Experience

The Buying Agency

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  20 years retail experience. Merchandising and Buying Agency. 20 years retail experience. Merchandising and Buying Agency.


AKIRA/shopAKIRA.com
• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee
• General Merchandise Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Mar 2022

A'GACI LLC
• General Merchandise Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2019


Forever 21

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• DMM

  • May 2016 - Jan 2018

  BRANDED -Men's-Women's-Plus-Shoes-Beauty-Home and GiftCAPSULE Department (private label)-Plus and Juniors -forward, trend sensitive product development

• Branded Partnerships

  • May 2014 - Jan 2018



KITSON

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DMM Women's, Men's, Kid's Apparel, Apothecarey, Home and Gift

  • Mar 2010 - Dec 2013

  High performer producer of sales, profitability and turnover through innovative product direction and exceptional buying skills.Managed senior buyers, buyers and interns.Created processes to ensure proper input of purchase orders and follow through. Product selection of all categories including Men's, Women's, Kid's, Apothecary, Home and Gift.Visual direction and implementation of windows and floors.Outstanding vendor relationships. Excellent negotiator with a proven history of attaining best price, terms, and delivery.Communicate and negotiate with vendors for incentives and new items, as well as discuss sales performance to evaluate issues and opportunities.Part of core team building Kitson from six doors to twenty. Facilitated all store openings from product selection and layout to actual merchandising of the stores. Initiated and developed 5 private label brands which immediately became our top brands.Attended all major trade shows including bi yearly trips to Europe. Search, discovery, and launch of new brands like HOMIES by Brian Lichtenberg, BOY London and Good Hyouman. Show less

• Buyer

  • Oct 2009 - Mar 2010

  Worked closely with the Founder and other buyers.Worked part time in stores as a top producer to fully understand the Kitson customer.Facilitated informal staff trainings to impart product knowledge to employees.Attended all major trade shows.



bebe stores

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stylist

  • Mar 2000 - Sep 2009

  Top producer for company since 2000 selling more than 1.3 million dollars per year. Weekly exposure with owner and CEO's assisting in product selection and design. Filmed in training video used in new hire orientation as well as assisted in training of international employees. Opened a number of flagship stores from Los Angeles to New York. Top producer for company since 2000 selling more than 1.3 million dollars per year. Weekly exposure with owner and CEO's assisting in product selection and design. Filmed in training video used in new hire orientation as well as assisted in training of international employees. Opened a number of flagship stores from Los Angeles to New York.



Guess?

• France
• Information Services

• Sales Associate

  • Mar 1991 - Oct 1998

  Created employee incentive programs to enhance sales and moral among associates. Developed merchandising and floor schemes with owners. Facilitated new store openings. Top producer during Guess tenure, leading sales specialist entire six years of employment, Created employee incentive programs to enhance sales and moral among associates. Developed merchandising and floor schemes with owners. Facilitated new store openings. Top producer during Guess tenure, leading sales specialist entire six years of employment,