Kayla Chavez Email and Phone Number

Hardgoods- Small Leather Goods & Handbags

Softgoods- Jewelry, Watches, Lifestyle, Fragrance, & Eyewear

Men’s Private Label and Sportswear

o Own entirety of Men’s Outerwear checkbook – orders and trend analysiso Support the buyer and assistant buyers with writing, managing, and tracking orders in checkbookso Maintain constant communication and positive relationships with 30 + vendorso Manage team communication with HBC India team to ensure a timely flow of orderso Partner with planning team to develop allocation strategies for new product and reorders o Provide weekly selling reports and analysis through MicroStrategy Reporting for the buying and planning team o Assist buyer and assistant buyers with market preparation analysis and attend markets to assist with future buying decisions

o Assisted with the development and design of merchandise presentation to create an engaging store experienceo Upheld stock levels and proper marketing for all products to create optimal saleso Organize, locate, and maintain inventory for both the backroom and sales floor

o Assisted with visual merchandising through setting the floor for all softlineso Cross-trained as part of the Beauty team and Softlines Styles teamo Increased customer loyalty through the promotion of Target RedCardso Maintained cleanliness and available products on the sales floor as well as conduct all cash register operations

o Mentored 40 first generation students through weekly individual meetings and monthly group meetingso Implemented lesson plans into meetings to help students better transition into collegeo Coordinated and hosted monthly events ranging from 20-80+ attendees

o Conducted all cash register operations and price checkso Maintained cleanliness and organization of fitting rooms, sales floor, and cash wrapo Provided customer service and increased customer loyalty by upselling The Limited Loyalty Cards

o Managed weekly meetings with 20 students with a GPA under 2.5 and attended weekly staff meetingso Assisted in teaching the transitional course from high school to collegeo Provided resources for students to better transition into college

o Maintain organization of fitting rooms and clothing displays to create a presentable environment and increase customer retentiono Transporting merchandise from stockroom to sales floor to maintain an easier search for customerso Executed customer service, stock checks, price checks, etc. to increase customer satisfaction and loyaltyo Gained a higher level of sales experience through up-selling and providing the features and benefits of each product