Experience

MACY'S BACKSTAGE, INC.

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Pricing Specialist

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Macy's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pricing Analyst

  • May 2017 - Aug 2021



Century 21 Stores

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Allocation Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Coordinates with the planning and merchant team on store allocations on departmental business in stores.• Responsible for overseeing allocations from a team of allocators in addition to managing them so they can grow and be successful in the businesses they allocate for.• Identifies growth opportunities by vendor and class in specific stores to maximize sales.• Collaborates with store teams on capacity structure based on percent to total business by department in the total division.• Generates weekly budgets for multiple departments for multiple stores to maintain a consistent flow of merchandise based on weekly sales.

• Associate Buyer

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Collaborated with planning team to adjust monthly financial goals based on current department trends• Responsible for buying replenishment programs for satellite store businesses, accounting for approximately 40% of the total business. • Initiated and developed relationships with top tier brands and vendors.• Secured premium merchandise and diverse sportswear separates resulting in overall department growth of 10%.• Identified and maximized key product opportunities and trends each season to differentiate from competitors.• Presented current financial standings and future business strategies and opportunities to senior management in weekly business reviews.• Collaborated with buyer on seasonal cat strats to down trend slow selling vendors and maximized on vendor opportunities

• Assistant Buyer

  • Mar 2012 - Sep 2014

  • Helped buyer cultivate new vendor relationships through comp shopping, trade shows and business trips to LA in order to elevate style assortment and grow revenue.• Helped manage open to buys, on order flow, tracked purchase orders, analyzed sales, markdowns, vendor relations and warehouse issue resolution• Assisted in the launch of Century 21 ecommerce business by selecting profitable trends and feature styles• Successfully negotiated with vendors to secure best prices and collection discounts to raise GM.• Looked over weekly allocations to stores with assistant planners to maximize sales and send appropriate style assortment

• Allocator

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Analyzed vendor drops and voids, classification voids and sell thru as well as inventory levels to ensure proper allocations of new goods for three different sub-departments.• Evaluated and created floor plans in collaboration with the buyer to capitalize on sales for the grand opening of new stores.• Evaluated business at a store/vendor/class level and recommended assortment of specific merchandise to maximize revenue.