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Austin, Texas, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Drive strategy and vision cross-functionally with the merchandising, planning, allocation, and product replenishment
• Leverage creativity and problem-solving skills to develop business strategies that deliver profitable sales
• Drive results by evaluating financial and business indicators, and translating data into actionable information
• Perform competitive analysis and benchmarking while developing profitable product assortments
• Seek out and maximize new business opportunities as well as identify trends and risks
• Develop and maintain relationships with manufacturers

Austin, TX, US

• Accountable for achieving sales, margin and GMROI plan for the merchandise category in the company with sales exceeding $60m.
• Manage a five-member team, consisting of an assistant merchant and merchandise coordinators.
• Collaborate with Merchandise Planners to develop yearly planned sales and inventory; build yearly vendor purchase plans and reforecast them throughout the year; identify assortment issues and opportunities; manage.
• Determine product mix in all transaction channels for initial product launch orders and replenished assortment.
• Negotiate yearly vendor agreements to determine discounts, terms, co-op, rebates and allowances.
• Manage pricing and promotional activities in all transaction channels including seasonal sales, markdowns, manufacturer promotions and product repositions while ensuring adherence to vendor pricing policies.

Austin, TX, US

• Accountable for achieving sales ownership of company’s open-to-buy with yearly purchases exceeding $76m in Golfsmith’s direct web business.
• Built and managed to a yearly category forecast and plan, as well reforecasting a rolling three month sales, margin and receipt plans for Hardlines, Consumables and Apparel categories.
• Led the merchant and planning teams in ongoing lifecycle management and assortment optimization exercises.
• Heavily involved with the merchant team in all product introductions, assortment decisions, special buys and promotion/marketing planning.
• Interacted extensively with vendor partners in relation to all aspects of the business including forecasting, buy quantities and inventory net down negotiations.
• Held responsible for goals tied to inventory; including sales, GMROI, turn and in-stock. achieved 2012 and 2013 sales and Margin Goals.

Austin, TX, US

• Sustained an adequate inventory position across Golfsmith's channels to drive sales, in stocks and service customers.
• Analyzed daily/weekly/monthly/yearly reports to identify inventory imbalances while controlling inventory at store and warehouse level and resolve in stock issues.
• Created and maintained supplier replenishment purchase orders and warehouse allocations.
• Interacted daily with buyers and department planners on new item purchases and inventory flow regarding promotional activity.
• Worked closely with Web business managers to ensure availability of product for retail and online promotions and product launches.

Seattle, Washington, US

• Acted as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, conferred with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements were met before closing dates.
• Compared a property with similar recently sold properties to determine its competitive market price.
• Prepared documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, listing agreements and leases.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Negotiated prices and terms, improved inventory control and purchasing systems, oversaw quality control, shipping and receiving, purchasing and inspection of all store merchandise.
• Noted for staff leadership, improving accuracy, efficiency and cost reduction.