Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Merchandising

Planning Analyst

Project Management

Los Angeles, California
Lucky Brand creates great fitting, good quality jeans and fashion that works with the American lifestyle.
Planning Analyst	February 2020 - Present
• Assists Omni Planning team in managing OTB to ensure inventory and gross margin targets are met
• Creates seasonal hindsight sales reports to identify style/department risks and opportunities to optimize the business
•   Partners with Ecommerce Marketing team to ensure new styles are activated and featured online

Rosemont, Illinois
Randa is one of the world's largest accessories companies, supplying products for a portfolio of 50 brands.
Merchandiser	January 2018 - January 2020
•   Served as sole merchandiser and developed product lines for Costco, JCPenney, Sam's Club, and Walmart
•   Developed four new SKUs for Walmart's private label belt brand that contributed to $1M in revenue growth
•   Oversaw Columbia, Dickies, and Levi's product lines by leveraging trend direction briefs to create bi-annual line
plans for internal design team, ordered samples, and presented product lines to licensing and internal sales teams
•   Led negotiations with 12-15 international belt and buckle factories, ensuring 30-45% gross margin goals were met
without sacrificing aesthetics; worked with sourcing team to shift production from China to higher-margin countries
•   Analyzed category sales metrics for retail partners such as Kohl's, Macy's, and Target to drive seasonal product
strategy development and ensure product availability (sell through, season-to-date/YOY sales, color penetration)

Merchandiser

Westchester, Illinois
Follett provides branded collegiate merchandise including apparel, accessories, and gifts to campus stores.
Merchandise Planner	July 2015 - September 2016
•   Exceeded annual sales plan goal by 110K (12%) by analyzing seasonal profitability by style and size and strategically selecting new items for 40 campus retail stores; developed sales, inventory, and markdown goals
•   Prepared and managed open-to-buy plans for individual stores to ensure adequate inventory supply
•   Analyzed merchandise turnover and in-stock rates on SKU level, ran reports, and placed replenishment orders

Merchandise Planner

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