Austin B Averna Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Oversee procurement and replenishment of the Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Indian, and Caribbean imports as well as Tea, Coffee, Hot sauce, and regional niche items for the Midwest and South East Region (NE/MN to FL)

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

• Assisted with all INTL only buys with duties that include objectives, creation, cost negotiation, order writing and maintenance
• Managed all jewelry departments within the business which included weekly reorder and new style requests from Franchisees while partnering with vendors for costing and MOQ challenges
• Partnered with various cross functional departments including but not limited to Planning, Allocation, Marketing, QA, Product Design, Logistics, and In Store Presentation to ensure the correct execution of the global.
• QA partnership with tracking order issues and assistance to the Franchise QA team member.
• Displayed financial understanding and utilization of basic retail math to help analyze my department’s business on a weekly, monthly, seasonal, and annual basis.
• Assisted Buying Manager with Sales Royalty tracking for specific Franchisee Partners to find trends in growth and potential risk.

Framingham, Massachusetts

• Created monthly Selling Report templates for the TKMaxx (UK) banner for Children’s Playwear while also double-checking correct formulas and revising those that were wrong.
• Updated/Reviewed weekly Selling Reports for all Children’s Playwear in every Marshall’s and TJMaxx retail location.
• Grasped full understanding of Pivot Tables.
• Typed comments of supervising product development specialist (PDS) and also stayed in direct contact with overseas vendors regarding package delivery and fabric/embellishment quality submits.

Woodland Hall

• Member of RA Council for Woodland Four staff. (2015-2016)
• Managed floor of 25 freshman residents in Woodland Hall. (2015-2016)
• Responsible for West Hall's residents. (2016-2017)
• Managed Butterworth Hall’s third floor residents. (2017-2018)
• Responsible for monthly social and educational events and ensuring the safety of residents.
• Recipient of Legacy Award at the Spring 2018 Residential Assistant Banquet.

New York, New York

As the head Visual Merchandiser for G-Star Raw on 5th Avenue it was my duty to make daily to weekly changes to the store's layout which included all fixtures/forms, display windows, and mannequins. With the 5th Avenue location being the flagship corporate store, I was given the responsibility to find a set standard to teach and instruct other associates to.

Natick, Massachusetts

• Meeting my set sales goal for the store.
• Processing and organizing shipment.
• Keeping and setting a presentable standard throughout the store.
• Offering additional styling assistance for clients.

Freehold, New Jersey

• Managed and organized all Visual Signage
• Proficient in Till and Returns and Exchanges training
• Trained the Brooklyn manager in customer service duties.

Freehold, New Jersey

• Organized the Stock room
• Pinned Security tags on all new merchandise
• Had full understanding of the Stock Keeping Unit technology (SKUs)
• Helped stockroom manager and full-time stock keep the floor and stock room standard.

Freehold, New Jersey

• Managed the set-up and break-down of all equipment at each job site.
• Exterminated insects using heat remedies rather than chemicals to be eco-friendly.
• Measured temperature of each room with thermometer equipment paired with excel sheets ensuring that the appropriate temperature was reached.

Bachelor’S Of Science (B.S.), Fashion Merchandising

Activities and Societies: President of the Fashion Connection Club, Recipient of the Rising Star scholarship given by the National Retail.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Fashion Merchandising

Studying abroad in London and engulfing myself in the culture, sights, and different perspectives. I lived in Kensington right around the.