- Merchant for the Hollister Fleece Tops and Fleece Bottoms departments leading preseason strategy development as well as in-season reaction decisions. - Built catered assortment architectures for Domestic, Intentional, and DTC businesses to maximize profit. - Collaborated with cross-functional design, planning, and production/sourcing teams to meet seasonal aesthetic and financial objectives. - Presented seasonal assortment strategies and business results to the company's CMO and other executives.- Traveled domestically and internationally to negotiate with garment vendors, identify future apparel trends, and conduct competitor analysis.

- Created seasonal production timelines to ensure deadlines were met by cross-functional teams and international vendors to reduce quality issues and late orders.- Executed multiple test-and-react strategies that influenced buying decisions for future product lines.- Pioneered a system to keep track of competitor product, price points, and assortments.

- Delivered weekly in-depth analyses of the Fleece Tops business with action points to achieve sales and inventory goals. - Tracked competitors’ product mixes and price points to better position Hollister against the increased competition. - Coordinated the production of 100+ fleece styles through attention to detail and collaboration with overseas vendors.

- Strategically developed creative promotional opportunities for Ohio State University student organizations. - Served as the point person for all custom student org promotional item and apparel orders.- Communicated constantly with student orgs, local and national vendors, and creative teams (i.e. graphic design) to oversee all orders from inception to completion. - Managed tight budgets and strict deadlines when making purchasing decisions.

Served as a part of the Women's Contemporary buying and planning teams to identify opportunities to grow vendor accounts for brands such as DVF and Alive + Olivia.