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.
• 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

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.
• 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

• 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.
• 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

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

Fashion Show and Event Production

Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Canada Area And Vancouver BC