Candice Davidson Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, Ca, Us

Management of business and analyzing of key metrics such as sales trends, SKU, cost of goods/gross margin, assortment health, inventory management to better achieve departmental goals Product Development and collaboration to create custom products curated by location Assortment sourcing, planning and management of +/- 3500 SKUs for +/- 26 stores with and a yearly volume of +/- $14 million Custom assortments curated by location supporting the experience at each cultural institution Establish and manage vendor relationships and strong negotiation agreements to increase profitability Provide a direct support to store teams and assistant buyers on all inventory needs to maximize the result in allocation and planning Direct communication with executive team and support for training needs to purchasing team, in systems, allocation processes, alignments, accounting concerns, communications and operational procedures Travel to market and trade shows to maximize sourcing

San Diego, Ca, Us

Management of business and analyzing of key metrics such as sales trends, SKU, cost of goods/gross margin, assortment health, inventory management to better achieve departmental goals Product Development and collaboration to create custom products curated by location Assortment sourcing, planning and management of +/- 3500 SKUs for +/- 26 stores with and a yearly volume of +/- $14 million Custom assortments curated by location supporting the experience at each cultural institution Establish and manage vendor relationships and strong negotiation agreements to increase profitability Provide a direct support to store teams and assistant buyers on all inventory needs to maximize the result in allocation and planning Direct communication with executive team and support for training needs to purchasing team, in systems, allocation processes, alignments, accounting concerns, communications and operational procedures Travel to market and trade shows to maximize sourcing

San Diego, Ca, Us

 Management of business and analyzing of key metrics such as sales trends, SKU, cost of goods/gross margin, assortment health, inventory management to better achieve departmental goals Product Development and collaboration to create custom products curated by location Assortment sourcing, planning and management of +/- 3500 SKUs for +/- 26 stores with and a yearly volume of +/- $14 million Custom assortments curated by location supporting the experience at each cultural institution Establish and manage vendor relationships and strong negotiation agreements to increase profitability Provide a direct support to store teams and assistant buyers on all inventory needs to maximize the result in allocation and planning Direct communication with executive team and support for training needs to purchasing team, in systems, allocation processes, alignments, accounting concerns, communications and operational procedures Travel to market and trade shows to maximize sourcing

San Diego, Ca, Us

 Management of business and analyzing of key metrics such as sales trends, SKU, cost of goods/gross margin, assortment health, inventory management to better achieve departmental goals Collaboration with art and purchasing to create/source Assortment sourcing, planning and management of +/- 5000 SKUs for +/- 100 stores with a yearly volume of +/- $10 million Unique assortments built for each store based on guest experience at each cultural institution. Establish and build on vendor relationships and negotiate agreements to increase profitability Provide a direct support to store teams and assistant buyers on all inventory needs to maximize the result in allocation and planning

San Diego, Ca, Us

 Management of business and analyzed key metrics such as sales trends, SKU, cost of goods/gross margin, assortment health, inventory management to better achieve departmental goals Assortment sourcing/planning/management for +/- 40 retail stores with +/- 10,000 SKUs and a yearly volume of +/- $12 million Unique assortments built for each store based on guest experience at each cultural institution. Provide a direct support to store teams and assistant buyers on all inventory needs to maximize the result in allocation and planning Establish and build on 200+ vendor relationships and negotiate agreements to increase profitability Managed processes and execution of 500+ Author Events yearly Communication with executive team and support for training needs to purchasing team, in systems, allocation processes, alignments, accounting concerns, communications and operational procedures Responsible for communicating with the executive team for the division of multiple buyers

San Diego, Ca, Us

Procurement, Allocation, Vendor Set-Up/Relations, Inventory Management, Receiving/Invoice Discrepancies

San Diego, Ca, Us

Managing each vendor account to ensure payment timely for each invoice. This includes manual input of the invoice into Great Plains, reconciliation and buyer communication on any issues and concerns on an item basis. I also manage check runs and assisted in processing them on a weekly basis.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Managing the entry of item set up and all maintenance associated with these items. Creating and managing purchase orders sent to our vendors for ordering and updating any changes to those purchase orders needed.