-Oversee all merchandising functions for the Jewelry and Home departments.-Lead teams to achieve sales and margin plans through optimizing assortment, pricing, and strategy.-Develop global assortment plans and pricing structures for omni-channel business, including catalog and retail stores.-Analyze data to extract stories, themes and trends, and utilize this information to inform go-forward strategies for catalog, web and retail store locations.-Collaborate with planning team to develop forecasts that supported sales goals and minimized risk.-Established sell-down strategies on slow-turning products while maintaining profitability.-Developed and curated collections for the website, manage product ranking based on seasons/strategies/analytics as well as approve photography and copy. Ensure a cohesive and intuitive browsing experience for customers.-Collaborate with marketing to ensure trends and key products are highlighted across platforms.-Report weekly on sales to the executive team and share insights after key seasons with internal partners.-Develop and foster positive relationships with vendors, leading to improved costs, lower MOQs and exclusive products.-Lead and coach a team of 8 buyers and merchants.

-Managed children and leisure product categories with consistent annual sales growth; achieved 9% comp growth in 2018 and 108% growth during full tenure.-Created and executed strategic direction for e-commerce and mail order catalog, overseeing categories with a combined annual demand of over $21M.-Selected unique products based on data and marketplace trends, managing 950+ items and 250+ vendors; achieved new item sales growth of 41% in 2018.-Developed exclusive products with vendor partners, growing exclusive sales by 34% in 2018.-Negotiated and managed licensing agreements for several top-selling products.-Conducted regular business reviews to identify weaknesses and opportunities in assortment.-Developed financial plans for categories and negotiated favorable terms with vendors.

Buying and merchandising for children's, desktop and leisure categories.

-Conducted wholesale and consignment buying across multiple merchandise categories, including jewelry, men's and women's apparel and home goods.-Developed OTB standards and planning guidelines and spearheaded an inventory management system implementation.-Overhauled e-commerce website and managed implementation of Shopify for improved customer experience.

-Supported e-commerce buying for categories including women's apparel, electronics, home decor, jewelry and gifts.-Managed budget planning, margin analysis, and purchase orders based on sales reports.-Managed all aspects of product launches including photography selection and copywriting.-Designed and developed private label merchandise and established departmental guidelines.

-Managed a team of 35 employees and inventory for the produce category at the two highest volume store locations in the US.-Developed tracking tools for OTB and labor budgets; consistently exceeded margin and sales targets.