Cathy Shelburne Email & Phone Number

Suffolk, Virginia, United States

• Assisted Buyers on reducing inventory levels and critical items by providing recovery resources and assist buyers on excess and potential spoilage item. Performed SKU Rationalization by reviewing product categories and.
• Executed weekly reviews with Operations to increase efficiencies.
• Negotiated and managed Local Marketing Programs with brokers and vendors.
• Executed in-season pricing strategies, including promotions and markdowns.
• Researched new vendors, acquired samples, and negotiated merchandise deals.
• Created hands-on training program for newly hired employees to acclimate each person to company policies and procedures and individual job duties.

Suffolk, Virginia, United States

• Category Specialist /Senior BuyerSourced new vendors in effort to boost range of new innovated products. Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders. Forecasted purchasing trends and.
• Led vendor purchase order process including order placing, confirm purchase order pricing and on time deliveries.
• Managed out of stocks and provide solutions on recovery.
• Managed excess and potential spoilage items by providing solutions.
• Standardized inventory reporting and analysis and instituted corrective action for close-out items.
• Increased customer satisfaction by resolving customer credit issues.