Fashion

Health & Fitness

Painting

Public speaking

Volunteering

Traveling

Excel

Designing

Shopping at vintage stores

International E-Commerce Assistant Buyer

Marketing & Sales

I am currently an Assistant Buyer at OZSale for the Health & Beauty department.

Additional Accomplishments:
Recruiter at Days for Girls.
Plan events at APAC Sale Group to increase teamwork and company morale. 
Chairman of Kappa Kappa Gamma's 'Day At the Races' event, exceeding fundraiser objective by 200%.
Style reality crew member on major television network.
Volunteer at American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 
Speaker at Out Of the Darkness walk for AFSP
Assisted Creative Director at Stony Apparel/Born Famous.
Guest Speaker at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising for future student open house.
Model at fashion show for the Make A Wish foundation.
Volunteer at Sue Wong Fall Preview 2010 fashion show.
Donate my original artwork to charity events.

Specialties:
Merchandising, e-commerce, buying, trend research, purchasing, product development, branding, public speaking, design, fashion, product designs, financial budgets, target demand, market trends, styling, merchandising, styling, visual merchandising
Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

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.

Sales Representative

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

Merchandising Assistant

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

Retail Merchandising Assistant

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

Allocator

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

Product Development Coordinator

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

Stylist

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

Assistant to Owner

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

Production Assistant Intern

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

Retail Manager

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

Fashion Stylist / Visual Merchandiser

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

Marketing / Design Assistant

Provided outstanding customer service and responsible for store displays/merchandising

Sales Associate

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

Emily Cox

Andover High School

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Michigan State University