Kirsten Schultz: Junior Buyer - Apparel & Accessories in Long Beach, CA

- Oversee all categories for the Partner Shop Division which includes: Macy’s, Dillard’s and Bloomingdale’s - Create monthly merchandise assortments that support the vision of the BCBGeneration brand while meeting the financial goals to drive sales - Prepare line plans and seasonal focuses for Merchandising and Design based on sales history and trends in the market - Generate, analyze and present weekly and monthly business performance to cross functional teams while identifying business opportunities - Partner with Planning & Allocation to maintain a balanced receipt flow and appropriate inventory levels by store - Partner with Visuals, Store Operations, Marketing and Department Stores to execute product presentation that reflects business needs & goals - Communicate with Department Stores on promotional participation and business review/needs - Manage all aspects of the Bloomingdale’s.com business

- Bought and managed Sportswear & Dresses for 13 stores for the Retail Division - Collaborated with the Warehouse & Allocators to ensure product was received & allocated on time - Created and analyzed weekly, monthly and quarterly reports - Created and updated buy preps and line sheets with weekly price, unit and style updates - Created memos for retail stores to communicate new promotions, markdowns and transfers - Analyze size selling to send size breaks to Customer Service - Participated in strategic and pre-season planning to maximize future sales

- Created and maintained purchase orders - Created and distributed weekly reports to team members - Approved PP and TOP samples - Attended Market to search for Vendors and select product to enhance the brand - Partnered with vendors in ordering UPC stickers and hangtags - Acted as a liaison between Accounts Payable and Vendors