Experience

Schneider Saddlery

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Equine Product Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present



TABcom, LLC

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Equine Merchandise Buyer

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2021

  • Responsible for all western riding categories including saddles, tack, equine horse boots, western apparel, and footwear.• Worked on private label product development in select categories.• Managed over 60 vendors ranging from extensive assortments to small specialty items.• Build and maintain all aspects of vendor relations including all product assortment decisions, purchase discounts, product promotions, buy ins, special product purchases, term and freight negotiations, seasonal planning, and new products.• Contributed over $100k in co-op funds annually• Manage data integrity for over 30,000 SKUs including item setup, costs, initial pricing, gross margin, product copy and images for both web and catalog.• Work with vendors to negotiate funding for ecommerce marketing programs including social media• Responsible for western categories in 2 semi-annual catalogs. • Review assortments and category management monthly on both stocking and drop ship programs.• Developed and expanded the western, casual, and work footwear drop ship programs.• Manage seasonality and trend reviews for new and existing products• Travel to vendor showrooms, factories, and trade shows• Cross departmental functions with internal staff including: Marketing Purchasing 3PL Warehouse Services Customer Service Accounting I. T. Department Show less

• Equine Product Assistant

  • Mar 2009 - Sep 2012

  • Responsible for assisting the senior buyer with various product categories including western saddles and tack, supplements, grooming, halters & leads, and horse clothing.• Maintained and managed data for over 15,000 SKU’s including item setup, costs, images, and product copy for both web and catalog.• Pulled various sales data and inventory reports as requested by senior buyer

• Equine Purchasing Administrator

  • Feb 2006 - Sep 2009

  • Manage inventory purchasing via excel reports for 100 vendors and submit purchase orders as needed.• Confirmed receipt and verified delivery and shipment of all purchase orders in a timely manner.• Worked as liaison with vendors and warehouse over missing shipments, shortages, overages, damages, and expired product• Verified all system costs are accurate at the time of purchase to avoid invoice discrepancies.• Worked with overseas office on building container shipments