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Chicago, Il, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Naperville, Illinois, Us

Naperville, Illinois, Us

Naperville, Illinois, Us

New York, Ny, Us

After graduating from the General Assembly Web Development intensive program, professors chose me out of 60+ current students to be a teachers assistant to the Javascript intensive program. Attended class twice a week to offer help with in-class activities and assignments. Held office hours once a week for four hours to assist students with course projects or answer any questions from previous weeks curriculum.

Columbus, Oh, Us

• Department lead of all female long denim; combined annual sales of $360m• Grew department sales 22% year over year for 2014 resulting in a beat to sales plan of over 20%• Supervise a team of 6 assistant merchant to merchant level associates; manage their growth, plan their career path, and train them in methods of the basic and fashion denim business.• Partnered with marketing team to enhance our online assortment and website layout; attending photo shoots, approving copy, and researching competitive market to maximize online sales, increasing direct-to-consumer sales 34% year over year in 2014• Negotiated with vendors and strategically planned business to drive average unit costs down 5.5%• Supervise a team of 6 assistant merchant to merchant level associates; manage their growth, plan their career path, and train them in methods of the basic and fashion denim business.

Columbus, Oh, Us

• Travel internationally 3-5 times per year to support our vendor base in production, lead cost negotiations, research trend, and competitively shop. • Manage fabric purchasing for entire female denim team consisting of over 10 million yards of fabric bookings for Back to School season alone, working closely with our sourcing team to build strategy for mill and vendor positioning. • Develop and implement strategic production calendar for Back to School season to maximize flexibility, trend research capacity, cost efficiencies, and buying power.

Columbus, Oh, Us

• Brand lead for Hollister female basic denim; combined annual sales of $200m, making up 63% of total female denim business, 10% of total Hollister business and 5% of total company business for the 2012 year • Grew the Hollister female denim business to a same store likes improvement of 39.7% over year prior • Analyze and review sales, receipts, inventory, and flow strategy with my planning team to effectively create sales plan, increase react-ability and minimize risk • Analyze inventory and need with our allocation team; maintaining steady presentation while minimizing risk of overbuying • Work closely with our marketing team to develop, test and implement effective presentation and marketing strategy for Back to School and Spring seasons • Assess and research current market trends and their application to the brand through specific focus groups, surveys, and competitive research.

Columbus, Oh, Us

• Helped create, communicate, and implement the production and merchandising strategy within female denim short business • Supervised and trained an assistant merchant. • Effectively worked with cross functional departments; design, sourcing, technical design, DTC, planning, and inventory management to drive sales and ensure the highest productivity possible each season.

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communication/Media Studies