Experience

The Lion Group

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Brand Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Horizon Group USA

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Product Manager

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2022

  •Manage the production process from start to finish for industry-leading consumer product goods; specializing in children’s arts and crafts carried in over 50 major retailers, including Amazon, Costco, Walmart, and Target. •Collaborate with cross functional teams on developing new concepts while spearheading initiatives surrounding sourcing, compliance, sampling, and product testing for multiple brands within the tween division. •Conduct daily communication with factories in China, ensuring all items are being sampled promptly and deadlines are being hit for releasing products to mass production. •Responsible for maintaining company margin goals and retailer specific margin scenarios by negotiating with multiple factories to ensure the best prices and quality of goods. •Attend weekly sales meetings with Horizon Group’s internal sales team discussing customer feedback and provide action plans to drive increased revenue.



Century 21 Stores

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Buyer

  • May 2019 - Jun 2020

  -Managed end-to-end relationships with over 75 vendors in the home textiles department, ensuring clear communication and transparency throughout the onboarding, purchasing, and delivery of each collection. -Negotiated with vendors to get the best discounts, resulting in an average of 20% savings on every order. -Attended weekly market appointments with vendors to view merchandise and negotiated pricing to remain competitive. -Reviewed all product samples from vendors, determined quality and established price points. -Lead the team research into emerging trends and designers, spearheading new partnerships to fill critical gaps. -Provided operational support for the Senior Buyer, acting as key project manager for new projects as they arose.



Garan, Incorporated

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Planner

  • Jul 2017 - May 2019

  • Creates, updates, and forecasts financial plans for all Garanimals Baby and Seasonal programs sold at Walmart stores. • Analyzes sales through pulling Retail Link reports, updating Access Databases, and building Excel templates in order to capitalize sales and develop action plans for current and upcoming seasons. • Handles all Seasonal program replenishment, ensuring that the product is shipped from the distribution centers to the stores based on the sales trend and inventory levels. • Builds contract proposals on a style, color, and size level for Walmart based on historical patterns, current trends, and seasonal directional strategies in order to maximize sales growth. • Updates weekly business recaps for both internal and external teams.



Saks OFF 5TH

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Planner

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  - Provided support to the planner in building merchandise assortments by door and allocation strategies to achieve profitable sales.- Analyzed stores’ sales and stock levels in order to recommend and adjust future forecasts. - Developed and updated store clusters based on volume and climate. Integrated clusters into planning for allocation. - Analyzed data to create brand matrices based on sales performance by each store.- Partnered with the buying team to incorporate store feedback into assortment and size planning

• Merchandise Assistant

  • Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

  -Manage purchase order entry; making sure all prices are accurate, creating items in the SFA system, and transmitting orders to vendors. -In charge of completing new vendor set-ups. Ensuring that vendors complete all the necessary paperwork. -Use the reporting tool, Microstrategy to pull weekly reports that are used to study the business from the week prior. -In charge of submitting price changes, monthly markdowns, and making sure price changes are communicated to stores.-Assist Distribution Center representatives with troubled merchandise and returning merchandise to the vendors when necessary.



Hallmark Cards

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Merchandising

  • Aug 2009 - Sep 2015

  -In charge of displaying the store’s merchandise appropriately for each season. -Research MSRP of store goods, and run competitive shopping analysis as needed. -Partner with Supply Chain coordinators to monitor and ensure shipping timelines are being met. -Address potential shipping issues including short shipments, late deliveries, and damaged goods. -Serve as a primary point of contact for clients ensuring accurate prices, taxes, and discounts are all applied at point of sale. -Assist in the training and development of peers and newly hired employees.



Duffy & Shanley

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Relations Intern

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  - Assist with media tracking, media clipping, and promotional efforts for clients. - Compare several news and press releases for clients. - Researched, created and enhanced media lists for clients. - Utilize professional search engines to find potential bloggers and outlets to promote products. - Researched major publications that fulfill target demographics of client. - Utilized Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, Cision Point, and Compete. - Assist with media tracking, media clipping, and promotional efforts for clients. - Compare several news and press releases for clients. - Researched, created and enhanced media lists for clients. - Utilize professional search engines to find potential bloggers and outlets to promote products. - Researched major publications that fulfill target demographics of client. - Utilized Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, Cision Point, and Compete.



C & C Children's Wear

• New York, New York

• Merchandising Intern

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Provided sales and merchandising support for the New York City designer show room for high-end European-imported children's wear. - Assisted buyers from large department stores and boutiques selling merchandise. - Assisted the head visual merchandiser in creating displays and merchandise for the showroom. - Interacted with buyers at the ENK Trade Show. - Provided sales and merchandising support for the New York City designer show room for high-end European-imported children's wear. - Assisted buyers from large department stores and boutiques selling merchandise. - Assisted the head visual merchandiser in creating displays and merchandise for the showroom. - Interacted with buyers at the ENK Trade Show.