• In charge of eight categories within the Children's Wear Department: Casual, Athletic, Swim, Tennis, Golf, Accessories, Socks and Intimates (Boy and Girl Baby, Toddler, Kid and Junior)• Responsible for purchasing and allocating all product in these eight departments• Purchased Spring (2016), Winter (2016), and currently in the process of buying Spring (2017) • Pull monthly sales and trends for OTB (open to buy); look at opportunity buys and areas of growth in season• Implemented Min/Max program in Children’s Athletic wear for core styles to produce a constant flow of replenishment on Never Out of Stock (NOS) styles• Run daily reports to analyze product performance to ensure repeats are ordered and markdowns are done when needed (improve ending inventory and ending margin)• Continuously analyze inventory levels by store/brand/style to ensure that the right product is at the right location• Issue out transfers to consolidate product and ship to top performing stores/stores whose inventory is lower than target level• Work closely with vendors to manage the in-season assortment and carryover projection -- request markdown dollars, RTVs (return to vendors) and guaranteed sales• Work closely with logistics and vendors to ensure product is received at the right time, at the right price, with the right discount • Continuously analyze consumer buying patterns and predict future trends• Negotiate price points to ensure maximum gross margin and price point have been hit• Assemble items for procurement and establish terms and pricing that is advantageous to company

• In charge of the entire women’s and boys’ branded and wholesale department; given the challenge to complete the women’s Fall 2014 buy, when original buyer left mid-season• Maintained relationships with existing vendors and source new suppliers for future products• Attended buyer meetings in California, pre-line for Holiday 2014 and Spring 2015• Actively performed the duties of the Merchandising Assistant role simultaneously • Trained two Merchandising Assistant who were shadowing my role to learn daily tasks, as well as programs such as JDA, Report King, PO Worksheet, etc

• Run weekly sell thru reports for vendors, analyzing sales, product performance and sales growth through the use of excel• Run a weekly report on the top /worst 30 items in our store for executive meetings.• Implemented sample room protocol to determine fast and slow moving stock for buyers meetings• Assemble items for procurement and establish terms and pricing advantageous to West 49• Complete buying process by creating purchase orders, and receiving signed confirmation letters from vendors• Expediting all orders with vendors to ensure product is received in an appropriate time frame to ascertaining timeliness of promotions at theo store level (late orders, quantity/colour/cost discrepancies)• Attend vendor meetings for the purchasing of Electronic goods• Implemented two staff contests during the holiday season to encourage and promote electronic salesAssisted as Buyer ( June – October 2013 )• Attended buyer meetings for Summer 2014 pre lines• Analyzed sales from previous buys and seasons to determine trends and price points which were more or less successful• Met with planner to determine OTB• Utilized brand analysis to determine successful brands per department and sub department• Placed orders through vendors for summer 2014 men’s and men’s accessories • Put together a holiday program for men’s apparel, called a “bundle deal” – SMU’d and purchased garments at a discounted price to maintain a high gross margin % • Purchased large quantities of sweatshirts at a discounted price for Black Friday deal• Preformed weekly markdowns for men’s and men’s accessories, by analyzing sales performance • Followed up with planner to ensure OTB was available, followed up with vendors to gain product for an at once order

• Built and completed men’s, kid’s, and toddler’s commodity boards for Spring and Fall 2013 footwear• Applied knowledge of Merchandising Mathematics taught in Post Graduate program to commodity boards • Applied Excel knowledge when working on commodity boards

• Successfully assisted photographer in eliminating work backlog involving the tasks of uploading, labeling, and describing merchandise being sold in the online store • Enhance successful flow of sales by categorizing all merchandise appropriately• Took initiative to clear out all backed up merchandise deemed “sold out” on store website• Applied html coding knowledge to update and apply corrections to the website• Assisted with photo shoots for the online store • Provided assistance for holiday photo shoot, to expand my skills and knowledge of fashion • Expanded knowledge and applied new skills with Photoshop

• Wrote detailed specifications for the daily circular for all managers at store level regarding changes and upcoming events • Took initiative to become familiar with the photographer and assist in photo shoots • Organized clothes/ outfits for photo shoots • Updated and created Excel spreadsheets on current events and promotions including fundraisers and community events such as Go Skate Day • Resolved conflicts in the Customer Service departments by fixing errors and ensuring satisfied customers• Made detailed PowerPoint presentations on the competitions’ sales, strategies, and products• Researched new and upcoming Canadian bloggers to promote store products

• Contribute to the store’s awards on exceeding sales for Green Friday and Boxing Day• Designated expert for denim challenge given to all stores under the American Eagle banner, during which we exceeded our store goals, and received an award as a Denim Expert• Regularly assigned task of floor-set preparations due to speed, quality and consistency• Assigned lead dresser of mannequins and store window modifier • Provide excellent customer service in the fitting rooms, sales floor, and cash desk• Excellent knowledge of the store’s rules and regulations regarding customer exchanges, refunds, or store credit as deemed by store rules and regulations• Consistently exceed requirements for loyalty card sign-ups• Responsible for price adjustments and markdowns as detailed by corporate office