Experience

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  Sagamore Spirit

  • United States
  • Beverage Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Visitor Services Manager

    • Dec 2018 - Present

  • Business Operations Manager

    • Dec 2016 - Dec 2018

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  Abercrombie & Fitch

  • United States
  • Retail
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Merchant

    • Nov 2015 - Aug 2016

    - Merchant for the Hollister Fleece Tops and Fleece Bottoms departments leading preseason strategy development as well as in-season reaction decisions. - Built catered assortment architectures for Domestic, Intentional, and DTC businesses to maximize profit. - Collaborated with cross-functional design, planning, and production/sourcing teams to meet seasonal aesthetic and financial objectives. - Presented seasonal assortment strategies and business results to the company's CMO and other executives.- Traveled domestically and internationally to negotiate with garment vendors, identify future apparel trends, and conduct competitor analysis.

  • Associate Merchant

    • Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

    - Created seasonal production timelines to ensure deadlines were met by cross-functional teams and international vendors to reduce quality issues and late orders.- Executed multiple test-and-react strategies that influenced buying decisions for future product lines.- Pioneered a system to keep track of competitor product, price points, and assortments.

  • Assistant Merchant

    • Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

    - Delivered weekly in-depth analyses of the Fleece Tops business with action points to achieve sales and inventory goals. - Tracked competitors’ product mixes and price points to better position Hollister against the increased competition. - Coordinated the production of 100+ fleece styles through attention to detail and collaboration with overseas vendors.

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  The Ohio State University

  • Columbus, Ohio Area

  • Ohio Union Marketing Intern

    • Apr 2011 - May 2013
    • Columbus, Ohio Area

    - Strategically developed creative promotional opportunities for Ohio State University student organizations. - Served as the point person for all custom student org promotional item and apparel orders.- Communicated constantly with student orgs, local and national vendors, and creative teams (i....

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  Saks Fifth Avenue

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Executive Excellence Program Summer Intern

    • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Greater New York City Area

    Served as a part of the Women's Contemporary buying and planning teams to identify opportunities to grow vendor accounts for brands such as DVF and Alive + Olivia.