• Oversee and manage vendor relationships.• In charge of managing inventory, performance, and new item onboarding. • Compile reporting to recognize market trends.• Work cross functionally to ensure orders are being placed properly and being received in a timely manner.• Analyze vendor performances with reporting and develop scorecards for quarterly vendor meetings.• Utilize ERP and Microsoft Access to complete day to day tasks. • Negotiate pricing and margins with vendors.

• Oversaw protein and general merchandise across omni-channel.• Collaborated with Category Merchant and Buyers on new, innovative products to bring to stores.• Implemented promotions and flash sales that run-in store and online.•Worked cross functional with marketing, pricing, planning and buyers to execute product launches, promotions, etc.• Oversaw style creation, product label upload and approvals.• Onboarded new vendors and created vendor contracts.• Executed any retail changes and communicating any cost changes to the buyers.

• Built product assortment.• Bought product for all hot markets across all pro leagues and colleges.• Exceeded sales plan and gross margin plan for 2019.• Consistently beat hot market sales plan and checkout plan for Stanley Cup Finals, World Series, NFL AFC/NFC Champs and Superbowl.• Attended vendor meetings to review product lines and availability.• Kept up with current trends in the market.• Monitored weekly sales and placing reorders as needed.• Negotiated pricing with vendors.• Bought all licensed face masks, due to COVID-19. Exceeded $7 Million in sales.

• Built product assortment for Kids category across all Cruise Lines.• Attended vendor meetings to review product lines and availability• Worked with Merchandise Managers & Merchandise Assistants to ensure logo business was cohesive.• Worked with Planning Manager & Planning Assistant on forecasting, buy plans & placing orders.• Created floorplans.

Bought hardgoods & die cast cars for NASCAR Trackside, fanatics.com and the Daytona Pit Shop. • Generated over $12 Million in sales in 2017.• Bought current track and event product at NASCAR races.• Kept track selling in the driver/team haulers and placed orders as needed.• Built assortments for Fantics.com, NASCAR Trackside and the Daytona Pit Shop. • Oversaw, trained and tasked out 2 assistant buyers.• Generated 25-30% of sales for each race.• Bought for the 2017 NASCAR Championship.• Bought for the 2018 Daytona 500 Championship• Worked with and managed an Open To Buy.

Bought hardgoods, headwear and memorabilia for the NBA Flagship Store on 5th Ave. Bought hardgoods and memorabilia for Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans Arena stores.• Created buy sheets, sku uploads and purchase orders for properties.• Met with vendors and reviewed potential products to bring in the stores.• Bought for multiple properties across all leagues.• Tracked what is selling at the properties and placed reorders.• Assisted with on-boarding University of Houston.• Bought hardgoods for Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2016 Western Conference Championship.• Helped set all time sales record on Black Friday at the NBA Flagship Store.

• Assisted buyers in the creation of purchase orders for NBA Flagship Store and 15 In-Venue Properties.• Entered orders into Opsuite.• Built SKU's for product in the In-Venue properties & NBA Flagship Store.• Attended vendor meetings as needed with buying team to review product lines and availability.• Assisted with merchandising the NBA Flagship Store on Fifth Ave.• Assisted in set up, merchandising and receiving product for the NHL Coors Light Stadium Series in Minnesota.• Assisted in set up, merchandising, receiving product and working the Pittsburgh Pirates opening day.

Ran the Auburn Arena Store and stadium locations at Auburn University. • Opened and closed all store locations. • Oversaw between 3-25 associates/volunteers depending on the day.• Merchandised the store, trailers, etc. • Ran events football games, basketball, softball, etc. • Trained associates on customer service and store procedures.

• Assisted store manager on various day to day store tasks.• Opened and closed the store.• Oversaw all visual aspects of the store, marketing, forms, presentations, floorsets, etc.• Audited sales presentations throughout the day.• Oversaw and tasked out associates who work in the stockroom and on the sales floor.• Trained associates on the sales floor and stockroom.• Assisted in recruiting, interviewing, hiring potential associates to work in the store.• Created biweekly schedule.• Developed and trained assistant managers on floorsets and updates.

• Created design and administered content such as writing drug updates and FDA Advisories for for company quarterly news letter.• Facilitated the design and implementation of various promotional materials to be used as trade show give ways.• Designed company mailers for solicitation of business at various trade shows.• Organized and shipped all trade show materials (exhibits, materials, give aways, etc…).• Maintained and updated information on the Diamond Drugs, Inc facebook fan page• Revamped medical brochures.• Created coupons, brochures, bagstuffers and posters for retail and medical stores.• Created email blasts using Constant Contact.• Updated company database's.

• Created event posters, hand bills, marquee images and advertisement design for Kovalchick Complex website (www.kovalchickcomplex.com) and various social media outlets.• Wrote various concert, family show and special event press releases.• Assisted in gathering all advertising back-up in order to successfully settle various show marketing accounts.• Developed radio PSA to run simultaneously with a new charitable venture titled KCAC Kares. • Established clothing drive to benefit the Salvation Army in December 2011 which generated enough clothing for 70 families in Indiana County as part of the KCAC Kares initiative.• Created Mission Marketing; a grassroots team of IUP Business School students established to promote events at Kovalchick Complex on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and in the local community.• Lead Mission Marketing until May 2013.

• Set-up and directed press conferences related to non-tennant events at Clipper Magazine Stadium.• Assist with in-game promotional events by securing contestants and implementing the activity.• Managed team mascot at various community events throughout the season.• Prepared game day promotional props and giveaways.• Coordinated associated theme nights at the ballpark such as Toy Story Night and Dora the Explorer Night.• Promoted and assisted in game day operations for charitable NFL Softball Game supporting the ALS Foundation.