Experience

Bentley Seeds

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Owner

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  We did it. We are now officially owners. Jeff & I extremely happy. Oversea all purchase orders, contracts and day to day operations for a 40+ year old seed packet company. Manage cash flow, monthly budgets, cost of goods, and inventory flow using Microsoft Excel. Source seed from vendors all over the world. We did it. We are now officially owners. Jeff & I extremely happy. Oversea all purchase orders, contracts and day to day operations for a 40+ year old seed packet company. Manage cash flow, monthly budgets, cost of goods, and inventory flow using Microsoft Excel. Source seed from vendors all over the world.



The Orvis Company

• Men's Omni Channel Merchandising Analyst

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2019

  Provide recommendations based on analysis for a 160M men’s business.Produce reporting using Microsoft Excel Provide recommendations based on analysis for a 160M men’s business.Produce reporting using Microsoft Excel



The Orvis Co

• Women's Retail Merchant

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2016

  Responsible for buying all women's active outdoor, accessories and outerwear for 71 Orvis retail storesBalance Open to Buy dollars in accordance with budget and best sellers Collaborate with vendors on cost negotiations Prepare analysis using excel and pivot tables to determine best investment of over a 30M dollar budget annually Travel to stores to implement merchandising direction and collaborate on best product presentations Responsible for buying all women's active outdoor, accessories and outerwear for 71 Orvis retail storesBalance Open to Buy dollars in accordance with budget and best sellers Collaborate with vendors on cost negotiations Prepare analysis using excel and pivot tables to determine best investment of over a 30M dollar budget annually Travel to stores to implement merchandising direction and collaborate on best product presentations



The Orvis Company

• Outlet Buyer & Analyst

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2015

  OUTLET MERCHANT/ANALYST, The Orvis Company, Sunderland VT, January 2013-PresentResponsible for all buying and product development for the Liquidations division to include cost negotiations, collaboration with sourcing and vendors, sample review, and product maintenanceAllocate discontinued product to Outlets using MID retail planning and allocation systemIncreased Gross Profit in Outlets by over 500K year to date through mid-November 2013Reduced Cost of Goods % by 5 points year to date through mid-November 2013Moved through over 330K more inventory this year than at the same point last yearProduce all analytics and flash reports on product development and bought for products using pivot tables and detailed algorithms

• Liquidations Catalog Merchant and Analyst

  • May 2012 - Dec 2012



Orvis

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst and Merchandise Coordinator

  • Jul 2007 - May 2012