Oversaw wholesale account for intimate apparel, managed financials, partnered with demand planning team, forecasted trends, managed risk and opportunity, and monitored stock and inventory levels. Collaborated with Walmart and Target sales teams and internal merchandising teams to develop new products. Partnered with senior management on top line strategies. Led bi-monthly sales calls with Wholesale field team to review seasonal strategies, react to sales trends and find additional in season opportunities. Maintained accounts OTB weekly and recommend adjustments to actualized sales and receipt plans with external partners. Collaborated monthly with internal demand team to forecast and anticipate style/color needs for account receipt needs and sales projections. Reviewed account’s seasonal product assortment to make recommendations about future mix and breathe opportunities. Show less

* Responsible for full cycle recruiting of merchant office assistants and provide general HR support for merchant population in Men’s, Center Core and Home divisions. * Support two HR managers by creating and monitoring job postings through Taleo, preparing on-boarding letters, creating offer packets and ad-hoc reporting for assistant and associate merchant population. * Act as a point of contact for day to day HR administration, policies, payroll and benefits needs for over 50 merchant office assistants. * Identify, source and conduct interviews for all qualified merchandising candidates utilizing Taleo. * Created weekly flash document which includes succession data, FMLA/LOA metrics, vendor contract information, and external hire data to support entire merchant talent team. * Utilize Oracle/Peoplesoft and internal talent database to update and maintain employee information.

* Driving sales through replenishment for two major cosmetic brands that generate $350 million annually. * Analyze weekly reports for 668 doors to find areas of opportunity to continuously drive sales and profit. * Communicate with all district merchants and vendors on a daily basis to understand the needs of our customer at a store level. * Develop and coach an assistant who has 8 areas of responsibility and train new team members in my current area. * Meet weekly with buying and merchandise planning teams to discuss and develop overall strategies for the current season. Show less

* Executed allocation and replenishment strategies from DC to Stores based on the Merchandise Planner’s assortment plan and current sales trend. * Provided analysis to support regional strategies for the monthly allocation meetings for the upcoming product launches. * Managed the replenishment system parameters to ensure efficient optimization of merchandise to all Armani Exchange locations.

* Manage the assortment and replenishment process for over 20 vendors on a daily basis. * Identify opportunities and analyze sales trends by location to maximize results. * Analyze stock levels for key items and determine sell through and key item impact. * Communicate inventory issues with the buying team to react to current market trends. * Negotiate with vendors and ensure consistent “in-stock” merchandise position. * Successfully Completed: Macy’s Business Development Program and Merchant Business Academy Show less

* Championing Foresight for my entire Division and obtaining an increase of 11% LY ($1.3M) and a decrease in stock outs by 2.4% LY in replenishment results. * Effectively manage various replenishment strategies and metrics through collaboration between vendor and merchant partners on a weekly basis. * Proactively manage locational opportunities through allocation and replenishment to achieve departmental key metrics (sales, stock outs, fill rates, etc.) * Facilitate monthly forecasting meetings with the merchant team and vendor analysts to review future replenishment successes and opportunities. * Selected to participate in the Magic of Mentoring program as well as mentor several EDP trainees and participate in several college recruiting events over the past three years. * Assist in training and developing new team members to facilitate smooth transition into their role and ensure best practices are maintained. Show less

Creating merchandise assortments for individual store offerings for the company’s wholesale accounts. Utilizing luxury product knowledge, forecasted plans, and current KPIs to drive collaborative business decisions. Launched several new wholesale account partnerships and expanded vendor sustainability footprint in multiple markets.

Developed seasonal divisional sales, receipt and inventory plans to support overall business and promotional strategies for all Women’s apparel and accessories. Achieved sales for Spring 2017 in areas of divisional responsibility by editing skus, distorting best sellers and partnering with the allocation team to drive better inventory optimization strategies. Partnered with merchant buyer and allocation team to ensure the financial strategy supports national and localized assortments with appropriate sales penetration and inventory levels. Maintained effective working relationships with cross-functional partners-merchant, visual, store operations, allocation and field teams. Show less