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 Basis Points-Responded to sales trends to improve the business through in-season management to increase sales to plan-Planned marketing strategy for online shoes which helped grow online sales and demand-Utilize MRI reporting and various excel tools to analyze business -Work in Assortment Builder, WIM and RMS 14 to manage inventory levels

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 various excel tools to help identify business needs- Working in various divisions helped me understand numerous business needs- Built seasonal calendar to help maximize seasonal merchandise efficiency in stores- Helped transition new teams to the Allocator role

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 - Developed diverse veteran sales team- Evolved team culture to increase trust and accountability- Provided consistency sales data and knowledge - Introduced new sales tools to increase productivity - Team became top volume drivers for the company- Developed and led management courses for all assistant managers at Nordstrom, Washington Square

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