Experience

Pink Chicken New York

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate Buyer & Merchandise Planner

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Oversees management of all company inventory across all retail stores and an e-commerce warehouse. Performs regular analysis of sales looking into KPIs, trends, and areas of growth and expansion. Provides recommendations and guidance to internal design team on future collections based on consumer data and sales trends. Keeps store and e-commerce assortment fresh and exciting to fill customer needs. Sources new third party vendors and negotiates contracts, relationships and expectations.

• Associate Buyer

  • Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

  Coordinates and oversees buys of all third party merchandise for the company. Handles vendor communication and ensures timely arrival of goods. Creates organizational tools and workflow plans to assist the company in a large phase of growth. Provides data analysis and visual reporting presentations company wide.



Costco Wholesale

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Buyer - Costco Next / Special Events

  • Jul 2020 - Oct 2021

  Worked on a buying team to create a new e-commerce platform on Costco.com called Costco Next. Procured vendors, negotiated items, planned marketing, created project infrastructure and guidelines and presented throughout the company on the new venture.

• Inventory Control Specialist - Apparel

  • May 2019 - Jul 2020

  Worked for buyers to ensure the proper set up of new items and vendors. Processed new orders and replenishment and monitored arrival. Helped with product development and improvement. Created and tracked various contracts, marketing projects and item development processes.

• Front End Assistant and Cashier

  • Jun 2016 - May 2019

• Buying Intern - Lawn & Garden

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018



Western Washington University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Lab Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Mar 2019

  Worked in a lab under Dr. Jim Graham in the Psychology department at Western Washington University, conducting research in Romantic Relationships. Created and facilitated research surveys and experiments. Wrote up findings and presented at conferences around the Northwest. Through the lab, completed an honors thesis on the Psychology of Dating Apps where I created a study, compiled existing research, facilitated the study, analyzed data and wrote up and presented findings.

• Program Assistant- Dean of Students Office

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

  Assisted in the office of the Dean of Students assisting visitors to the student union building. Ran student scheduling and building key checkout and tracking. Trained new employees. Facilitated communication between all offices and facilities. Served on hiring committee for student employees.