Essense of Australia
Heather Braton is an experienced retail operations professional with a diverse background spanning over 19 years. Currently serving as the Retail Operations Program Manager at Essense of Australia since April 2022, Heather brings extensive expertise in sales enablement and training from a previous role at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Former experience includes positions at Hallmark Cards, where Heather progressed through several roles, including Internal Sales Manager and Sales & Support Manager, overseeing sales strategies and team development. Additional roles at Sephora Inside JCPenney and Tiffany & Co. focused on sales management and customer service excellence, with responsibilities ranging from team leadership to sales growth initiatives. Heather’s career began with a role as a Claims Representative at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, providing a solid foundation in customer service and operations.
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Essense of Australia
Essense of Australia is a leading international bridal design house and wholesaler that creates and manufactures award-winning gowns for independent bridal retailers throughout the world under labels Stella York, Essense of Australia and Martina Liana, as well as private label collection Oxford Street and bridesmaid label Sorella Vita. The Essense journey began more than 20 years ago as a shared adventure that took place when Wayne and Martine Harris met - thus establishing the love affair with bridal that would go on to build the worldwide industry leader that is Essense of Australia. The union between Wayne’s talent for business and Martine’s experience in bridal design - brought together by their personal love story - has since fused two passions which changed the way our industry approaches and values the relationship between designers, retailers and brides. Innovative design combined with a passion for creating an exceptional experience has propelled Essense of Australia forward as a world-renowned company, allowing its international team to flourish in an environment that encourages living one’s best professional and personal life. Now employing more than 250 partners worldwide, the Essense team is truly valued as the heart of its growing success as a global company. The company’s Lenexa, Kansas office serves as northern hemisphere headquarters and showroom while its office in Perth, WA, Australia serves as the southern hemisphere headquarters and showroom. Additional offices located in the UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Canada help complete the Essense global footprint. The Essense of Australia family of brands can be found at more than 1,200 retailers worldwide including the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe. For more information about Essense of Australia and available positions, please visit www.essensedesigns.com/careers.