RYAN BURGE: Business Development Manager / Merchant in San Francisco, CA
RYAN BURGE
Business Development Manager / Merchant
San Francisco | United States
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Levi Strauss & Co
Business Development Manager / Merchant | 11/2018 - Current
- M&W Tops and Kid's
• Drove launch, financials, WoW, and creative framework for entry-level tier Tops segment.
• Work cross-functionally across planning, product development, sales and marketing
departments to drive creation and management of compelling product lines that build brand
equity and deliver on profitability and productivity targets.
• Present seasonal strategies and focused assortments to key accounts of Walmart, Target,
Kohls, Amazon, and international affiliates.
The North Face
Buyer - Snow Sports and Youth | 11/2016 - 11/2018
Managed annual receipts in excess of $80M for Youth and Snow Sports Apparel categories
across The North Face's store and ecommerce channels for the United States and Canada.
• Achieved positive comp growth YoY across all areas of focus, while meeting margin and inventory productivity targets.
• Created strategic store and ecom assortments with focus on driving brand engagement.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with planning, sourcing, design, visual, marketing, training,
and product departments to cultivate aligned output and best possible consumer experiences.
The North Face
Assistant Buyer & Ecommerce Merchandiser - Footwear, Equipment, and Accessories | 05/2015 - 11/2016
• Managed purchase orders, inventory tracking, reporting, and item set up for 1000+ SKUs
• Responsible for website merchandising across multiple apparel and hard goods categories.
• Created and analyzed, weekly, monthly, and seasonal selling reports to make both in-season
and future business shifts and recommendations.
• Designed brand-experiential technical equipment destination shops in The North Face's
redesign doors and flagship locations.
Foot Locker, Inc
Assistant Buyer - Hard Goods | 07/2013 - 07/2014
• Managed order placement, tracking, and external vendor communications with 50+ brands.
• Executed ecommerce product loads, website merchandising, and site wide audits.
• Coordinated reception and organization of samples for product photo shoots, for hundreds
of SKUs across all divisions.
• Analyzed weekly and monthly selling to report on opportunities and recommend adjustments.
1200 Clay St. Apt #6, San Francisco, CA • ryanburge3@gmail.com • (908) 420 6826
Education history
Rutgers University
B.A. | 2008 - 2012
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