Promoted to planning 13% of total company sales including top volume girls denim as well as girls jackets, outerwear, and shortsMaintain the Markdown Tool for the entire merchandise planning team ensuring accurate data, troubleshooting issues, and improving functionalityPresent weekly promotional recommendations, monthly plan updates, and quarterly pre-season reviews to management and executivesDeliver open-to-buy and financial goals by developing omnichannel sales plans and proactively forecasting sales, inventory, markdowns, and gross margin

Increased responsibility after first year to planning 5% of company sales (girls and plus pants, jackets and outerwear) from 1% of company sales (plus screens, active tops and active bottoms)Supported +93% to LY peak tax-rebate sales in denim jackets by creating style level plans to accurately plan receipts to support style breadth and depthReduced seasonal MD by 30% to LY in shorts by effectively managing inventory through COVID shut down by collaborating with buyers on promotional cadence and cancellations

Maximized productivity of $156M Women’s Performance business by building and forecasting unique inventory plans, ensuring accurate assortment mix of fashion and core, and allocating inventory efficientlyDrove +8% beat to LY for Black Friday by solving gaps in the store assortment and ordering $7.5M inventory to support salesBeat sales plan +120% for the launch of the new women’s activewear line by implementing early read testing to determine productivity by style, color, and size

Responsible for supervising and training student workers

• Developed and designed three low cost additions to the current assortment by utilizing excess inventory materials in new products• Merchandised existing products into gifting packages to stimulate larger and more convenient purchases customers during peak holiday time frames

• Improved the quality of sourced garment tags to elevate brand perception while maintaining current costing• Ensured the quality and accuracy of customer orders throughout every step of the in-house production process