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New York, NY, US

Berlin, Berlin, DE

Berlin, Berlin, DE

• Manage 60-70 grocery/dairy SKUs on a weekly basis across three sites in the Texas region to prevent ingredient shortages and ensure timely delivery of meal kits
• Led cross-functional collaboration with procurement strategy to optimize truck utilization and minimize weekly freight costs by suggesting order quantities to pod buyers during PO prep based on projected forecasts.
• Spearheaded an initiative to increase chamber capacity by 15% through streamlining procurement processes, including sending multiple insourcing purchase orders directly to DCs.
• Developed and implemented the DC/3PW Transfer Guide and Aging Inventory Report SOP to streamline processes and ensure error-free, actionable outcomes to reduce discards and expiring inventory.
• Mentored 6+ G/D buyers and identified areas of improvement to create a comprehensive training guide that drives operational efficiency and fosters continuous development. - Created tools such as: 3PW Ordering Tool.

Amsterdam, North Holland, NL

• Produce brand assets inclusive of photo and video content in collaboration with brands to effectively increase consumer brand awareness to an audience of 3100+ on Instagram
• Maintain communication with brand marketing teams to develop new customer attraction strategies by reviewing Instagram Insights and discussing new content development initiatives
• Develop relationships with influencer community through content engagement while publishing weekly content on personal profile to maintain 15% average engagement rate, 10% above industry standard

Dublin, CA, US

Dublin, CA, US

• Operated systems RMS, CMS, and RDW to write 50+ PO’s and process 50+ moves and quantity changes weekly to maintain the accuracy of shipments processed through the DC’s and stores
• Analyzed weekly reports (Item Sales, Purchase Order Event Tracker, On Order Report, and Open to Buy) to help buyer project for an accurate and growing monthly sales plan
• Built new buy sheet along with other planning related reports to enhance product sales readability and minimize PO writing errors

Dublin, CA, US

• Worked with the Home Division team to create an assortment of gift bags, seasonal decor, cleaning supplies and soft storage by participating in weekly negotiations and maintaining relationships with 15+ vendors
• Proposed a plan to increase Microevent sales within the Gift Bag class by 46% totaling $250,000 through comp shopping and reallocating dollars from previous unsuccessful ventures

• Photograph head shots of active brothers to be placed on organizations website
• Collaborate with brothers to create new content on a weekly basis for marketing initiatives such as: Humans of PCT & Corporate Summer Series
• Generate the most effective engagement amongst the brotherhood by sending out schedules to organize promotional design content

St Petersburg, Florida, US

• Conceptualized and designed posts utilizing skills such as Canva and Autodesk Sketchbook
• Managed daily publishing in accordance with content calendar to attract brand growth (150+ new followers over a 3 month period); stay up to date with social media best practices and emerging marketing strategies

New York, New York, US

• Wrote blogs posts involving fashion, beauty, etc. to educate and inspire thousands of college students
• Attended speaker events to grow knowledge of retail industry such as new releases and upcoming growth initiatives
• Researched latest trends within industry through WWD articles, magazine reads and social media; produced sample DIY material and photographed fashion styles to support written content

Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Underwent training to better understand the products being sold in the stores and help assist customers with purchases
• Developed social skills like patience by assisting customers on a daily basis and helping the company gain profit

US

• Worked through alterations and reviewed lines and collections before release to ensure smooth delivery amongst buyers
• Reviewed line-lists of clothing, model budgets, and made copies to keep track of company finances
• Used excel to work under tech packages to assure lines were organized by style and season for future transactions

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Supply Chain Management And Global Business

Marketing Strategy

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