Anna (Pacelli) Bell Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO, US

Greater St. Louis Area

• Reviews and evaluates proposed contracs for necessary/acceptable contract terms and conditions.
• Serves as primary liaison with contracting principals, internal departments, and external parties to ensure compliance with contract specifications and resolutions of issues.
• Identifies and negotiaties revisions as necessary.
• Works to achieve a competitive advantage in total cost, quality, technology, and supply continuity across disciplines to ensure achievement of acceptable products and vendors as indicated by Decision Teams.
• Reviews and analyzes sourcing data, market trends, benchmarking best practices, and maintain market awareness to provide continuous improvements for sourcing strategies.
• Provides regular updates on category strategies and supplier relationship management programs, including key performance metrics and status of process improvement initiatives.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Recruited to purchase software contracts/renewals and promoted to oversee managed services opportunities.
• Solicit supplier proposals/quotations, analyze alternatives, negotiate terms and pricing, prepare bid documents, and execute purchase orders; investigate and evaluate innovative solutions in services and technology.
• Ensure compliance with the standard procurement policy for all purchase transactions.
• Managed all Technology Services contracts and purchase orders; assisted in negotiations for and implementation of contracts including IBM, Wipro, Softtek, and Accenture.
• Generated savings through the selection of reliable suppliers by implementing strategic sourcing strategies, negotiation techniques, and the use of e-auctions/e-sourcing.
• Procured technology for all business units in a cost effective and efficient manner.

Greater St. Louis Area

Hampstead, Maryland

• Promoted to manage development, purchasing, delivery, and promotions to generate $155.8 M in total sales for one of North America's largest specialty retailers of men's apparel at 588 stores (2012) and online.
• Led all aspects for purchasing Trousers and Formalwear to consistently meet and exceed goals for Comp Sales Increase, Gross Margin %, Gross Margin $, Never Outs/Stock Outs, Back-Orders/Fill Rates, and Inventory.
• Drove sales increase from $1 million to $3.1 million for Traveler trouser line by expanding fit, model, and unit availability; branched out this new line to Traveler Tailor Fit.
• Reacted to consumer trends by increasing plain-front pant inventory model up 40% with an expanded goal of 50%.

Hampstead, Maryland

• Promoted to manage all aspects of buying, projecting, sourcing, and selecting suppliers.
• Contributed to all aspects of product development for $149.1 million business; held sole responsibility for fabric and trim approvals for all programs. Provided assortment planning, visual presentation, order placement.
• Updated merchandise assortments based on knowledge of current fashion trends.
• Executed Best/Worst Seller Review; developed sales unit performance reports; analyzed class performance, planned class penetration, and average retail by class; communicated with buyers on order status and shipments.

Hampstead, Maryland

• Promoted to assist Buyer and Product Design Team with design of fit, fabrics, colors, and other specifications.
• Provided product development to produce trend-right product in a $105.6 million business; created buy messages and calculated final costing and delivery dates for visual in stores and catalogs.
• Shopped competing venues to monitor fashion trends, pricing strategies, and presentation techniques.
• Oversaw new supplier sourcing, visual presentation, sample organization, and order placement & tracking.

Coordinated with warehouse-based staff and vendors to track and manage market, photo-shoot, and editorial samples. Generated sell-thru reports and assisted with market preparations.Worked in tandem with buyer to prepare sales events for $19.4 million business.Oversaw collection of detailed and accurate product information for each sales event.

Hampstead, Maryland

• Served as liaison between store management and the inventory department in the corporate call center.
• Communicated daily with store managers regarding problem solving and status updates.
• Reported to team members detailed issues and solutions in 400+ stores at the inventory level.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public History

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)