Experience

Egunsifoods

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Greater New York City Area Egunsifoods is an Harlem NY based food company focused on producing Ready-To-Eat African food derived from classic West African dishes



Independent Retail Consultant

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Retail Consultant

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  Greater New York City Area •Work with established and new start-up retail companies from various countries in Africa •Develop financial and strategies to deliver and achieve company's targets and brand consistency •Build relationship with vendors to source and ensure delivery of client projects and satisfaction •Managing time and project budgets



Macy's

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechandise Planner, Casual Dining and Big Ticket

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  Greater New York City Area •Independently manager Casual Dining and Big Ticket Omni-Channel businesses •Develop 3-years merchandise strategy and vendor plans •Work with vendors to develop strategies in reducing back stock orders •Partner with Dot Com Merchants on Buys, Omni opportunities, providing style and SKU recommends, while maximizing Depth vs. Breadth to grow penetration within overall Macy’s Inc. business in area of responsibility •Develop and execute preseason financial and strategies to achieve… Show more •Independently manager Casual Dining and Big Ticket Omni-Channel businesses •Develop 3-years merchandise strategy and vendor plans •Work with vendors to develop strategies in reducing back stock orders •Partner with Dot Com Merchants on Buys, Omni opportunities, providing style and SKU recommends, while maximizing Depth vs. Breadth to grow penetration within overall Macy’s Inc. business in area of responsibility •Develop and execute preseason financial and strategies to achieve company targets •Forecast in season financials by Department to gauge performance against Preseason Plans and present to management opportunities and risks in monthly financial meetings

• Omni Associate Planner, Juniors - Macys.com

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Greater New York City Area •Independently manager $20M Juniors business, representing 30% of Macys.com Juniors Division Sales •Partner with Dot Com Merchants on Buys, Omnichannel opportunities, providing style and SKU recommends, while maximizing Depth vs. Breadth to grow penetration within Macy’s Inc. in area of responsibility •Develop and execute preseason financial and strategies to achieve company targets, while partnering with Planning Manager •Develop and Create Sales, Margin, Turn and Inventory Preseason… Show more •Independently manager $20M Juniors business, representing 30% of Macys.com Juniors Division Sales •Partner with Dot Com Merchants on Buys, Omnichannel opportunities, providing style and SKU recommends, while maximizing Depth vs. Breadth to grow penetration within Macy’s Inc. in area of responsibility •Develop and execute preseason financial and strategies to achieve company targets, while partnering with Planning Manager •Develop and Create Sales, Margin, Turn and Inventory Preseason Plan by Departments base on history, trend and growth Strategies •Create preseason assortment plans to identify, classification and Omnichannel opportunities, and collaborating with store Merchants to negotiate who will own previous season’s inventory demand base on ROI •Forecast in season financials by Department to gauge performance against Preseason Plans and surface opportunities and risks in order to exceed or meet financial goals •Develop direct reports, Assistant Allocator and Trainee in the Executive Development Program

• Associate Buyer - Men's Dress & Casual Pants and Big & Tall

  • Nov 2011 - Jul 2013

  Greater New York City Area •Direct buying responsibility of Casual Pants and Big & Tall Collection, an annual sales volume of $120M, represent 67% of total Men’s Pants and Big & Tall sales volume •Partner with buyer to drive total Pants and Big & Tall annual sales volume of $180M, across three classifications, for 650 stores •Develop and execute seasonal strategies and plans for Fall 2012 and Annual 2013 •Collaborate with Macy’s .COM counterpart in Casual Pants and Big & Tall to leverage clicks and bricks… Show more •Direct buying responsibility of Casual Pants and Big & Tall Collection, an annual sales volume of $120M, represent 67% of total Men’s Pants and Big & Tall sales volume •Partner with buyer to drive total Pants and Big & Tall annual sales volume of $180M, across three classifications, for 650 stores •Develop and execute seasonal strategies and plans for Fall 2012 and Annual 2013 •Collaborate with Macy’s .COM counterpart in Casual Pants and Big & Tall to leverage clicks and bricks inventory to drive Stores to Com sales by $2M representing 3% of Fall 2012 bricks sales and Com to Stores sales by $1M representing 2% of Fall 2012 Com sales •Grew Levi and Adidas Big & Tall sales by +65% to LY, through addition of new fits, leveraging success of existing fits by introducing new washes in Levi’s and new graphic classification within Adidas in Fall 2012 • Worked with marketing department to secured additional Spring 2012 marketing exposure, by capitalizing on vendor promotional marketing windows, resulting in market events shared day’s sales trend improvement by +4% to prior year vs. Fall trend of -6% in Casual Pants •Reacted immediately to Fall 2011 EOS margin jeopardy by implementing strategic promotions, improving EOS gross margin by 30 basis points in Casual Pants

