Sally Lynch Email & Phone Number

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Buying responsibility for 8 categories/three size ranges for 157 Gordmans Value Channel Stores and 608 Stage Department Stores. Sales Volume $33.0 milliono Responsible for developing and curating assortments that maximizes value and key trends for our customer. Identified new selling opportunities through analysis of sales performance and the competitor assortments. Builtpurchasing strategies that target sales budget, turnover objectives, profitability and corporate goals.o Successfully increased sales both in 2019 +27.3% and 2018 +17.0% for Gordmans through identification of key trends and expansion of brand assortments. Gross margin increase was comparable to the sales increase. Maintained Stage Department Store business through tough transitional time. o Took leadership role in the merging Stage/Gordmans Buying Team receiving 2018 Stage Stores “Growth through Learning” Award.

Omaha, Ne

Developed production plans and sales goals for Custom Potting and Fresh Floral growing the business through strong communication and implementation of plans. Buying responsibility for 4 classifications of silk floral product.

Buyer of Men's and Boy's Furnishings/Accessories - Responsibile for 18 classifications; growing the business through strong focused assortments, elevating brand portfolio and identifying new business opportunities for 106 stores throughout the Central and Midwest Sates.- Increased total sales by 87% (from $10.1 million to $19.0 million) and improved gross margin by 150 basis points.- Redesigned replenishment assortment growing underwear business by +58% to sales of $4.0 million.- Consistently produced double digit increases each year in Men's Gifts growing business to a $1.7 million dollars.

Merchandise Planner for Women's Comfort, Better and Athletic Shoes/Misses Moderate and Social Dresses - Responsible for location assortment plans, buy plans and allocations for 54 stores throughout a 6 state northwest region. Developed bottoms up location plans and managed stock levels by location. Worked closely with the buying staff to identify best sellers, project key items and replenishment needs. - Detailed vendor/store analysis resulted in Comfort Shoes sales increase of $2.9M over 3 years (+66.1%); improved gross margin by 300 basis points.- Generated Better Shoes sales increase of +12.3% through location analysis, item projections and identification of best sellers.