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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Rookie of the Year 2020

Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

• Create purchase orders for stock replenishment, and ensures the timely delivery of items.• Execute initial seasonal inventory allocations and replenishment exceptions, balancing warehouse and store-level inventory.• Prepare and maintained accurate forecast of open-to-buy plans, seasonal merchandise, styles assortment, key item reports and reorder recommendations.• Develop location sales and inventory plans by managing inventory levels through allocation and consolidation in close partnership with the buying team over 48 stores across the nation.• Review historical data and communicate closely with the buying team ensuring the right collections were placed in stores at the optimal time.• Experience managing and supporting a high sales volume category with high SKU count and heavy seasonality. • Reports directly to the vice president of retail providing support in planning, buying and merchandising activities to reach sales volumes over $10M annually.

Greater Seattle Area

• Responsible for planning inventory levels and purchase strategies for hundreds of SKU’s domestically and internationally.• Handled and maintained excellent vendor relationships with over 35 vendors.• Negotiate and procured inventory supplies with vendors resulting in lower cost of goods and a higher profit margin. • Generating, analyzing, and interpreting data for sales trends to forecast and manage inventory effectively.• Operations liaison between Marketing to help coordinate and plan new product launches domestically and in foreign markets.• Corporate purchasing for both hard and soft goods.• Maintain open lines of communication between manufacturers, sales teams, vendors and warehousing personnel to expedite product orders, distribution and problem resolutions.

University Village Mall

• Managed all aspects of merchandising, window displays, and stocking.• Responsible for floorset's and all visual merchandising, while adhering to company merchandising policies.• Managed all inventory levels for all departments (shipping/receiving).• Responsible for operational team onboarding.• After 6 months of employment received the monthly Values Award being recognized for exemplary teamwork.• Coordinate and managed employees to allocate resources and assign tasks as needed.

Bellevue Square Mall

• Responsible for overseeing the entire store operations including staff hiring, training, evaluation and work schedules.• Created and styled looks for the interior and window mannequins that reinforce the visual theme, branding and reflect the current market trends.• Consistently came under budget quarter over quarter by achieving correct inventory, effectively training employees on sales techniques and maintaining high backroom and store merchandising standards. • Trained, supervised and managed full and part time personnel, managing up to 20 associates.

Bellevue Square Mall

• Assisted over 100 customers daily, over the phone and in person.• Provides prompt, courteous, and personal service.• Given separate store to manage within 15 months from start date due to strong leadership and revenue results. • Ensured employees provided highest standards of customer satisfaction and quality service at all times.• Assisted store manager to communicate store specific needs and feedback to ensure adherence to policies and procedures.

Alderwood Mall

• Participated in Future Nordstrom Leaders training program and eligible for management role due to strong sales performance.• Organized and merchandised the department to maximize sales.• Provided excellent customer service, while maintaining a strong customer base.• Promoted to flagship location due to exceptional sales performance.• Demonstrated proficiency and in-depth knowledge of products offered in my department and neighboring departments to cross sell effectively.