Mallory Murphy: Buyer in Los Angeles, CA
Mallory Murphy

Buyer
Los Angeles | United States
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Industries
Fashion
Lifestyle
Streetwear
Tech
Yoga
Work experience
Sole Society
Buyer | 09/2018 - Current
Continually evolve merchandise strategy amidst ever changing retail climate. Build relevant product assortments from trend stage through line edit. Negotiate with vendors on pricing, delivery and terms. Responsible for buying multiple categories. Manage and mentor Assistant Buyer.

Forever 21
International Merchandiser | 11/2017 - 09/2018
Devised seasonal merchandise plans by monitoring weekly sales, analyzing style performances, and market trends; fill assortment plans, ensuring that merchandise concepts are aligned with assortment strategies. Conducted weekly analysis of stock-to-sales ratio by merchandise category, identifying trending and underperforming lines and best sellers to provide
actionable recommendations to buyers for improving merchandise mix.

Juicy Couture
Global Merchandiser, Women's Accessories | 06/2015 - 07/2017
• Assisted with creation of ongoing Accessories product strategy and calendar to allow increased responsiveness to business
• Hindsight global buys by analyzing attribute selling, weekly partner selling, and business trends
• Create quarterly trend recaps and competitive analyses

Juicy Couture
Associate Global Merchandiser, Women's RTW Apparel and Jewelry | 04/2001 - 06/2015
• Directly responsible for launch of new Girl's Concept stores in Asia as well as continuing to develop and execute Women's Apparel line from concept through production, taking into account all international channels' needs
• Assisted with creation of ongoing Apparel product strategy and calendar to allow increased responsiveness to business
• Hindsight global buys by analyzing attribute selling, weekly partner selling, and business trends
• Create quarterly trend recaps and competitive analyses
• Manages a Merchandising Assistant for each Product Category

Juicy Couture
Assistant Global Merchandiser, Girls and Intimates Apparel | 11/2011 - 04/2013
• Assisted in developing and executing Girls and Intimates lines from concept through production across wholesale, retail and e-commerce channels
• Bought for 78 domestic retail stores, creating pricing and promotional structures to meet OTB and margin goals
• Coordinated buy meetings with over 100 international partners each season, presenting the line with Design and Sales
• Managed style creation, POs creation and maintenance, markdowns, promotions and all systems work

Stylesight
Operations Assistant | 02/2010 - 11/2011
• Provided high-level administrative support to the CEO, CFO and Operations Administrator by performing clerical functions such as arranging conference calls, scheduling meetings, managing calendars, and receiving visitors.
Hollister Co.
Assistant Visual Manager | 10/2008 - 02/2010
Worked with team to reach weekly sales goals using strategic marketing campaigns. Created visual displays on a weekly basis in accordance with corporate prototype standards.