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Responsible for managing the openings of the first 7 Century 21 Stores including eCommerce in South Korea. Key responsibilities are:-Determining assortment recommendations and flow to ensure strong openings-Tracking and managing assortment transit to Korea with key partners-Invoicing

Direct responsibilities include development and execution of merchandising and inventory management strategy to drive profitable growth.Business Development-Achieved an average rate of 34% YOY growth over the last 4 years. Total business has doubled since 2014. Gross Margin has increased 120bps 18/17-Identified opportunities in breadth and depth as well in key categories and brands to drive sales growth. Maximized growth of top 5 brands per area of business as they account for 50-75% of sales, through deep category/breadth/depth analysis. Created tools to measure & track progressStrategic Planning-Manage the creation of financial (including conversion, traffic, UPT, AOV, style count, orders, etc ) and merchandise plans (classification and brand); including yearly, seasonal, monthly and daily views-Manage 148 department & sub department preseason flow plans and forecast sales, markdowns & inventory levels monthly using OTB process. Includes Apparel, Core, Home, Tech, FragrancesOperations-Partner with DPMs (3), DMMs (9), Store Planners (9) and Buyers (45+) on inventory procurement to support financial plans and OTB-Work with IT to develop new reporting tools & processes including supporting the migration to dedicated inventory from virtual inventory, a new warehouse management system (Deposco), -eCommerce Platform (Demandware) and reporting suite (Microstrategy). All in the same year.-Develop and implement style count strategy to optimize depth and breadth by area of business and manage studio flow and capacities-Communicate Demand & Shipped Sales, Cancels and Returns forecasts with warehouse and eCom ops/marketing teams-Partner with Marketing on promotional, marketing and cross functional process strategy and calendar to drive sales and profitability-Partner with Ops to ensure optimal web performance and product fulfillmentTalent Management-Empower and motivate 2 teams totaling 7 direct reports

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Vince is a global luxury apparel and accessories brand focused delivering elevated yet understated items for every day.Business Development-Achieved +31% sales growth YOY for eCommerce, and +46% Comp Growth in Outlets (2014/2013).Strategic Planning-Responsible for the creation and management of financial/merchandise plans; including yearly, seasonal, monthly, daily, department & class plans.-Partnered with Outlet Buyer to curate opening assortment for 4 successful store openings. Developed Seasonal Assortment Planning Tool for Outlet team to optimize by store assortments. -Implemented Markdown Liquidation strategy online to reduce markdown liability for total company including both DTC and Wholesale. This drove an additional $250K in 2014.-Created and Implemented Replenishment Strategy to drive basics sales across DTC resulting in a 20% lift YOY.Operations-Partnered with Director of eCom Buying and Outlet Buyer to build merchandise and inventory strategies. Partnered with Marketing and eCom Ops on promotional, marketing and cross functional process strategy that best drives sales and profitability. -Worked with IT to develop new reporting tools & processes including migration to Demandware and Microstrategy.

•Planner for jewelry retailer supporting direct sales business model. •Responsible for the creation of financial and merchandise plans; including seasonal, monthly and daily plans. •Identify, communicate, and implement strategic business opportunities to CEO, SVP of Operations, Marketing, Customer Care, Sales and Product teams.•Forecast sales, markdowns, and inventory levels on a regular basis using OTB process.•Recommend seasonal, kit and reorder purchases to support financial plans and OTB.•Track, manage and prepare raw and ready to sell inventory through timely communication with a fulfillment company.•Develop and distribute ad-hoc and automated reports company wide. •Recap end of season performance at Category, Collection, & Style levels for merchandise buy period and design reviews•Maintain excel based sku database and work with IT to develop new reporting processes

•Responsible for the sales, profitability and procurement of merchandises for three client websites (www.dollhouse.com, www.akademiks.com, www.cavinyc.com ).•Creating and implementing daily, monthly, seasonal and fiscal financial and marketing plans.•Managing OTB process, receipt flow, markdowns and purchase order process to ensure effective inventory management.•Creating and implementing promotional calendar and marketing strategies (on site and email) to drive sales/achieve margin.•Providing direction to design, IT, marketing and vendor counterparts.•Monitoring marketing initiatives to drive traffic.•Client relationship management including negotiations with licensees and clients

*Procure a compelling assortment through the identification of trends suitable for Macy’s customer, key classifications or items, previous best/worst sellers, and other product opportunities. Negotiate buying terms (price, quantity, delivery terms), markdown assistance, discounts, swaps, and off-price terms with vendor to support profitability goals. *Build seasonal financial plans and strategies to support a women’s clothing vendor. *Act decisively to implement solutions to potentially draining aspects of business by objectively and consistently assessing in-season collection mix through various analyses. Present new category recommendations and strategies to Buyer and Divisional Merchandise Manager regularly to support departmental sales growth.*Manage OTB process, markdowns, departmental receipt flow and purchase order process to effectively monitor and drive sales and achieve benchmark inventory levels and turn expectations.*Participate in the planning and approving of compelling advertising, promotions and events.*Train and motivate the development of assistant buyer trainee, intern and merchandising assistant. *Assist with three other departments under Buyer’s umbrella.

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