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Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Execute Macy's Home Store and Macy's Central merchandising directives at a local level. - Tailor assortments and merchandising to each store location to maximize potential. - Ensure strong flow of communication between stores and buying office.- Team up with Visual management to ensure strong, productive and impactful presentations are maintained at each store location.

- Formulate seasonal financial plans and receipt flows to achieve sales, profit and turnover targets set by Management for $23MM sales volume in 100 stores.- Monitor profitability by vendor. Negotiate for additional support to ensure maximum EBIT performance.- Analyze sales and stock at the individual store location; identify opportunities to maximize sales.- Allocate purchases by store to ensure each location had the proper balance of stock to sales potential.- Monitor and track stock levels of all advertised items. Partner with Regional Managers and store staff to ensure they followed the Buyer’s merchandising guidelines.- Present seasonal planning directives to Regional Managers and Store Managers at prototype meetings.- Travel to all major markets with buying team to identify opportunities and strategize sales potential.- Manage, develop and prepare direct reports for advancement.

- Developed merchandise strategy and direction for Towel and Table Linen businesses. Guided and partnered with five retail divisions to generate $95MM annual sales volume in 371 department stores.- Led and planned internal Steering Committee and Market meetings. - Analyzed and documented competitive data to identify new trends and opportunities- Delivered visual and verbal presentations at Senior Management meetings to communicate financial plans, assortment recommendations and direction for in-store execution.- Negotiated lower costs and sale event support from vendors to maximize profitibility- Weekly review of sales and stock data identified sales drivers; quickly followed up with clear recommendation for the retail divisions to execute. - Coordinated a product development team of merchants, designers and overseas sources to create proprietary brands. Planned sales and receipt flow; tracked product from conception to exit strategy.