Buyer and Category Manager for Audio & Streaming Devices within Consumer Electronics. Plan and execute category assortments, promotions and marketing efforts to realize sales and margin budgets. Partner with industry brand partners on new product introductions and developing unique offerings to deliver against company initiatives and maximize consumer conversion. Plan & execute category sales plans that maximize key market level seasonal selling beats (Back to School, Holiday, etc.)

Corporate Foods & Sundries Division: Paper category Full product lifecycle and brand management of Costco’s global Kirkland Signature brand. Partner with CPG manufacturers on item development and category management. Lead at all levels to develop, manage and execute key promotional strategies for top suppliers that include programs that span several merchandising departments.

Corporate Foods & Sundries: Pet, Home Care & Beverage CategoriesGlobal development and lifecycle management of Kirkland Signature and US national brand management.Create and manage items, marketing and national programs for Costco Wholesale including Costco’s global brand, Kirkland Signature.

• Responsible for $350M in annual volume• Evaluating store capacity, & analyzing SKU inventory levels at 61 locations• Advising team on product pricing to meet department margin goals and competition pricing issues• Analyzing trends, forecasting demands, and scheduling the availability of products for promotions• Creating and managing vendor agreement contracts, item contracts & commitments, and projection reports• Managing and analyzing item category reports, new item signage, and price points• Serving as a liaison between vendors in regards to terms, discrepancies, and defective material disposition

• Vault Clerk• HR/Payroll Clerk• Membership Accounts and Refunds• Merchandising Clerk

• Partnering with cross-functional teams: Design, Merchandising, Planning, and & Technical Design to assist in cost engineering product• Ensuring trim components from vendors were available in acceptable quality to achieve design objectives• Coordinating, tracking, and updating recap charts for development, photo, and in-line samples • Data entry in business tools, creating multiple costing tools in Excel spreadsheets• Managing Production Status Reports to ensure vendor production milestones are kept to ensure on-time product delivery