• Reviews contracts, amendments, SOW, and supporting documentation and ensures that accurate information is captured in select fields in Signature’s database.• Reviews agreements for compliance with Procurement policies, procedures, and standards• Assisted in assembling contract documents and facilitate countersignature to business owners and suppliers.• Developed and maintained effective relationships with all levels within the company and suppliers. Tracks data for reporting and metrics.• Updates executed contracts into the system and review for accuracy.• Serves as point person for performing research on inquiries regarding contracts.• Coordinates activities for contract renewals and cancellations/terminations.• Distributes monthly maintenance renewal notification reports and ad hoc expiration notifications to the appropriate Procurement Managers.• Assists in reviewing and managing the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) process: requests, revisions, execution, etc.• Negotiates the net payment terms and credit limits with vendors based on our private plane bases spending.

• Developed and implemented price changes and reviews with the Sales team to fulfill customer requests.• Obtained knowledge of pricing systems and tools to accurately and monitor proposals through the bid cycle.• Assisted with proper revenue management procedures concerning pricing request from Account Executives and Area Sales Managers.• Entered daily queries, formulas & macros in excel and access to create reports for Revenue Management team.• Ensured timely and accurate pricing implementation when using the appropriate internal systems.• Collaborated with Sales to verify correct pricing implementation of accepted agreements.

Managed the company’s plant availability as per timeline, budget, and quality standards.• Developed and applying selection criteria and evaluation methodologies to match supplier’s capabilities with the company’s requirements while developing a sustainable supplier portfolio.• Analyzed supply base and competition regarding price, capacity, and quality as well as monitoring the integration of current and potential suppliers• Performed sourcing and supplier relationship management activities such as solicitation of quotations with suppliers, transaction negotiations, and supplier management activities.• Monitored plant supplier performance and executing appropriate remedies for non-compliance.

• Coordinate day-to-day operations and administer company policies and procedures through vendor staff. Includes monitoring and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, company-required training, invoice review, directing service efforts and providing technical guidance on complex issues.• Manage the performance while ensuring that partners consistently meet or exceed performance objectives and KPIs• Focus on building relationships with vendors, to drive the partnership. Engage key stakeholders in vendor relationships and act as the point of escalation where necessary• Identify opportunities to reduce vendor spend and increase vendor quality and efficiency.

¥ Assist Home Team Buyers with building product for quarterly assortments.¥ Create new items, write purchase orders, maintain samples, generate shipping, expediting quote requests and handling price promotions.¥ Analyze sales performance by item and provide results to upper management weekly
¥ Attend vendor appointments and product development meetings. ¥ Communicate with vendors daily to discuss orders, shipping, discounts and samples.
Worked cross-functionally with various departments including Logistics, Planning, Legal, Brand Management, E-commerce, Visual and Merchandise Analyst.
Resolves shipping discrepancies and sending debit note to suppliers.
Create brand decks for future product that is exclusively sold in Universal Studios.¥ Performs data entry and general clerical duties.
Prepare weekly stock status reports for Home Team buying department.

• Assist Buyer with building and recommending product for quarterly assortments.• Create new items, write purchase orders, maintain samples, generate shipping, negotiate with vendors and handling promotions.• Analyze sales performance by item and provide results to upper management weekly
Attend vendor appointments and product development meetings. • Communicate with vendors daily to discuss orders, shipping, discounts and samples.

• Entered purchase orders and tracked open orders to ensure all PO's shipped on time.• Worked cross-functionally with various departments including Logistics, Planning, Imaging, Sourcing, E-commerce, Pricing and Product Integrity.• Communicated with jewelry vendors: Pandora and Alex &Ani on a daily basis via email and phone. • Focused on classification analysis and flow to determine customer demand and formulate strategic decisions to drive sales profitability.

