachelors, Business Administration / US History

  1971 — 1975

Skills

• Program Management
• Negotiation
• Fashion
• Marketing
• Saas
• Retail
• Networking
• Sales
• Cold Calling
• Hunter-Farmer-Builder, Very Effective People Skills
• Event Management
• New Business Development
• Management
• Budgets
• Merchandising
• Marketing Strategy
• Pricing
• Social Media Marketing
• Purchasing
• Project Management
• Time Management
• Social Media
• Customer Service
• Event Planning
• Social Networking