I’m an accomplished, dedicated, loyal and quality driven buying professional with tremendous experience in the retail industry. Proven track record of improving sales and inventory performance to ensure increased profitability. Superior communication skills, strong management style, and a focus on strategic business planning.Core Competencies:• Vendor Negotiation• Planning & Design• Merchandising• Budgeting & Forecasting• Regional Buying• Brand & Product Development• New Product Introductions• Sales, Margin and Profitability Enhancement• Vendor Sourcing• Merchandise Evaluation• Product SelectionCareer Highlights:- INNOVATIVE: Partnered with Minds in Sync to create the first Memory Foam Bath Rug in the market. Incremental sales of $3 mil per week. Innovative and differentiated, this program was a Bed Bath and Beyond exclusive for 10 years and became a staple in this category.Partnered with Core Home to create the Vogue 2/20 Insulated Drinkware Program. Weekly sales of $100K. Exclusive to Bed Bath and Beyond. This value program was competitive in construction to the S’well Bottle that retails for $39.99 in high end retailers.- STRATEGIC PARTNER: Established strong relationships with vendor and field partners to create the new $2.99 Singles Coaster program. This program was 700+ skus and specific patterns were created for each of the 1000 stores. This program was featured on the aisle during the Entertaining and Giftable timeframe and did $4 mil in volume. Partnered with Newell/Rubbermaid to introduce a new 4’ Food Storage statement in all stores. This program was a key volume driver in this category and Bed Bath and Beyond was able to stay competitive which had been an issue. The introduction of promotional events also drove sales in this category.- ANALYTICAL: Utilized reporting to spot and react to trends through proper forecasting and communication. Always looked for new ways to add value.I would be open to any positions in the Tri-State area, PA or MD.Please feel free to email me at jennzadoff@gmail.com or to call me at 631-316-5888.