Chase White: in Dallas, TX
Chase White
Dallas | United States
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Fashion
Work experience
Pentland Brands
Account Executive | 03/2015 - 08/2015
• Manage largest territory of 26 states consisting of Von Maur, DSW closeout account, and specialty stores.
• Attend major trade shows to identify new accounts, while selling in the line to existing specialty accounts.
• Coordinate marketing efforts to support trunk shows, in-store events, and launch of Von Maur dot com.
• Assist in determining seasonal assortment and identify U.S. focus assortment to maximize domestic sales.
• Analyze style and door selling to react to in-season changes and ensure assortment reflects market trends.
• Represent Ted Baker brand while traveling stores to present product knowledge seminars and sales training
JCPenney
Assistant Buyer | 09/2013 - 08/2014
• Determine seasonal assortment and buy quantity at the lot/color level for 1100 stores
o Increase sales; 2014 YTD +9% PLAN and +16% to LY
• Partner with Planner to manage $40M in cost receipts to exceed sales plan
• Improve margin by determining pricing strategy while maintaining vendor pricing ladder
• Select big buy items for featured marketing and ensure proper inventory to support ad
• Ensure stores are sized and set accurately by working with allocation team
• Partner with ECOMM Assistant Buyer to maintain consistency through online and store assortments
• Determine marketing offers and styles to be featured in-season and communicate offer during style-out
Fossil Group
Associate Account Executive | 08/2012 - 09/2013
• Directly responsible for growing the Fossil men’s accessory category for Specialty accounts
• Analyze style and door retail selling to seasonally update core assortments, rollout seasonal newness, and ensure each account’s assortments have healthy turn and sell-thru
• Represented major portfolio fashion watch brands to key accounts, i.e. Michael Kors, Burberry, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Emporio Armani, Michele, Diesel, etc.
• Prepare for, and attend, market meetings to show product, analyze business, and plan seasonal strategy
• Manage co-op budgets to seasonally plan advertising, markdown assistance, and POS assistance
• Collaborate with buyers to grow business by launching new product categories and tell a Fossil brand story
Fossil Group
Sales Coordinator | 05/2011 - 09/2012
• Gained the fundamental skills required to run multiple brands and multiple divisions for Military accounts
• Directly responsible for managing and growing Military ECOMM business to exceed plan projections
• Assisted AE and AAE’s with NYC market prep, including: financials, retail selling analysis, seasonal newness projections, writing newness orders per account, and updating assortments
• Acquired important analytical skills as well as build strong relationships with buyers and brand teams
J.Crew
Operations Manager/Assistant Manager | 12/2009 - 05/2011
• Assisted in the daily operation of the store including; scheduling, inventory, payroll, training, day to day reporting and exceeding sales plan; +15% comp sales year over year
• Managed and coached a staff of 25 associates to reach and exceed their individual sales goal
• Responsible for scheduling, recruiting, on-boarding and follow-up of new associates to become functioning members of the service team