• Senior Assistant Buyer, Men's Basic Furnishings

  • May 2007 - Nov 2011

  Greater New York City Area •Autonomously manage $20M+ of an annual hosiery and slippes sales volume for 667 stores. •Partner with buyer to drive total Basic annual sales volume of $280M across three categories for 667 stores. •Analyze market research and current selling trends to identify and surface market share opportunities to drive sales. •Independently manage open to buy of $400M, writing orders and making cancellations to react to emerging trends, ensuring timely delivery, and adjusting delivery flow to… Show more •Autonomously manage $20M+ of an annual hosiery and slippes sales volume for 667 stores. •Partner with buyer to drive total Basic annual sales volume of $280M across three categories for 667 stores. •Analyze market research and current selling trends to identify and surface market share opportunities to drive sales. •Independently manage open to buy of $400M, writing orders and making cancellations to react to emerging trends, ensuring timely delivery, and adjusting delivery flow to hit month receipt plans. •Coordinate cross-functional marketing, support, inventory management, pricing and planning teams to execute strategies and exceed goals. •Establish strong partnerships with vendors to negotiate terms, best pricing and margin contributions. •Cultivate talent in new merchants, through independent training and development of assistant buyers.

• Assistant Buyer, Men's Dress Furnishings

  • Oct 2005 - May 2007

  Greater New York City Area •Partnered with buyer to manage an annual sales volume of $118M for 250 stores. •Maximized sales, turnover, and gross margin by identifying bestseller for re-orders, and developing promotional strategies for slow sellers. •Conceived and executed advertising strategies for the Men’s Furnishings/Shoe Divisions and presented concepts to the CEO.



Retail Brand Alliance, Casual Corner Annex Division

• Assistant Buyer, Sweater, Blouses, Knits and Outerwear

  • Dec 2002 - Jul 2005

  Hartford, Connecticut Area •Direct buying responsibility for fall 2005 sportswear, with sales volume of $3million for 350 doors. •Responsible for research and development of several key items, resulted in $2.5million sales, an 80% sell through with a high natural margin in Spring 2004. •Assisted two buyers with an annual sales volume of $48million for 350 stores. •Independently worked with technical and production teams in fitting garments and design specifications to ensure they meet company… Show more •Direct buying responsibility for fall 2005 sportswear, with sales volume of $3million for 350 doors. •Responsible for research and development of several key items, resulted in $2.5million sales, an 80% sell through with a high natural margin in Spring 2004. •Assisted two buyers with an annual sales volume of $48million for 350 stores. •Independently worked with technical and production teams in fitting garments and design specifications to ensure they meet company standards. •Presented season strategies to Regional and District managers. Show less



Retail Brand Alliance, Casual Corner Annex Divison

• Allocation Analyst, Missy Collections and Key Items

  • Feb 2002 - Dec 2002

  Hartford, Connecticut Area •Analyzed and allocated multiple classifications for 130 stores, based on assortment strategies, performance criteria and size integrity to maximize sales goals. •Created Monthly group recap reports to identify best sellers and product sell-through by region and climate zone to maximize sales. •Worked with Planning staff to keep inventory levels on plan.



Saks Fifth Avenue

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern (Assistant Manager), "Trim-A-Home" Department

  • Sep 2000 - Jan 2001

  Greater New York City Area •Responsible for the flagship store set-up of “Trim-A-Home” department 4th quarter business with direct responsibility of “Little Soul Shop”, which achieved a 76% sell through, generating $2M in seasonal sales and exceeded plan by +7%. •Communicated with buying office and vendors on product replenishment. •Trained, scheduled and managed 20 sales/stock associates. •Handled customer related issues.