• Assistant Planner for Decor• Manage and allocate purchase order receipts and inventory flow.• Assist in financial plans for Floor Décor department and participate in pre-open to buy meetings.• Provide ad-hoc analysis to support daily business operations and needs of the Merchandise Planner and Buyer.

• Assistant Buyer for Tabletop Decor• Aided Decor Buyer in developing assortment and provided daily reports to react on business needs.• Managed Celebration category from maintaining current sales and inventory, reviewed new offers to build a refresh assortment, owned all purchase orders written within the class. • Utilized forecasting tool and recommended replenishment needs for inventory flow.• Daily communications with Product Partners and actively participated in cost negotiations to meet department mark-up targets.• Point of contact for cross-functional teams including Marketing and Store Operations.

• Assisted multiple departments on basic administrative needs including item set up and purchase order entry.• Responsible for sample management including initial request to Product Partners and final sample tracking.• Developed and managed process for item quote sheets.

• Managed quality control: wrote QC standards for all products, approved inspection reports, and performed final inspections upon arrival to warehouse. • Managed import supply chain: classified all import goods with a Harmonized Tariff Schedule, daily communication with freight forwarders and US broker to release orders and coordinate container drop-offs and pick-ups.• Coordinated with overseas inspectors for product inspections prior to shipping and held backorder meetings to prioritize shipments.

• Responsible for India and domestic vendor accounts. Wrote and tracked purchase orders.• Participated in product selection for future season’s catalog and on-line assortment.

• Proofreading monthly catalogs.• Assisted merchandising team on daily tasks include reporting and data entry.

• Proofreading monthly catalogs.• Assisted merchandising team on daily tasks include reporting and data entry.