Develop Full Year merchandise and sales plan for all North American stores.Maintain Open To Buy file and advise buying team on inventory opportunity/risk.Allocate all merchandise to stores.

Responsible for the distribution of all product into Saucony Retail Outlets in The United States and Canada.Work closely with the head retail buyer on merchandising direction and pricing strategies.Use historical sales data and current consumer trends to develop merchandising strategy in each location.Communicate with Ops on feedback from Sales staff and management about promotions and strong selling styles.

Responsible for month end journal entries related to Inventory for finished goods.Analyze and understand monthly receipt variances for external products received into distribution centers.Select and direct daily cycle counts for distribution centers. Compile statistics and publish month end reports on cycle count accuracy.Track and publish inventory levels for all USA based warehouses.Set yearly budget for pricing variances for external sourced products.Coordinate and assist with periodic distribution center audits.

Provide Cost Support and detailed analysis for the following business units;-Cross Training & Tennis-Warrior Sports-NB Team Sports-SRT Team

Support various SBUs on cost related opportunities and constraints during the development cycle. In the past have provided cost support for the following products;-Cross Training-Tennis-Cleated products including Lacrosse and Baseball-Running-Walking-KidsWork closely with product development, design and marketing to ensure that products achieve target FOB as the product moves through the development cycle from initiation to completion.Work with China costing team on confirming and verifying cost sheet accuracy on all assigned projects, including current material pricing, labor rates and sole pricing.Drive continuous improvement on cost efficiency and value engineering through development teams.

Assisted in opening the Dedham Corporate Store in July 2010 which showcases New Balance's past and future while presenting its newest products.Conducted hiring interviews for potential new associates.Checked in shipments and special orders. Coached associates on proper fitting and selling techniques for shoes and apparel.Certified in New Balance Procare medical fitting.Planned and executed promotions at local road races to market the store.Produced weekly reports on special orders taken by the store to distribute to merchandise and operations team.Worked with merchandise team on making recommendations for products for the store.

Assisted International Business Professor Balbir Bhasin PH.D, M.I.M., with writing a book on doing business in the ASEAN FTA, responsibilities included: Compiling meaningful statistics of historical and current economic conditions of 10 countries.Reading up on the history and current political climate of each country for useful information.Creating charts of each countries major cultural, economic, political and geographic makeup.Finding maps of each country to use in the book with permission from the publisher.Helping create the framework of the book.

Creating appealing store window displays to help attract potential customers to the store.Promote the store by working on store sponsored road races.Fitting customers for proper footwear based on their needs, requiring a strong knowledge of current running shoe technology across several brands.Selling various running related accessories and clothing, this also requires a strong knowledge of current trends and advancements in technical outerwear. Checking in incoming special orders and futures orders.Taking inventory of current stock of products.