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New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Parsippany, NJ

Account Management – managed all aspects of wholesale account setup including negotiating wholesale agreements, product assortments and execution of sales programs. PO Management – managed PO lifecycle from start to finish including payment reconciliation. Collaborated with off-shore team to ensure successful order execution.

Wayne, NJ

• Partnered with Buying and Planning teams to achieve sales, margin and inventory goals for approximately 570 stores. Managed the development and execution of online and in-store merchandising strategies. Collaborated.
• Assistant Buyer lead on implementation of cross-functional advertising/store promotions new process roll out (Aptaris). Participated in all phases including design and UAT. Led training for all Merchandising team.
• Contributed to system/process enhancements including UAT testing for new item data system (EDQ) roll out.
• Acted as Aptaris/EDQ subject matter expert (SME) for entire division.
• Successfully managed a $150M Batteries and $75M Movies/Music business in absence of a Senior Buyer over a 3-month period.
• Hand-picked by management to be the on-boarding manager for new assistant buyers.

Paramus, NJ

Assisted Senior Buyer in planning, assorting and selection of merchandise for approximately 40 specialty stores. Partnered with stores, vendors and distribution center to assure orders were processed and received on time.

New York, NY

Provided support in all areas of book merchandising including preparing department communications, handling customer service issues, acted as liaison between all stores, vendors and Vice President of department.