• Created trend boards, visual assortment lists and grids for furniture that is exclusively sold in Ashley Homestores.• Assisted with the assortment planning process for Ashley Home stores.• Attended meetings to gain insight from subject matter experts regarding product design, trend, sales, branding and negotiation. • Gathered data for a competitive shopping analysis for online and in-store, and create a power point presentation with my findings. • Administered a consumer focus group to decide what furniture pieces and lifestyle collection will appeal to the Millennial market.• Researching current trends and developed potential furniture lifestyle collections for future product development.   • Expediting purchase orders shipments and quote requests.• Resolving shipping discrepancies and sending debit note to suppliers.• Assisting purchase manager in stocking required materials.• Performing data entry and general clerical duties.• Preparing reports for purchasing department.

• Planned and managed projects multiple projects including body image study, surveying consumer shopping preferences and giving questionnaires about materialistic thinking.• Collected data from records and conducted basic research; participate in team research projects. and conducted individual research, including library research.• Reviewed and edit articles for journals in the industry.• Operated company SPSS research technology and conducted statistical analysis.

• Arranged attractive visual presentation in windows, on ledges, shelves, and fashion panels throughout the store that help generate growth and profitability. • Collaborated with store management to plan seasonal floor moves at corporate level.• Recognized, planned, build and evolved product merchandising strategies.• Managed the creation, placement and positioning of various merchandising initiatives.• Implemented merchandising strategies to accomplish quarterly sales goals.

• Planned and executed impactful visual presentations that create a compelling brand experience and positively to influence sales. • Managed teams to complete displays based on corporate deadlines.• Met with business managers, sales managers and retail managers to discuss sales strategies.• Staged and styled mannequins and appropriate lighting to display merchandise for best in store presentation.• Trained sales staff how product should be displayed and sold.• Worked with cross-functional teams (such as buying, design and marketing) to create design themes, floor layouts, and plans.

• Assist in price changing execution and merchandising.• Assist Merchandising team in the movement of fixtures and merchandise for new product, season changes, and clearance sets.• Review the flow of merchandise on a daily basis.• Assist in the markdown, inventory and RTV process.• Process fulfillment orders to include locating merchandise for online customers and processing invoices.• Ensure all picked merchandise is delivered to the send area for the Receiving Team to pack and ship.• Operating the Smart POS system and providing support for major sales events.

• Assist each customer through a unique customization and styling process • Measure each customer, enter all measurements into Ipad App and create an accurate and effective measurement profile for each customer• Maximize personal sales while maintaining efficiency in appointment flow• Communicate product and customer feedback to floor managers• Provide a seamless and manicured customer experience through visual presentation and general store maintenance

• Operating a computerized garment tracking system to ensure proper wardrobe tracking.• Sorting costume items, doing light laundry and operating the name tag engraver. • Communicating in a friendly, respectful and understandable manner while politely giving consistent, timely and accurate information. • Checking garments to maintain show quality, transporting locker bags, loading and unloading costumes.

• Cleaning and maintaining all costume pieces through hand washing, machine washing, spot-cleaning, and sending key items out for dry cleaning. • Monitoring inventory for wear and tear, requesting replacements when necessary and needed. • Delivering and picking-up costumes as needed to/from various locations, both on property entertainment venues and off-site storage locations. Presetting costumes daily by grouping all costume pieces for each performer, issuing the costumes to the performers.• Assisting in fittings for new and existing performers, dressing performers, observing character sets or shows for costume appearance, special event preparation and tear down of costumes

• Perform the tasks of developing strategies for advertising and promoting the products.• Handle the tasks of assisting lead sales associate in processing and replenishing merchandise. • Perform responsibilities of assisting lead sales associates in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance, and housekeeping.• Attended phone calls, concluded the nature of calls and assisted callers to the proper department. Successfully organizing appointments between employees and clients. • Responsible for typing reports, memos and other correspondence. • Kept detailed messages from the person called upon, containing name, call timing and business nature. Accepted and distributed messages and mails to proper departments and employees.