Merchandise Planning Manager

• Oct 2022 - Present

Buyer, Jewelry

• Jun 2018 - Oct 2022

Associate Buyer - Contemporary Jewelry

• Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

Associate Buyer- Retail Store

• Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

Develop and buy products for 5,000 sq. ft. specialty store, website, & airport kiosk Identify and develop timely, trend-right, products that are driven by non-profit mission Make buying trips to establish new vendor relationships and identify new products and trends Create and implement buy plan and assortment plan to maximize sales and profit and ensure proper mix of product while meeting turn goals Develop and buy products for 5,000 sq. ft. specialty store, website, & airport kiosk Identify and develop timely, trend-right, products that are driven by non-profit mission Make buying trips to establish new vendor relationships and identify new products and trends Create and implement buy plan and assortment plan to maximize sales and profit and ensure proper mix of product while meeting turn goals

Omni Associate Merchandise Planner - Utility Bedding

• Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

Manage stock and sales for $80M annual comforter & throw businessCollaborate internal and external partners to manage inventory and execute strategies to drive salesDevelop by-store assortment plans which support overall business and promotional strategiesMake recommendations to partners using historical locational analysis to identify key opportunities inclusive of regional, climate, and ethnicity opportunitiesManage market process by setting order quantities considering optimal breadth/depth by size, color and location for stores and website

Omni Assistant Merchandise Planner - Men's Fragrance

• Feb 2015 - Nov 2015

Digital Assistant Planner - Beauty

• Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

Merchandise Allocator - Intimate Apparel & Sleepwear

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

Completed 8-week Macys.com Executive Development Program including systems and leadership training and retail math courses. Trained as an allocator in Center Core with Handbags, Accessories, & Hosiery team. Completed Daily Sales Tracker, monitored backorder report, and participated in purchase order tracking meetings with Division Planning Manager. Allocated orders and reorders. Liaised with vendors regarding status of purchase orders.

Associate, Art Advisory

• Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

Negotiate favorable terms for client consignments at auction houses. Facilitate sales to private buyers. Track 100+ active sales using Salesforce. Write agreement letters for each sale. Arrange shipment, storage, insurance coverage, photography, and authentication with vendors. Finalized appraisal documents by editing cataloging and images in database.

Appraisal Department Assistant

• Jan 2012 - Feb 2013

Finalized appraisal documents by editing cataloging and images in database. Drafted and notarized affidavits. Assisted appraisers’ examination of art and objects on site visits and researched value of comparable items. Planned and coordinated Winston presentations and nationwide conference participation.

Interpreter - Tour Guide

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

Volunteered at Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House to give weekly tours to groups of visitors and students. Volunteered at Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House to give weekly tours to groups of visitors and students.

Digitization Assistant, Page & Cataloger

• Jun 2008 - Aug 2011

Created high-resolution images from archival materials—such as slides, photographs, and papers—and edited the images with Adobe Photoshop. Cataloged a collection of 4000+ titles recently donated to the Rare Books Office. Fulfilled patron photocopy requests for rare archival materials and paged requested materials. Drafted original descriptive metadata to enhance databases referencing these images and also fulfilled digital requests from patrons and for special exhibitions and publications. Created high-resolution images from archival materials—such as slides, photographs, and papers—and edited the images with Adobe Photoshop. Cataloged a collection of 4000+ titles recently donated to the Rare Books Office. Fulfilled patron photocopy requests for rare archival materials and paged requested materials. Drafted original descriptive metadata to enhance databases referencing these images and also fulfilled digital requests from patrons and for special exhibitions and publications.

Jewelry and Couture Departments Intern

• Feb 2010 - Mar 2010

Earned course credit for my internship with the Jewelry and Couture departments at this regional auction house. Cataloged, sorted, and tagged lots as they were consigned to the departments, and worked with the Jewelry department to lay out the auction catalog prior to an upcoming sale. Earned course credit for my internship with the Jewelry and Couture departments at this regional auction house. Cataloged, sorted, and tagged lots as they were consigned to the departments, and worked with the Jewelry department to lay out the auction catalog prior to an upcoming sale.

Curatorial Intern & Research Assistant

• Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

Redesigned, with an independent exhibit curator, an existing exhibit on oyster canneries at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Developed background information on the previously unresearched artifacts and objects in the collection by consulting primary sources and museum records. Redesigned, with an independent exhibit curator, an existing exhibit on oyster canneries at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Developed background information on the previously unresearched artifacts and objects in the collection by consulting primary sources and museum records.