Eric Beers Email & Phone Number

Brokering sales between Vendors that I have a long standing relationship with and retailers on off price and opportunity athletic footwear and apparel.

• Complete startup and setup of e-commerce sites rockbottomfitness and rockbottomsunglasses.• Created $4.6 million business.• Developed open-to-buy for entire company• Setup vendor requirements for company.• Setup shipping and receiving standards for company.• Improved use of SEO’s on all sites.

South St. Paul, Mn, Us

• $7 million increase on $26 million business an increase of 27%.• Increased turn of assigned departments by 138 bias points.• Received 21% bonus of salary out of a possible 25%.• Purchased all genders of Footwear and Hosiery for Catalog and Internet.• Streamlined order and presentation process for footwear.• Developed sales plans, markdown budgets, product flow and exit strategies.

Coppell, Tx, Us

• $4.7 million increase on $8 million business an increase of 59%.• Increased average transaction of footwear by $17.00 from $11 to $28 an increase of 154%.• Implemented new merchandising strategy for all footwear departments.• Purchased all genders of Footwear and Hosiery for 250 stores in 23 states.

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

• Purchased Women’s and Men’s footwear for 17 Casino Boutiques in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.• Planned all variables pertaining to forecasts of purchasing, sell through, gross margin and turn.• Produced weekly, monthly, seasonal and annual assortment plans.• Developed sales plans, markdown budgets, product flow and exit strategies.• Negotiated with vendors on terms including discount, co-op, dating and delivery of product.

New York, Ny, Us

• Plan all pertinent variables at vendor and class level to achieve sales, gross margin and turn.• Forecasting, size analysis and inventory flow.• All functions related and not limited to vendor level planning including forecasting and distribution.• Drive assortment planning process by recommending quantities to be purchased based on history, desired sell through and store needs while optimizing SKU count.• Review of OTB on a weekly basis to present to buyers and executive management on a timely basis.• Train and develop allocation analyst.

• $185 million increase on $10 million business an increase of 540%• Purchased Footwear for 75+ Superstores throughout US and Puerto Rico.• Initiated, developed and trained planning and distribution department.