Tammy Adkins
Senior Merchandise Buyer at West Chelsea Contemporary- Claim this Profile
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Neli Childers
Tammy is an incredible teacher! She was so patient and empathetic in my early times at Fuego x Attic Salt and now continues to watch and encourage my growth. Tammy guided me through vendor relations, PO creation and management and making sense of reorders in a trend-based environment. She's a hard worker and is always available with an open ear to help come up to solutions for whatever wild problems arise!
Neli Childers
Tammy is an incredible teacher! She was so patient and empathetic in my early times at Fuego x Attic Salt and now continues to watch and encourage my growth. Tammy guided me through vendor relations, PO creation and management and making sense of reorders in a trend-based environment. She's a hard worker and is always available with an open ear to help come up to solutions for whatever wild problems arise!
Neli Childers
Tammy is an incredible teacher! She was so patient and empathetic in my early times at Fuego x Attic Salt and now continues to watch and encourage my growth. Tammy guided me through vendor relations, PO creation and management and making sense of reorders in a trend-based environment. She's a hard worker and is always available with an open ear to help come up to solutions for whatever wild problems arise!
Neli Childers
Tammy is an incredible teacher! She was so patient and empathetic in my early times at Fuego x Attic Salt and now continues to watch and encourage my growth. Tammy guided me through vendor relations, PO creation and management and making sense of reorders in a trend-based environment. She's a hard worker and is always available with an open ear to help come up to solutions for whatever wild problems arise!
Experience
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West Chelsea Contemporary
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United States
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Artists and Writers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Merchandise Buyer
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Senior Buyer Gift & Books
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Jan 2018 - Apr 2022
- Senior Buyer for gift/novelty, books, games & toys, calendars & planners, home decor & mugs, tech gadgets, and bath & beauty products for Fuego/ Attic Salt stores and website- Strategize, source, and execute a successful product assortment plan for multiple product categories by analyzing performance, trends and sales, resulting in consistent category sales increases YOY. Consistently bringing in company wide top sellers and introducing new trends- Designed and developed exclusive products ranging from mugs, pouches, plush, air fresheners, enamel pins, etc. and packaging to fit in with our product needs- Manage all aspects of product cycle and supply chain: sourcing product, vendor relations, forecasting, pricing, store section placement, open to buy and budgeting, reorders, markdowns, and price changes- Work collaboratively with these teams to manage product flow: operations, visual merchandising, traffic & shipping, warehouse, accounts payable, Ecom for website and social media creative- Trade show travel, vendor networking, and comparison shopping to find and create trends and top selling product
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Associate Buyer
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Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
- Test run as senior category buyer during Q4 season
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Assistant Buyer
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Aug 2016 - Nov 2017
-Created a variety of weekly sales reports for corporate and buying teams-Ordered and managed all company branded carding for vendors-Assisted Buyers with vendor and product set up-Entered reorder Po's -Assisted Merchandising team with product lists for displays & windows-Collected and cataloged product images and descriptions for website-Assisted vendors with any questions or problems that arose
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Adkins Family
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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Full Time Parenting/ Volunteer Work
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May 2005 - Aug 2016
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Longhorn Dental
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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Patient Coordinator
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Nov 2002 - May 2005
Front office position in fast paced Dental Practice with five Dentists and three Dental Hygienists. I was the patients liaison between the Dentists and Insurance Companies. I set up and maintained patient charts, advanced scheduling for patients and maintained a consistently filled Dentist schedule. I would handle insurance verification and any insurance problems or questions that arose including resubmitting Doctor notes and X-rays for declined claims. It was my job to keep the flow of patients uninterrupted throughout the day and to make sure they had a pleasant and stress free experience. I was able to learn these responsibilities quickly and efficiently with no prior experience in the health care industry and was one of the longest employed in an office with a high turnover rate.
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Full Time Parenting/ Volunteer Work
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Jun 1997 - Oct 2002
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Bath & Body Works
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Shop Director/Store Manager
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May 1992 - May 1997
I was the store manager at the highest volume Bath and Body Works in Austin, TX. My main responsibility was to increase product sales from the previous year and achieve any new sales goals that were set. To achieve this goal I was in charge of all aspects of staffing, training and scheduling, operations set up including office and back room, marketing, visual merchandising, inventory control, budgeting and maintaining the store bookkeeping, customer service and problem solving. In addition to regularly beating previous year sales at my store, I was an operations expert and I helped open several new stores in the Austin area, I was tasked with doing store audits in the Austin area, I traveled to help other stores with inventory and store set up from Waco to McAllen Texas.
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Musicland Group / Sam Goody
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United States
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Retail
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Assistant Manager
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Oct 1991 - Feb 1992
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Store Manager
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Nov 1990 - Nov 1991
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Assistant Manager
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Mar 1987 - Oct 1990
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Education
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Texas State University-San Marcos
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Fashion Merchandising, Minor in Business Administration
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