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Assistant Buyer, Men's Retail, Outlet and E-Commerce

Marketing & Sales

•	Procure the assortment and assist in managing the buying on all categories and divisions
•	Communicate with domestic and international vendors to negotiate pricing, delivery and work product development
•	Based on selling reports, determine what goods need to be reordered, marked down, and transferred
•	Partner with District and Store Managers to enhance their business plans, merchandising strategies, and store needs
•	Strategize with Planner to place quarterly buys by using OTB and sales history, maximize opportunities to meet sales plan, and grow
profitability
•	Create quarter end recaps to analyze wins, misses and business opportunities
•	Allocate merchandise based on store clusters, need and weekly selling
•	Analyze selling trends and react with reorders and consolidations
•	Work with Fashion Editor to strategize and choose styles for E-Commerce and marketing campaigns based on trends
•	Build product assortments for new store openings and maintain current store sku count
•	Travel as needed to open and set-up over 20 stores around the country
•	Attend market shows and vendor appointments, understand the competition and recognize the latest trends
•	Train Merchandise Analyst on retail system and functions

•	Worked with Ecommerce coordinator to ensure all styles were on the site and merchandised correctly
•	Maintained weekly on order to ensure all good were shipped as planned
•	Entered purchase orders and reorders
•	Create and input new styles
•	Allocated goods to stores based on needs and sales

Retail Merchandise Analyst, Men's Retail

•	Assisted the CEO and Account Executives by creating and presenting to companies to build client relations
•	Conducted research to prepare, gather and proof briefing materials, agendas, decks and presentations for Account Executive meetings
•	Responsible for day-to-day office management and publicity campaigns for companies like McDonalds and General Motors

Public Relations Intern

Assisted with the planning and execution of four events attracting thousands of guest as well as the marketing of five monthly
magazines
•   Created promotional materials, signage, media kits, and fact check these promotional tools
•   Performed follow-up by creating post-event summaries for donors in order to improve future events

CORE QUALIFICATIONS
•	Merchandising	•   Strong Computer Skills, especially Microsoft Office
•	Product Development	•   AS400, Maple Lake
•	Analytical Skills	•   Extensive experience handling 2000+ skus
•	Market and Trend Analysis	•   Past experience in the Retail and Service Industry

Integrated Marketing and Special Events Intern

Find out detailed information about Catie Metcalf, Assistant Buyer, Men's Retail, Outlet and E-Commerce in New York, NY

Catie Metcalf: Assistant Buyer, Men's Retail, Outlet and E-Commerce in New York, NY

Catie Metcalf

Pennsylvania State University