Buyer/Analyst - Wholesale
• Presents in-depth analysis of respective departments and classifications• Recognizes key business opportunities• Analyzes customer buying patterns and predicts future trends to ensure availability of stock on hand, optimizing selling potential• Responsible for overseeing business issues and operations related to wholesale, off-price business, and corporate sales• Manages buying of all wholesale product classifications; such as women’s hand bags, small leather goods, luggage and men’s/business• Maintains historical wholesale data sell-in and sell-out sales files• Re-forecasts wholesale sales against sales plans and projections on a monthly basis to ensure targets are met• Recaps and analyzes actual sales results to plan• Forecasts in-season sales and inventory on a monthly basis• Utilizes ad-hoc reporting to provide quarterly, monthly hindsight analysis• Prepares sales and margin forecast for the off-price business as a consequence of leftover discontinued product from the full price channel• Suggests strategic automatic replenishment product assortment seasonally by client, based on quantitative analysis such as selling trends and customer forecasts/projections• Exexutes ad-hoc analyses as needed/requested by management• Collaborates with VP/Wholesale, and the US wholesale team as well as IT, Customer Service and France teams regarding shilling and delivery information • Works closely with account executives and client planning teams at major department stores to uncover automatic replenishment opportunities as well as trend changes• Assists management in making sound business decisions• Proficient in SAP
