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Executes business strategies for forecasting and future product selections. Creates targeted assortments through industry trend identification competitive analysis and performance analysis of existing product.Manages product life cycle process optimizing internal resources and leveraging external resources resulting in increased program efficiencies,

Actively developed and selected product category assortments for retail stores and e-commerce in an integration process involving multiple vendors. Successfully analyzed businesses to create bottoms up conceptual and assortment plans which solved the sales, turnover, and gross- profit objectives. Coordinated and collaborated with Marketing, Store Operations, Planning, and Allocation to implement merchandise strategies. Managed product categories including Quilting Cotton Prints, Fabric Pre Cuts, Little Girl Dress Apparel Fabrics, Solid Quilting and Broadcloth's, Novelty and Licensed Cottons, Flannel, Baby Fabrics and Seasonal Cottons. Recognized in 2013 with the Hancock Fabrics Buyer Best Assortment Planning Award. Recognized in 2014 with the Hancock Fabrics Buyer Best Team Leadership Award.

Held responsibility for developing financial, assortment, allocation, marketing, and pricing strategies for multimillion-dollar businesses, both in-store and e-commerce. Successfully analyzed business at the category, item, color, and size level to create bottoms-up conceptual and assortment plans, which solved the sales, turnover, and gross-profit objectives. Managed product categories, including Infant and Toddler Sleepwear, Basics, Plush, Bedding, Accessories, and previously Infant Toddler Girl Apparel. Recognized in 2007 with the JCPenney Essential Piece Award. A recognized team member in 2010 with the JCPenney Chairman's Award for performance in the top 5% of Merchants. A recognized team member in the Fourth Quarter of 2011 for top sales and gross-profit results in the Children’s Division. Chosen to represent the Infants’ Division on a corporate team that trained associates and assisted in developing updates to the Assortment Planning Tool (APT). Chosen as the Children's Division Team Leader to assist an outside company (SAS) in building a new system for JCP for Pack Optimization and Sizing Profiles

Led planning, purchasing, managing, and merchandise assortments for Infant and Toddler Girl and Infant and Toddler Boy Apparel. Coordinated and collaborated with Marketing, Store Execution, Product Development, and Planning and Allocation to implement merchandise strategies. Cultivated partnerships with key vendors by negotiating strategies relative to costing, shipping, returns, and margin opportunities. A recognized team member in 2004, 2005, and 2006 with the JCPenney Chairman's Award for performance in the top 5% of Merchants.  Represented the Infants’ Division on a corporate team that trained and developed updates to the Purchase Order Management System.