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• Responsible for managing $50M+ annual sales volume, specializing in Men’s Tailored Clothing, Outerwear, and Seasonal Accessories.:• Responsible for selecting and purchasing merchandise to maximize sales, gross margin and turnover goals o Achieved 42.4% gross margin rate on $50M+ sales volume, at 1.51 turnover rate.• Maintains excellent vendor relations to secure best up front costs and discounts, ensure timely delivery of merchandise, and negotiate margin assistance. • Achieves results by working closely with internal teams, including Planning, Marketing, Visual, Private Label, and E-commerce. • Manages and develops subordinates including Associate Buyer, Assistant Buyer and Merchandise Assistant.

• Responsible for managing $25M annual sales volume, specializing in Men’s Outerwear. • Performed regular competitive analysis prior to market to identify growth opportunities and build seasonal Category plans; traveled to New York to select and purchase assortments, identified key items and worked with Planner to determine quantities, marketing, flow and pricing. • Collaborated with Planner to take action on monthly Open To Buy forecasts, addressing receipts, pricing, marketing to adjust on order to react to business trend and ensure financial objectives are achieved. • Developed and executed strong marketing plans, by determining items for promotional calendar according to assortment and financial plans and negotiating with vendors for co-op support; evaluated advertising and promotional performance to identify new opportunities.