▪ Manage the following categories online: Grills, Grill Accessories, Grill fuel ▪ Manage the following categories in-store: Vertical Smokers, Cooking Pots and Boilers, Portable Grills, Electric Grills

▪ Women's and Juniors Sleepwear, Domestic and Private Label

▪ Lead Merchant, drove strategy, and identified white space for a startup Home concept, White Barn ▪ Head 3rd party buyer, managed vendor relationships and strategy for White Barn and Bath and Body Works

▪ Managed men's casual button-down shirts, fashion outerwear, dress pants and tailored blazers for digital, retail and catalog merchandising ▪ Oversaw and train newly hired assistant merchant▪ Led training sessions for newly hired assistant merchants and interns regarding Omniture systems ▪ Co-coordinated email, social media content and online experiences for the Men's division to mirror company messages that assist in overall brand growth▪ Initiated and led online informational session for the men's division while aligning with company direction and strategy

▪ Managed female fleece and female bottoms for Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, HollisterCo and Gilly Hicks websites.▪ Managed product items through entire web process: coordinated skus, assigned launch dates, planned inventory levels, optimized product pages to create a brand-positive presentation while maximizing conversion and sales, and proactively prepared for markdowns and exit strategies▪ Assisted in seasonal site redesign initiatives: developed merchandising requirements, tested beta sites for error detection, and worked with design and IT to implement changes▪ Used appropriate analysis/reporting tools to create accurate reporting to the department level. Identified and reacted to trends in the business by raising awareness to online merchant team and partners in product merchandising, planning and inventory management▪ Met regularly with Product Merchandising and Brand Senses partners to understand direction of the brand and future product lines. Used this information to protect brand integrity and hold the eCommerce experience to the highest industry standard▪ Utilized the online product management system to organize and maintain product presentation on the web. Sequenced categories, sequenced items, chose color images, managed set dates and product loads, and turned product on and off as appropriate▪ Researched other retail sites frequently to keep up-to-date on new technology, ideas, promotions and changes in product assortments

▪ Analyzed effectiveness of current marketing tactics and presented new marketing campaigns▪ Collaborated with Executive Director to successfully enhance program through various facilitation models▪ Assisted in the creation of an revolutionary leadership program while developing corporate interest campaign▪ Coordinated monthly program meetings, monthly class agenda, and day to day office tasks

▪ Jointly crafted a locally-sourced small business focusing on aggressive growth opportunities to meet a $200K yearly sales goal▪ Cultivated and managed relationships with vendors, clients, local government officials and community advocates▪ Led merchandising strategy of wholesale items, pricing strategy, managed inventory and coordinated visual merchandising of retail space▪ Led market research efforts and evaluated areas of potential growth to strengthen and understand client base▪ Planned and implemented communal entertainment events to drive growth from existing and potential new customers▪ Managed all social content platforms while creating a brand identity and voice