Fashion

Lifestyle

Extensive fashion industry background, with 7+ years of hands on experience in many aspects of the field including: fashion and costume design, wholesale production, and retail buying.

•	Reports on weekly selling, identifies best/worst sellers, and analyzes possible reasons behind high and low performance.
•	Assists with vendor cost negotiations in order to meet/exceed department IMU goals. 
•	Works directly with the buyer to select and edit seasonal/trend relevant product assortments.
•	Manages all product development - created a detailed PD log that tracks progress and status of each item or collection  
•	Actively participates in department projects/company-wide initiatives – acted as a key leader in the icon 2015 re-launch project.

Assistant Buyer - Impulse

•	Organized and maintained housing of entire product life-cycle, created and modified all POs using Epicor retail system.
•	Improved vendor quality compliance 42% by consistently identifying all visual discrepancies - voted as Dept Color Expert
•	Updated a weekly tracker which allowed entire team visibility to delivery slides or cancelations and projected sales loss.
•	Developed strong vendor relationships and became the primary liaison for the department.

Merchandise Assistant

•	Managed daily product orders, and kept up communication with customers and buyers.
•	Updated and entered new inventory into company database, created profiles for new items, and requested factory samples.
•	Prepared for upcoming shows and exhibits; created new booth layouts and content to maximize traffic and impact.
•	Researched and new marketing strategies in order to increase company presence and sales.

Sales and Marketing Executive

•	Implemented a standard measuring procedure for all factories to follow - which increased accuracy of sample fit by 30%.
•	Trained new production assistants.
•	Led all sample fittings, working closely with the client to meet fit and design requests or changes.
•	Examined PP/TOPs and grading specs for potential errors, and conducted monthly QC inspection on final product.

Technical Designer

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Kaelin McDonald

Houston Community College