Kristen Goodreau: Associate Buyer - Swimwear in Los Angeles, CA

- Procure merchandise assortments that meet the strategies established by management - Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as Production, Design, and Marketing to ensure designs are adoptable, costs/retails are measured, and concepts are clearly defined - Assist Head Designer in fittings, bulk approvals, and print/color adoption - Partner with DMM and Planning to ensure the department achieves monthly financial targets - Trend research and comp shop regularly to understand competitors and overall market environment - Demonstrate agility in balancing workload according to multiple calendars and deadlines

- Communicate daily with vendors to track production, negotiate product quality, landed cost, and deliveries - Coordinate with designers, buyers, and technical designers to ensure all production requirements such as colors, trims, fabric quality, and fit are met - Schedule weekly vendor meetings to review new samples and prints

- Assist Buyer by communicating with vendors and maintaining POs - Create and distribute weekly selling and assortment reports