Emily Cox: International E-Commerce Assistant Buyer in Los Angeles, CA

Manage sales campaigns for existing supplier base, increasing and managing the business Work with Planning Team to schedule sales ensuring calendar is full Attend tradeshows to bring in new vendors Negotiate the best off-price deals for target market Market research and monitor competitors Lead generate to bring in new business monthly Liaise with warehouse on shipments and deliveries

Generate and develop new customer accounts to increase revenue, by visiting salons and cold-calling if necessary to promote hair products.

Assist the Buyer and Assistant Buyer in producing sales campaigns and managing the sales process Upload and maintain sales events, ensuring it is an enjoyable shopping experience for the customer Liaison between buyers and vendors on a daily basis Assist in obtaining product details, images, specs, and samples if necessary Collaborate with Web Production, Editorial, Graphic Design, and Studio teams in the execution of daily sale events Work closely with in-house studio to ensure product samples and campaign banners are cohesive with buyer's vision and highly promote sales

Support buying and planning teams in all daily operations, manage all buyer’s samples Maintain expert knowledge of customer base by visiting stores, competitor shopping, communicating with field Partner with Visual Merch and Marketing to review monthly floor set documents to ensure accuracy of information Create floor sets; gather samples and layout style location Create color cards, size breaks,and assortment sheets Allocate hard-wovens to 100+ stores across the US Work with distribution warehouse and production to ensure all samples arrive as scheduled and pass QC

Allocate Young Contemporary merchandise to Canada factory stores to attain balanced stock and optimal sales Partner with buyers and planners to review assortment planning and verify that merchant vision is compatible with allocation needs Analyze store sales, identify trends, monitor psychical inventory, and track the timing and scope of seasonal changes Maximize profit potential by evaluating inventory risks and opportunities, implementing allocation strategies Create and maintain allocation metrics and utilize JDA, Arthur Allocation, Retail Data Warehouse

Track line development for sample deadlines based on fashion weeks, photo shoots, market buyer appointments for all BCBGMAXAZRIA showrooms and coordinate national/international shipping of all duplicates Communicate with overseas vendors and create P.O's for outsourced work; garment construction, pleating, fabrication Develop sample duplicates by costing, yielding patterns, issuing over dying requests, cutting and sewing requests Liaison between Design, Marking & Grading, Patternmaking, Production, Fabric R&D, Merchandising, Retail Highly experienced in Gerber Web PDM, Request Tracker, JD Edwards, Sample Management Access, Microsoft Office Finalize approval process; update showrooms and designers, urgently fix all disapproved samples Specialized in the Max Azria collection and BCBGMAXAZRIA Runway, Cut & Sew Knits, Cocktail Dresses, Day Dresses, Sweaters, Swimwear Finalize approval process; update showrooms and designers, urgently fix all disapproved samples

Build a strong wardrobe with client’s current selection, as well as personal shopping within budget Assist at photo-shoots with gathering and prepping apparel and accessories, as well as arranging visual displays Styling crew member for upcoming ABC Family reality TV series for photo-shoots, events, and day-to-day outings

Assist with buying process for boutique; analyze what styles sold well in past and new pieces to bring into boutique Visit showrooms and wholesale stores to purchase items; merchandise I selected sold extremely well at Harper's Visual merchandise products throughout boutique, as well as window displays, which proved to increase store traffic Compare prices and trends to similar boutiques to ensure a competitive advantage Assist on sales floor, provide outstanding customer service, and establish a clientele book to ensure store loyalty

Work closely with co-founders/designers to produce one of a kind apparel exclusively sold at Maxfield LA and other high-end boutiques worldwide Manage orders from boutiques and ensure that merchandise get sent out in a timely manner Allocate merchandise, ensure quality control, and add final details to pieces before sent out

Researched the latest jewelry and handbag trends and product lines to purchase for the boutique Assisted owner with maintaining proper inventory and maximizing online sales Maintained visual appeal of boutique; redesigned jewelry cases, product layout, window displays

Strategically plan visual merchandising of window displays to attract customers into store, merchandise store for easy shopping Style clientele, build client book, provide outstanding customer service

Create a branding strategy for a start-up lingerie line Assist with all aspects of product development; design, fit, fabric, trim, dye Meet with LA and South American based vendors to select optimal fabrics, color ways

Provided outstanding customer service and responsible for store displays/merchandising