Benjamin Jafari Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, Washington

-Manage high volume portfolios for men’s shoes-Negotiate costs to maintain healthy margins and offset inventory liabilities-Recognized upcoming trends to help decide future assortment-Planned seasonal categories for US and CA market-Worked with in house label to develop on trend product-Implemented strategy for Canada market and grew Gross Margin by 500.

Seattle, Washington

- Helped launch the Allocator role for the company- Manage inventory for numerous departments- Analyze business to identify possible inventory opportunities and liabilities- Utilize JDA to help insure product is in the right place at the right time- Achieved record sales-to-inventory spread with increased sales on decreased inventory- Navigate and maintain.

Seattle, Washington

Nordstrom Rack Shoes Assistant Buy Planner

Beaverton, Oregon

Men’s Apparel Department Manager- Oversaw men’s casual departments managing $8M in annual sales and consistently #1 regionally- Performed analytics to identify gaps and opportunities within $8M department - Developed and presented strategy to Senior Leaders and Topman Representatives - Strategy accepted and fast fashion sales increased by 131% in 2017.

Greater Seattle Area

Men’s Apparel Department Manager- Led multiple departments and teams and had sales increases in all departments 13 moths in a row- Trained team on how to offer in house credit card, following month we opened 70 cards on a goal of 10- Ranked number 1 in sales increase in Washington in 2015- Spoke at high schools to teach kids how to dress for interviews

Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

- Provided excellent sales service and built a strong clientele- Winner of multiple sales contest with various vendors