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Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Maintain daily communication with 13 global vendor partners across 6 multi-SKU product categories
• Onboard new manufacturing partners, communicating organizational code of conduct and company sustainabilityinitiatives to ensure cooperation
• Own Work in Process reports to prioritize purchase orders, manage shipping deadlines and meet product launchdeadlines
• Ensure all PO’s are delivered within company standards and adhere to Time and Action calendar deadlines
• Partner with design on initial product development; help source new manufacturing partners based on design’svision, changes in the market and costing restraints
• Negotiate product costing with vendor partners to ensure IMU goals are met or exceeded

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Communicated seasonal buys to vendor partners; maintained communication about production throughout eachseason
• Requested costing information for all products, relaying any cost challenges to design teams, Production Manager andGMM.
• Owned initial costing reports to calculate landed cost and IMU based on target MSRP’s for all products
• Procured product specs from design team and distributed as needed to maintain accurate product information on weband in catalog
• Requested and tracked samples throughout the product lifecycle, including development samples, photo samples,SMS, PPS and TOP samples; communicated revisions and approvals to vendor partners.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Generated unique SKUs and UPCs for all new products using GS1 software
• Built, updated, and managed item details within the ERP system (purchase prices, retail costing, item attributes)
• Created and maintained all purchase orders in the system, updating as-needed to reflect changes in ex-factory dates,quantity variances, chargeback discounts, etc.
• Owned sample management process, supporting physical movement of samples throughout the product lifecycle;created reports with which to communicate sample locations to relevant departments for approval.
• Assisted design teams in coordinating development sample arrivals in preparation for approval meetings

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Provided customer service to guests in a high-volume environment, including advice on styling and fit
• Assisted management in training and onboarding of new employees
• Used of point of sale software to process transactions, returns, exchanges, and maintain SKU integrity
• Assisted in yearly inventory checks, accounting for total inventory both on the sales floor and in backstock
• Physically merchandised sales floors, adhering to visual merchandising guidelines provided by management

Greater Philadelphia Area

Bachelor'S Degree, Fashion Merchandising

Activities and Societies: Delta Mu Delta Honor Society, National Society of Leadership and Success

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