Kassy Cocker Email & Phone Number

Men’s Knits and Sweaters

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Canada Area

Category Experience and Knowledge includes: Men's Woven Shirts, Kids Apparel, Women's Pants, Dresses & Swimwear, National Branded SportswearBrand exposure and vendor relations include: Levi's, Converse, Carhartt, Helly Hansen, Columbia Key metrics of last category position: $48M in retail sales, managing a receipt budget of $70M. 381 Retail Locations, 1 Direct Report while managing and collaborating with a team of 5 In-Direct ReportsAccomplishments Include:1. Continued growth of Mark's Kid's Apparel assortment. Expanded to 22 stores for 20232. Helped launch Mark’s first Women’s Swimwear assortment • Accountable for driving the creation, performance, profit, and loss and building of a line plan that contributes to the financial success by meeting and exceeding sales, gross margin, and inventory goals• Develop category, merchandising and marketing strategies that align with corporate expectations and complete seasonal buys to ensure optimal productivity by style, and react to in season trends• Analyze reports, sales trends, consumer buying patterns and opportunities to provide short and long term recommendations that will drive the business• Established, built and maintained profitable working relationships with external and internal customers• Collaborated with Product Development Team on creation and execution of private label brand assortment• Initiate vendor negotiations and manage vendor agreements, cost, terms. Develop and maintain vendor partnership domestic and overseas• Leads the in-season management of product categories, through flow, product knowledge, chasing goods, education, markdowns and exit• Worked collaboratively with the various internal stakeholders (store operations and marketing) • Work with Planning on recommended flow, cluster volume, category and classification penetration, AUR, and SKU depths/turns and productivity• Assist in managing a time-and-action calendar with cross-functional deadlines

Calgary, Canada Area

Category Experience and Knowledge includes: Women's Sleepwear and Dresses while interim roles included Women's Denim Re-built and re-established the Ladies Dress Business which saw positive results and growth in sales dollars and gross margin for 2018Responsible for $14.6M worth in annual sales for 2017• Build and manage merchandise strategy, assortment and financial plans • Source/purchase product and negotiate with vendors to achieve best cost/delivery to maximize sales and gross margin• Assisting with execution of product development (sourcing, approval of lab dips, sample fittings, managing production samples, and distribution analysis)Performed on going market research through sample buying trips. • Identify/highlight key trends in the marketplace• In-season management – receipt flow, sales, markdowns and marketing plans • Assisting with planning/allocations department • Daily/Weekly analysis of sales/programs/colour/size/regional performance and opportunities• Collaborating with marketing and operations teams to ensure product demands are exceeded• In-season management – receipt flow, sales, markdowns and marketing plans

Category Experience and Knowledge includes: Women's Activewear, Sleepwear & Tees, Men's and Women's Outerwear, Men's Sweaters & Fleece• Assist the Buyer in the purchase of merchandise and manage inventory and on order including: preparation, recording, approval and tracking of purchase order; and resolution of shipping problems with Distribution Centre and suppliers• Responsible for Product Management including initial set-up, file maintenance and promotional pricing• Verify purchase order information including quantities, costs, retails, UPC’s Descriptions, ticket requests and Case Packs shipping / cancel dates • Responsible for Inventory and On Order Management including PO placement, tracking, expediting, re-order, date changes, identify discounts for late orders, and provide updates to the Buyer• Provide product direction to Visual Marketing, and Retail Ops as requested by the Buyer, Purchasing, and Advertising Coordinator• Responsible for proofing Flyer Ads and online promos to ensure accurate product and price content• Assist the Buyer to ensure that Retail Operations, Advertising, Marketing/visual and Supply chain receive the information they need with respect to new, changed, or discontinued products; merchandising and advertising plans; and other initiatives• Liaise with suppliers, warehouses, retail operations with regard to discrepancies on delivered merchandise including ticketing, UPC’s, pricing, descriptions, quantities, and dates

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

Fashion Show and Event Production

Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Canada Area And Vancouver Bc