Kelly Nance

I have 20 years of merchandising experience that began with Visual Merchandising in a small clothing store, where I was also responsible for buying and selling of stock. I moved from that position to take a job as merchandiser for a larger family business with multiple locations. While my primary responsibilities centered on merchandising my main location, I also traveled to the other stores in our chain to train new merchandisers and helped with the opening of new stores and the remodeling of existing stores. In my most recent position, I was responsible for product development for Ashley Furniture Industries. I traveled frequently to work with both foreign and domestic vendors to develop new designs for rugs, pillows, throws and poufs. I was responsible for negotiating prices, shipping dates, and inspections of new items received before sending those products on to stores.