SKILLS:

Computer Skills: MSI, IRP Spin, Mainframe, SAP & POS, Dynamics CRM, Buyer WM, Quickbase, Zoura, Cognos, JDA, Microsoft Office (Proficient in Excel, PP, Word, Visio & Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Cambridge, MA

Financial Operations Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ad hoc analysis of current standings & projected revenue during the QuickBase divestiture bidding process (Excel based)
• Implemented a weekly sales report distribution, top level management recaps, & individual support for Quickbase account managers
• Provide ad hoc data to a sales team of over 90 employees
• Train new account managers to maneuver several active data sources & created individualized reporting
• Aid in the implementation of a new billing system, Zoura
• Create & managed compliance pricing law for the Quickbase product
• Established & enforce a new pricing strategy for over 9,000 customers

Confidential, Boston, MA

Vendor Manager

Responsibilities:

• Reported and communicated over $50M in expenses to business executives monthly
• Increased Boston vendor count from 1 to over 100 in under 10 months
• Procured three and executed three $1m/yr. real estate contracts
• Maintained strong relations with partner companies and over 300 national vendor partners
• Reported directly to the President and SVP of Technology

Confidential, New York, NY

Associate & Assistant Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Managed 250 vendors across 3 product categories; Swimwear, Outerwear & Salon Z, generating $1m/yr. in Saks Direct sales
• Salon Z (Ecommerce) expansion included 4 new categories, sku count increase from under 20 to over 300, new designer vendors
• Key player in customizing reorder reporting to capitalize ecom seasonal sales; Inventory category specific sell through %
• Owner of hindsight analysis; specific to inventory wins & losses for new ecom business
• Promoted from Assistant Buyer to Associate Buyer in the 2010 class
• Made daily purchase decisions based on inventory, recent vendor sale rates, OTB budgets, and market forecasts
• Tracked financial receipts for 24 departments that realize $9 million in annual sales
• Determined content & brand selection weekly for two department marketing emails; distribution +2 million customers
• Executed markdown cadence for two large seasonal categories & Salon Z

Confidential, New York, NY

Assistant Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained buy sheets, placed purchase orders, and tracked deliveries for department with $5million in annual sales
• Re - vamped inbound receipt reporting during 8 straight quarter’s 40-50% department growth
• Reacted daily to inventory allocation problems across 530 stores
• Partnered domestically & overseas with 30+ vendors to assort & design 9 different buys annually
• Overhauled SKU tracking for SKU-intensive department, assigning product classes, dissections, and style numbers
• Spearheaded the eco-friendly packaging campaign for New York and Co jewelry
• Received highest possible performance feedback and awards for Assistant

Confidential, New York, NY

Visual Merchant & Sales Associate

Responsibilities:

• Implemented best practice merchandising methods for store visual pack creation
• Managed visual fixture allocation for New York stores
• Partnered with team member to meet annual sales goals