Kacey Davy Email & Phone Number

Remote

New York City

Buyer Contemporary Apparel, RTW- Junior & Junior Plus 2011-Present•Responsible for $10m yearly volume for growing Montreal based flash site.•Identify brand & product opportunities from existing vendors while constantly seeking new vendors to further grow the categories.•Responsible for product positioning, assortment, and strategy to organize daily web based events (40 per month).•Negotiate terms and pricing to optimize gross margin and offer customer discounted pricing on current fashion product.•Lead cross functional teams to improve speed of product to customer.•Review current business, monitor industry trends, attend major markets in NY & LA, evaluate all channels of competition and make recommendations to GMM with supporting analysis. •Effective communicator with brand partners as well as internal groups such as production, marketing and logistics.•Strong organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines in a fast paced environment.•Train and mentor an assistant buyer and provide support to AP specialist. Buyer Ladies’ & Men’s Outerwear; Ladies' Contemporary & Junior Denim 2011-2012•Managed contemporary denim department grew from $1m to $1.3m•Managed outerwear department, grew from $1.9m to $2.5m

Burlington, Nj & New York City

Senior Buyer Better & Contemporary 2006- July 2011•Responsible for buying $60m in sales volume while overseeing a buyer responsible for $22m in sales volume in 2010•Instrumental in building the Better & Contemporary business from $32m in 2006 to $82m in 2010•Constantly seek new resources through weekly NY market visits, trade shows, and traveling to LA several times a year•Continuously shop stores and online retailers to stay current with brands and trends•Effectively negotiate price, terms, and delivery with vendors•Build and maintain strong vendor relationships in the better & contemporary market•Partner with planners and allocators to analyze business trends and forecasts and meet or exceed sales plan.•Proven record of taking risks and demonstrating creativity to maximize sales and margin•Often relied upon to participate in development projects for new corporate initiativesBuyer 1998-2005•Areas of responsibilities included Missy, Junior, Petite & Plus size Denim; Junior Urban Collections; Swimwear; Missy Casual & Career Bottoms•Junior denim & Junior Urban Collections grew from $8m to $44m from 1998 to 2005•Consistently met or exceeded plan expectations while aggressively building these areas•Developed, executed, and managed seasonal financial plans•Trained and developed assistant buyers resulting in several promotions

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Fashion Merchandising

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