Senior Assistant Buyer- BROTHERS (July 2012- Present)
Tween Brands: New Albany, Ohio
Helped launch Brothers retail stores in July 12. Plan to open 55 stores by end of the year
Support buyer in managing all Brothers departments
Manage inventory based on sales and new store openings
Negotiate cost for over 150 styles for Spring 13 season while beating IMU goal
Established retail opportunities based on competitors pricing
Communicate daily with design/graphics team, planning, allocation, visual, and web
Assistant Buyer- Licensed Apparel & Active Tops (May 2010- July 2012)
Tween Brands: New Albany, Ohio
Managed a $15M business with sales growth of +27% over Spring 12 season
Regular entry and execution of over 400 merchandise POs in support of the license business
Emailed vendors daily communicating assortment changes, delivery status and requesting new artwork, while negotiating cost to maintain IMU goal
Organized and maintained on order samples for 22 MLB teams, 32 collegiate teams and 22 NFL teams.
Assisted with meeting preparation to include but not limited to sample availability, recaps and reports. weekly status reporting i.e. PO discrepancy reports, open order reports, etc.
Daily communication with cross functional partners; to include but not limited to tests, fits, merchandise planning, visual, allocation, catalog and design
Prepared and maintained appropriate Merchandising reports and recaps. Created and maintained assortment sheets for seasonal coordination meetings and monthly meetings
Organized weekly selling information for Monday touch bases, daily trending, as well as seasonal information for hindsights
Production Assistant- PINK Bras (January 2010- May 2010)
Limited Brands: Columbus, Ohio
Regular review of status reports to ensure accurate, on-time delivery
Entering and maintaining article tool information in a timely manner to allow for successful PO execution
Create and update sales orders in SAP in partnership with Production Planner
Maintain production data in mainframe; communicate with DC partners as appropriate
Monitor Production Status Report to ensure production is on plan and scheduled to ship on time. Report issues to Production Planner and partner to resolve issues
Work with Planner to track and resolve all liability issues