Ashley May

eCommerce Sales & Digital Marketer

Summary

Results-driven ecommerce leader with a proven track record of driving sales growth, enhancing consumer satisfaction, and optimizing digital strategy for brand performance. Skilled in developing high-impact marketing strategies, surpassing business objectives, and leveraging data-driven insights to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and maximize ROI. Adept at scaling revenue, improving conversion rates, and managing multimillion-dollar budgets to deliver measurable results.

Contact

Hackettstown, NJ

ashleyemay12@gmail.com

Expertise

eCommerce

Leading digital sales strategy, optimization, growth, and day-to-day operations of ecommerce brands.

Affiliate Marketing

Partnering with affiliates to bring products to new channels and create opportunities for sales growth.

Analytics

Leveraging big data with advanced toolsets to gain deeper insights into sales and traffic data.

Experience

Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique

DtC & B2B eCommerce Key Account Manager

August 2021 - Present

Parsippany, New Jersey

  • Leads data-driven ecommerce strategies, managing a $2M budget to drive $20M in annual revenue, ensuring sustained sales growth and profitability.
  • Develops and executes high-impact promotional strategies, leveraging insights to optimize conversion rates with success of +5% YoY consecutively and increase average transaction value by $5 YoY.
  • Orchestrates a 24-month rolling business plan, defining KPIs and implementing proactive strategies to meet and exceed business objectives.
  • Forecasts revenue, budget, and inventory on annual, monthly, and weekly cycles to maintain financial efficiency and growth.
  • Manages and optimizes affiliate marketing strategy to maximize sales with a $500K affiliate marketing budget, generating $3M in sales and achieving a $9 ROI, all while fostering brand loyalty and expanding reach.
  • Leads a $4M media budget, ensuring alignment with brand goals to drive $7M in conversion revenue and a +16% increase in customer awareness through Google, Bing, Meta, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram, and TikTok.
  • Negotiates complex vendor contracts to onboard and optimize new partnerships, strengthening long-term digital growth initiatives.

Wave Distribution

Marketing Communications & Social Media Specialist

October 2020 - April 2021

Ringwood, New Jersey

  • Responsible for development of business-centric growth strategies and furthering consumer targeting and remarketing efforts by comparing web analytics to Quickbooks sales reports.
  • Marketing and brand development for multiple manufacturers through digital platforms, email marketing, and print advertisements.
  • Responsible for content creation on the Adobe Creative Suite and curation of media through social platforms to be used on company social media accounts, paid ad campaigns, and at trade shows.
  • Assisted with customer data integration onto Method CRM platform.

AC Hotels by Marriott

Wedding / Social Room Block Specialist

December 2019 - September 2020

Bridgewater, New Jersey

  • Assisted with hotel pre-opening development by refining internal design to align with the brand style guide and collaborated on menu decisions.
  • Responsible for wedding account management and building key client relationships through networking both in-person and digitally.

Señor Sangria | EVOLVE Promotions

Brand Ambassador

Señor Sangria: March 2019 - March 2020 (Part Time)
EVOLVE Promotions: August 2017 - September 2019 (Part Time)
  • Assisted Sales Manager with opening B2C and B2B sales processes.
  • Coordinated, set-up, and exhibited at private and public events.
  • Collected and compiled event consumer data analysis.
  • Created content for company social media advertising.

Brands I've Marketed For

Platform Experience

Analytics

Email & SMS

eCommerce & CMS

CRM & Review Management

Project Management

Finance & Accounting

Affiliate Marketing

Card Linked Offers

Cash Back & Coupons

Social Influence/PR

Media Management

Education

University of Arizona Global Campus

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Organizational Development and Leadership

3.90 GPA

April 2024 - Present

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management Concentration

3.79 GPA

2020 - 2021

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Bachelor of Science - BS, Management - Leadership Concentration

Magna Cum Laude

3.82 GPA

2017 - 2020

County College of Morris

Associate of Science - AS, Music Technology - Audio Recording Concentration

Summa Cum Laude

3.91 GPA

2014 - 2017

Study Abroad Programs

CETYS Universidad

International Summer Program, Cross Cultural Management

2019

University of Oxford

OPHI: Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative – Seminar

2018

Wroxton College

Global Perspectives on International Equality – Seminar

2018

Certifications

Google Analytics Certificaiton
Bloomberg Market Concepts
Klaviyo Product Certification
Quickbooks Online Certification

Notable Experiences

Rectifying The Wage Gap: The Integration of Legislative Efforts and Corporate Initiatives

Submitted to the Department of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation with University Honors in Management.

Google HQ in Chicago

Invited by Spark Foundry to join Google's content and advertising specialists for an all day event with inspirational fireside chats and workshops discussing the future of the platform.

Meta HQ in NYC

Meta invited the Pierre Fabre U.S. digital marketing team to preview early-access beta testing for the next generation of their advertising platform.

CJU in Santa Barbara

Annual attendee to one of the largest affiliate partnership events in the U.S., offering new and exclusive opportunities with high-profile advertising companies including Microsoft, TvScientific, Rakuten, Dealmoon, and Capital One.