Successful Omni-channel Senior Buyer with a solid 40+ year retail career leading national and global buying initiatives with Fortune 1000 manufacturers. Demonstrated ability to achieve corporate buying objectives and multi-million dollar P&L management/improvement through strong supplier management, effective negotiations, and excellent relationship building skills. Keen eye for trend with ability to identify customer desires and align them with product assortments. Excellent written and verbal communicator, strategic planner, quick decision-maker, creative problem solver, multi-tasker, organized, results-oriented, and adapts to change.TGW (The Golf Warehouse)-A division of Crecera BrandsResponsible for procuring men's, women's, and kids golf apparel. Managed product selection, assortment planning, forecasting, inventory, open-to-buy, budgets, vendor negotiations, analysis, execution, and determined marketing curations and strategies. Baseball Savings-A division of Crecera BrandsManaged baseball footwear, batting gloves, accessories, and ladies fastpitch apparel by building assortment plans, purchasing product, budgeting, controlling inventory, negotiating, following through, reducing aged product, approving marketing curations, and complying and executing vendors MAP policies. Doubled footwear, batting glove and belt sales volume in less than 4 years and increased department penetration to total baseball business from 21% to 29% within same time frame.Responsible for procurement for 25 stores, world-wide Catalog, and Internet. (www.sheplers.com)Extensive Direct to Consumer E-commerce experience with product selection, competitive pricing, and business analysis. Provide informational assistance to the digital merchandiser, supply styles or categories to be featured in retail emails, landing pages or other marketing campaigns.Specialties: Omni-channel retailerE-commerceCatalogGolf ApparelBaseball FootwearBaseball Fast-pitch ApparelBaseball AccessoriesHeadwearMen's Accessories, Furnishings, Leather GoodsLadies AccessoriesLadies JewelryHome Accent and GiftsLeather & Outerwear, Men's and Women'sWorkwearChildren's FootwearPrivate Label DenimSupplier ManagementRelationship buildingTeam ManagementCoach and MentorSales Analysis and ReportingNew Product/Category LaunchE-Commerce ManagementBudget ManagementInventory ManagementProgram/Project ManagementMarketing Curations