Desarie Davis: in Menifee, CA

· Responsible for purchasing and developing body jewelry, sunglass, electronics, and all leather goods for stores and web · Daily OTB management focusing on category plan analysis to beat turn, margin and sell through goals · Negotiated payment terms, discounts, and markdowns with vendors to achieve IMU goals, margin goals, and inventory management · Analyze and negotiate product assortment based on cost, delivery time, quality, and market trend · Closely monitor the market to maintain an expert knowledge of the competitive landscape and industry trends while having the ability to translate those trends to our target customer

· Worked with bands and their merchandise companies to develop the women’s music apparel assortment across all categories including cut & sew and graphic tees · Managed all financial aspects of business including monitoring OTB, receipt flow, forecasting and assortment strategies · Fostered an environment of continuous training and development · Partnered with in house PD team and outside manufacturers to design products, source fabrics and develop new silhouettes · Identify market/trend opportunities and new bands to support by competitive shopping, attending concerts, fashion trade shows and events where we could interact with our customers