Maintain inventory levels to achieve sales and margin plans. Communicate with vendors regarding product availability, quarterly forecast, updated pricing and estimated arrival of orders. Place orders, track shipments and review accounting for proper financial issues. Work with warehouse receiving team to resolve shipping issues.

Over the course of 19 years, I have held various positions, Allocator, Analyst, Buyer’s Assistant, Replenishment Analyst and Planner. In these positions, I worked closely with all elements of Upper Management, Buying division and Planning & Allocations. Directed various merchandising and planning teams in the day to day assortment planning and size optimization efforts for a $1.5B retailer with more than 850 stores. Provide support for merchandising planning and size optimization solutions in such areas as training and development of new associates, Item Creation System, Purchase Ordering System, and Allocation Systems.

Held various positions: Allocations Manager, Allocator, Analyst, Buyer’s Assistant, Replenishment Analyst and Planner. In these positions, I worked closely with all elements of Upper Management, Buying division and Planning & Allocations. Directed various merchandising and planning teams in the day to day assortment planning and size optimization efforts for a $150m retailer with more than 120 stores. Provide support for merchandising planning in such areas as training and development of new associates, planograms, location layouts, assortments, assortment planning, product flow and Allocation Systems. Functions were the same as with Stage Stores except I manage all twelve-allocation analyst. In this position, I was the liaison for upper management and Planning & Allocations division

Over saw the daily functions of Accounting, New Accounts and Teller functions. Supervised nineteen associates including hiring, training and development. Maintained all cash, over saw all accounting functions, reviewed all Federal and State banking regulations, money machines (ATM, etc.) and reported directly to the President.

Over saw the daily functions of New Accounts, Vault, Teller functions, collections & exchange and Foreign Exchange. Supervised eight associates including hiring, training and development. Maintained all cash (US and Foreign), over saw all paying & receiving functions (US and Foreign), reviewed all Federal and State banking regulations, money machines (ATM, etc.) and reported directly to the Vice President of Operations.