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Enthusiastic, eager to learn and grow, outgoing, responsible, team player, and fashion-savvy Assistant Buyer proficient at building positive relationships by offering a superior work ethic.

• Calculated and created/turned in reorders and new items purchase orders totaling up to $500k for certain orders
• Compiled weekly inventory reports for entire company involving demand, sell-through %, weeks supply, inventory age, gross margin, inventory levels, etc.
• Collaborated with several vendors on deadlines, sampling, returns, exchanges, new product development, and orders
• Organized, requested, fit, and kept track of all pending new samples
• Worked with accounting on vendor receipts, invoices, credit memos, and negotiating payment terms
• Input information for new SKU creation including cost, product title, mark-up %, gross margin, and retail price
• Managed replenishment and inventory levels for West Covina brick and mortar store
• Gathered SKUs to include in upcoming sales planning and markdown prices using gross margin %
• Attended MAGIC trade shows in Las Vegas to place orders and create relationships with new potential vendors
• Supported other buyers and merchandise coordinators with various tasks needed

Assistant Buyer

• Created and pulled monthly transaction histories for vendors
• Compared and contrasted vendor receipts, shipments, and inventory
• Formed month end reconciliation reports for each vendor in Excel
• Communicated with vendor's inventory managers and UD buyers
• Handled all transfers, destructions, and adjustments of components

Inventory Coordinator - Temp Position

• Assisted director of buying and allocation with apparel, accessories, third party, and footwear buying
• Attended future planning meetings with Volcom and third party designers/vendors
• Organized files, photos of merchandise, and allocations for current and upcoming seasons
• Created markdowns, transfers, on-order reports, and merchandise POs
• Worked with OTB, ST %, LY/TY sales, and inventory totals

DTC Retail Buying Internship

• Provided customer service
• Completed transactions
• Came in early to help unload new merchandise shipments
• Helped merchandise the sales floor

Operations Associate

• Ran all content on forms of social media include Instagram, Online Blog, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook
• Provided customer service
• Helped owner place online buys for various clothing, accessories, and home decor


Social Media Coordinator/Intern

• Provided customer service
• Completed customer transactions
• Assisted in new visual store plans
• Controlled all in-store displays including mannequins, wall displays, and window displays

Sales Associate/Visual Specialist

• Provided customer service
• Completed customer transactions on cash register
• Helped organize and clean up the store daily

Sales Associate

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Iowa State University

London College of Fashion