Maira Cardenas: in ORANGE, CA

Worked passionately to help grow the the Sleep department by over 110% in sales growth year over year. Helped also to create the women's Lounge category from infancy to well over $1 Million in retail sales in less than 1 year. Conduct and report out weekly in depth business analysis based on department performance using multi KPI's. Worked alongside the Senior Merchant/Buyer to help drive strategies for both growth and expansion for the departments to maximize sales and productivity on every sku for Omni channel success. Introduced an entirely new category to the company, assisted with the strategy, planning, and Open to Buy forecasting. Responsible for the maintenance, updating and initial creation of multiple Buy Plan excel documents. Assisted in the on-boarding process for new assistants as well as Buying admin support across departments. Helped to lead and manage the department's Buyers admin. While being a leader for other Assistant Buyer's company wide. Built and maintained great relationships with vendors, product development, design, and marketing partners. As well as being a reliable partner to our Planning and Allocation teams. Conduct extensive competitive and market research analysis. Assist with assortment strategy for both web channel as well as stores (over 500 stores across North America)

Assisted customers via telephone from around the world to provide first class service. Assisted buying office with various tasks and special projects. As well as supporting multiple managers and corporate officers in their different departmental needs. Executed monthly business recaps to be sent to corporate officers while adhering to strict deadlines.

Executed numerous display installations to drive store business and interest in new collections. Work with store managers to develop a floor plan to maximize sales. Provided administrative support to corporate officers. Coordinated across multiple sales channels to increase business.