Robert Follett Email & Phone Number

Steamboat Springs, Co

SPORT CHALET-A 54 STORE CHAIN WITH STORES IN THE SOUTHWEST U.S. AND ECOM SITEApril 2001 to PresentSenior Buyer April 2008 to Present Responsible for all aspects and categories for the Sport Chalet Footwear business • Managed team of 5 including planner, 2 assistant buyers, 1 analyst, 1 clerical• Responsible for all aspects of the footwear business including developing retail strategy, creating and executing financial plan, forecasting sales and inventory, creating OTB’s for key categories, vendors, creating a cooperative marketing strategy across multiple brands and categories, professional development of subordinates, working with store operations, DC staff, logistics company, for brick and mortar stores as well as sportchalet.com.• Part of team that re-launched sportchalet.com• Instrumental in opening 29 stores in 5 markets Buyer April 2004 to April 2008 Mens footwear• Managed entire men’s footwear business• Developed financial plans and executed against them, this includes, GM%, GM$, Inventory turnover, inventory plan, sales and receipts.• Create and maintain OTB for Footwear Division, both bottom’s up and top down.• Worked collaboratively with women’s buyer to develop strategies to drive business as well as leverage opportunities with our vendor partners• Member of team involved with SAP conversion from legacy system Assistant Buyer April 2002 to April 2004 Footwear• Mentored under footwear buyer and learned all aspects of footwear business• Assisted in assortment planning, financial planning and ad planning• Attended trade shows and participated in vendor negotiations to help Sport Chalet achieve financial goals. Administrative Assistant April 2001 to April 2002