Margaret Sullivan Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Philadelphia Area

Utilized sales plan, marketing initiatives, competitive research and trend information to identify the most effective assortment of product for the brand. Prepared data and analyzed trends to identify market opportunities for wholesale department store accounts and identify gaps in the brand portfolio. Collaborated with key account managers to improve and recommend product assortments. Partner with marketing to guide account specific strategies. Analyzed seasonal sales and presented overall trends and opportunities for sales conclaves and seasonal market meetings.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Represent the voice of the customer in the 5 regions across the country and develop curated assortment by partnering with the central buying and planning teams.Recap business on a quarterly basis to target opportunities based on region, climate and customer needs in the Men's Tailored, Shoes and Kids businesses.Develop strategies based on feedback from the stores teams to maximize customer experience and productivity.Partner with National Planning Manager and Regional Planning Managers to curate feedback to central counterparts to expand their My Macy's assortment by region and climate.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for the development and implementation of processes that support the execution of the business strategyServe as a liaison between Buying/Planning, store execution and other support teamsPrepare information for Seasonal Plan and strategy reviews for DMM presentations Coordinate and complete seasonal strategies, quarterly Zone-a-Grams, and monthly visual forms for the store execution teamSend weekly business recaps and best sellers to the GBM and Women’s Shoes teamDevelop a collaborative and consultative style that built trust and relationships across all levels and functions of the organization

Greater New York City Area

Collaborated with total Junior and Cold Weather shoe team to achieve total annual sales planResponsible for all buying decisions Junior Shoes business Projected sales, POS and perms for specific area on a weekly basisWorked with pricing, merchant forecasting, and financial planning to project in season and preseason plansCommunicated with vendors to determine pricing and marketing strategies for promotional key itemsManaged PO creation and order tracking for current and future buys

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for all buying decisions for Junior Sleepwear business for total Macy's. Collaborate with total Sleepwear team to achieve total annual sales planTrack current and historical business performance weekly and analyzed sales to determine trends and react to businessResponsible for marketing by collaborating with team members to determine advertised items and estimate sales volumeCoordinate with visual and store teams for quarterly floor execution strategy through ZOGs and T-Wall visuals for total divisionCollaborate with Planning during market to buy appropriate styles based on class and climate strategies Manage PO creation and order tracking for current and future buys for all of Sleepwear

Greater New York City Area

Tracked current and historical business performance weekly; analyzed sales to determine trends and react to businessCommunicated with vendors to ensure timely delivery of merchandise by monitoring weekly on order summariesMaintained PO log with planning partners to ensure all orders were createdResponsible for all fragrance blowinsWorked with all vendor partners to ensure product met the advertising deadlines and communicated any changesBuilt and managed in-store signage