McCall Lee: Apparel Buyer/Merchandiser in Manhattan Beach, CA
McCall Lee
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Apparel Buyer/Merchandiser
Manhattan Beach | United States
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Industries
Fashion
Work experience
Palos Verdes Golf Club
Apparel Buyer/Merchandiser | 01/2017 - Current
• Correspond with vendors to view Fall/Winter & Spring/Summer lines
• Buying forecasting for apparel (men’s, women’s, & youth) per season
• Facilitate inventory, manage stock and merchandising of the Golf Club Pro Shop
• Manage special orders for customers by corresponding with vendors
• Organize and execute trunk shows for members
Plan monthly/season open-to-buy
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Forever 21
Production Coordinator/Assistant Buyer | 04/2014 - 09/2016
• Oversee the production process of over 275 styles at a given day
• Participate in product overview with CMO where styles are modified, approved, and dropped
• Review color and quality with Buying and Design teams
• Work closely with CMO and Founder of the company to review production status of each style I am responsible for
• Correspond with domestic and overseas vendors to ensure the product is correct and on time
• Negotiate cost with the vendor
• Attend fittings with internal Technical Design team and with vendors to ensure correct fit on garments
• Organize production samples to prepare for Quality Control inspection before they are shipped out
• Review QC issues with vendors in an open forum
• Attend meetings with vendors to review samples and develop new styles
• Review sell through reports and process price tickets
• Liaise with various departments within the company including; Technical Design, Production, Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, E-commerce, etc.
Softline Home Fashions
Customer Service Specialist | 10/2013 - 04/2014
• Managed and supported multiple accounts/ clients
• Responsible for follow up with retention to insure orders are shipped/ delivered promptly
• Entered orders and did administrative data entry
ResultWear by d'Mondaine
Intern | 09/2012 - 02/2013
• Provided assistance to the business/ production team that worked closely with companies such as; Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, and Barneys NY
• Assisted with trunk shows and sample sales
• Prepared and shipped orders
• Worked on social media and marketing projects such as Instagram, Twitter, and Polyvore
• Assisted with visual displays and photographed looks on models
Lefty Production Company
Intern | 05/2012 - 08/2012
• Provided support to both Sales and Design teams
• Cut patterns & fabric to keep database updated
• Assisted with style sheets, spec sheets, order sheets, and priced cost sheets
• Created and updated tech packs; experience with technical designing for flats