Responsible for Garage, Lawn and Garden, and Pet CategoriesPartner alongside Buyer to manage $50M business• Attended Tradeshows and sourced new products from new and existing vendors. • Conducted Open to Buy for assigned categories and vendors and distinguished white space opportunities• Presented quarterly product assortment to QVC and HSN buying teams, Digital Teams, and Programming to nail down product launches across the platforms.• Ensured alignment between Quality Assurance, Legal, TV Production, Programming, Marketing, other buying categories, and supply chain for a successful launch on HSN.com & TV.• Took ownership of category margins and overall sku management to achieve Qurate targets and to negotiate vendor returns. • Negotiated the best Today Special Promotion and presented to committee. • Trained and mentored Merchandise Trainee

Partner alongside Buyer to manage $65M business• Analyzed competitor landscape to seek new product or vendor opportunities.• Developed financial plans for vendors and negotiated vendor terms, ie. Price, Quantity, Shipping Terms, and markdown $$.• Partnered with Television leadership to convey vendor requests (special sets or lighting, guest relations requests etc.)• Partnered with Legal to ensure contractual obligations are met.• Managed Inventory Levels with Merchandise Planner • Trained and mentored a team of three to ensure data entry was completed expeditiously.

Partner alongside Senior Associate Buyer to manage $40M category• Collaborated with trending Infomercial Brands to create exclusive configurations sold on air, including Christie Brinkley, Spin Mop, NutriBullet, Campbell McAulley, and Wise Company.• Sold out four 24 hour Today’s Specials beating plan by 10%.• Trained and mentored assistant to ensure data entry was completed expeditiously.

Brand Manager for 60+ Men’s and Women’s Vendors• Created 2014 brand and trend strategy with early releases and exclusives capsules with proven success of 20%+ in sell-through in the first week debut• Managed $8M in sales and inventory along with negotiating vendor discounts, markdown dollars, and RTVs increasing YTD margin 5% additional points.• Supported company Dropship initiative by adding an additional $100k in sales with no inventory risk and onboarding major brands, ie. Neff, Altamont, Diamond Supply, for 2015• Contributed to overall team/company support by volunteering assistance to buy Women’s Apparel in March 2014 after the alteration of the Women’s Division structure • Trained and developed Assistant Buyers on interpreting reports, handling vendor discussions, and managing deadline expectations to build the foundation needed to elevate into a buyer role

Overall Women’s Brand Manager and responsible for a $5M Women’s Apparel Category• Managed a vendor assortment of over 80 Streetwear, Lifestyle, and Skate brands• Improved Women’s Apparel Margin by 10% points in a 6 month timeframe• Performed as Interim Women’s Divisional Merchandise Manager for 30 days with positive feedback from CEO Greg Selkoe on how the flawlessly responsibilities were handled• Re-negotiated terms and partnered with AP to prioritize and ensure timely payment delivery

With the elimination of the Girls Category, I was promoted to Associate Buyer for Mens Footwear. With a three man Footwear team, I assist the Buyer and manage/train an Assistant Buyer. While supporting my Buyer with the top 5 brands, I took ownership of my own brand accounts including but limited to Fallen, Globe, Circa, Habitat, Etnies, Emerica, DVS, Lakai, Ipath and Reef. Reviewed Open-to-Buy, Negotiated RTV and markdown money to control inventory. Collaborated with brands to receive early releases and design exclusive product. Selected catalog assortment based on trends, made sure to be 100% in stock by In-Home Date. Supervised/ Trained Assistant Buyer to handle all PO creation and maintenance. Analyzed size selling to please consumers and achieve optimum sales.

Began my career at CCS as a Stylist and within 2 years, I worked my way up to Associate Buyer with the responsibility of buying Girls Apparel and Accessories. Develop and present strategic plans for each season for merchandise and brand assortment to increase sales, margin, and gain competitive differentiation. Manage and build rapport with vendors resulting in favorable product selection and elimination of fees on product cancellations. Oversee the PO creation process to ensure accuracy and attain additional vendor discounts. Responsible for Report on sales weekly, adapted business accordingly, and aligned with marketing plans. Recalibrate inventory in response to emerging/declining trends in a timely manner.

Assisted in stylizing the veejay's and musical talent that comes through the MTV Studios. Visited showrooms during fashion week to view the latest collection to pull samples.Organized the sample closet when new jewelry or clothing samples were sent over. Handled shopping/returning items based on need for a special taping of a show.

I got recruited to open a new store in Prime Outlets in Orlando, Florida. It ended up succeeding Oakley Corporation's expectations and becoming one of the top 5 stores. I also had the pleasure of being the in-store merchandiser. I had the creative ability to manage merchandise to maximize space and increase profits setting the standard for all outlet locations.

Started as an Assistant Manager for Store #750 in Savannah, Georgia. Re-located to Orlando Florida with a promotion to Associate Manager. Assisted Manager in the daily activities to run a successful store. Speciality in visual merchandising. Received an award for visual excellence.