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Founded and grew a successful e-commerce business, generating over $950K in sales and selling 45K + items across 8 platforms.Manage 4K+ active listings, achieving 23% YoY growth beyond initial business plans.Optimized product sourcing, marketing, and engagement, consistently exceeding sales and operational efficiency targets.

Responsible to ensure the financial strategy supports national and localized assortments of $30M by store and e-commerce with appropriate receipt and inventory levels for the boy's collections program.

Buy against, allocate and manage OTB for $18M annual assortment across 5 departments for store locations and e-commerce, including furniture, largest department at $12M in annual sales (total active SKU count ranging from 800-1,200).Perform weekly, monthly and quarterly analysis on store and e-commerce performance. Inclusive of sales units, dollars, GM%, department mix and inventory vs. LY to present to leadership team.Responsible for 12% year over year growth in key departments. Responsible for building $3M proprietary furniture program.Attend tradeshows and vendor appointments to source new products; curate and buy newness to fit company aesthetic and style. Ownership of monthly and quarterly product pipeline showcasing new product to generate month over month growth to drive quarterly catalog assortment.Analyzed store performance to supply sustainable inventory levels. Maintained inventory levels at warehouse by communicating regularly with buyers and CMO regarding replenishment.Merchandised e-commerce by ensuring all product information is correct. Drove key marketing calendar initiatives to feature new and proprietary product.

• Manage all furniture orders and inventory for 7 nationwide stores and e-commerce sales. • Continually researched and explored new trends in marketplace. • Established and maintained relationships with vendors (ranging from 100 to 150).• Responsible for forecasting and maintaining inventory based on current and past sales and trends.• Managed all open purchase orders, address logistical issues with vendors and warehouses.• Acted as team leader to train new team members.

• Launched and manage the giggleDEALS internet platform as an addition to the giggle core website.• Acted as buyer to secure daily deals, select assortment, negotiate cost and terms.• Worked with Chief Merchandising Officer to increase revenue and traffic.

• Managed Sales Associates, acted as cash wrap lead, resolved escalated customer issues, closed front of house and back office nightly.

• Responsible for the strategic planning of GE and Flying J accounts. (2 of the largest 7, totaling over $30M in annual sales).• Communicated to sales, purchasing and call center departments to achieve program standards and success. • Oversaw customer facing websites and technology based features to maintain high client satisfaction.

• Responsible for the logistics of all orders for top tier accounts, ($16M in annual sales).• Maintained awareness of delays, manufacturing/shipping issues for over 700 active styles with Macy’s and Helzberg.• Communicated with sales, overseas manufacturers and vendors to ensure quality, production and transit timeliness.

• Accountable for the efficient and precise handling and import process (including classification and valuation) of a wide variety of steel commodities. Responsible for all shipments in wire division and to all West Coast ports.• Completion of 8 week BARTHCO US Customs compliance course.• Extensive work with SAP business software.