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Jessica Claire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
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Summary

Skilled Assistant Buyer with more than 14 years experience in retail. Successfully manage diverse purchasing needs in challenging, fast-paced environments. Dedicated to streamlining product portfolios and uncovering new offerings to drive retail growth. Creative eye with great taste and ability to see future trends in customer preferences. Background in Men's and Women's side of the business. Currently working in Men's Athletic and Kids shoes. Extensive background working in multiple departments and areas of the business. Created strong lasting vendor relationships. Very resourceful constantly learning new ways to dissect information with new technology. Continuing to learn while implementing my strengths in analyzing and dissecting the business. 

Highlights
  • Understanding sales trends
  • Team-oriented
  • Reliable
  • Understanding Merchandise Sales
  • Great communication skills
  • Learning and implementing new tools for researching business. (Microstrategy)
  • Executing according to plans for the department.
  • Use SPS to track and monitor wide width sales, 
  • Knowledge in E-commerce

  • Ability to adapt and work with other departments for resolutions.
  • Actively listens
  • Problem solving Skills
  • Conflict Resolution Skills
  • Multi Tasking Abilities
  • Product placement based on sales
  • Independently takes initiative
  • Dissecting regional sales
  • Analytical mind
  • Growing and maintaining vendor relationships
Experience
04/2016 to Current
Assistant buyer Blain Supply, Inc. Dubuque, IA,

Organized inventory for multiple locations. Performed detailed reviews of high and low performing products. Analyzed sales trends to maximize sales potential. Researched competitors and sourced new vendors. Diversified product selections. Assisted managers in developing promotions to move existing stock. Planned special inventory buys. Develop under performing brands and develop/maintain partnerships. Analyze selling by size and widths. Buying the assortment correctly based upon sales needs. Developing new ways of researching data beneficial to sales. Utilize Sps/Microstrategy for reporting. Budgeting the buy based upon trends. Developed positive vendor relationships.

05/2014 to 03/2016
Women's Traditional Merchandiser Off Broadway Shoes City, STATE,

Organized, located inventory and updated store spreadsheets. Allocated and transferred product to stores based upon sales. Identified, added and removed product from replenishment program based upon sales/turn. Maintained inventory levels in stores for Women's Department. Helped in selecting merchandise based on the most favorable price and quality. Researched current and past business performance using on-line systems/available reports. Shopped competition to identify opportunities, labels and trends. Aided the buyer in assortment and category planning. Oversee never out replenishment program for year round product. Determine sizes to order for styles based upon demand. Decide whether we need to consolidate or expand styles based upon sell thru/turn. Overseeing demand allocation plan entailing the entire dress category in our department for the buy. Utilize size ops when writing orders for better placement of sizes.

04/2013 to 05/2014
Men's Merchandiser Off Broadway Shoes City, STATE,

Organized, located inventory and updated store spreadsheets. Allocated and transferred product to stores based upon sales. Identified, added and removed product from replenishment program based upon sales/turn. Maintained inventory levels in stores for Men's Department. Helped in selecting merchandise based on the most favorable price and quality. Researched current and past business performance using on-line systems/available reports. Shopped competition to identify opportunities, brands and trends. Aided the buyer in assortment and category planning. Oversaw never out replenishment program.

2011 to 04/2013
1st Assistant Manager Off Broadway Shoes City, STATE,

Delivered excellent customer service by greeting and assisting each customer. Reorganized the sales floor to meet company demands. Contributed to merchandising ideas at team sales meetings. Knowledge of product placement and sales. Actively interviewed and hired employees. Addressed customer inquiries and resolved complaints. Completed weekly schedules according to payroll policies. Trained staff to deliver outstanding customer service.

Accomplishments
  • Worked my way up from Part Time Associate to Full Time 1st Assistant Manager, all the way up to Mens and Kids Assistant Buyer in Off Broadway Corporate.
  • Involved in successful outreach programs, where we traveled to other countries to assist homeless.
  • Effectively track wide width sells to ensure best penetration and selling. 
  • Developed Kid's business to have a 70% growth from the previous year exceeding plan.
  • Grew Men's business 30% Sales from previous year exceeding plan.
  • ​Help with developing microstrategy that will roll out to company
  • Developing successful lasting vendor relationships
Education
Expected in
High School Diploma: Psychology
Central Piedmont Community College - Charlotte, Nc
GPA:

Minor in Business

Coursework in Communication


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School Attended

  • Central Piedmont Community College

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  • Assistant buyer
  • Women's Traditional Merchandiser
  • Men's Merchandiser
  • 1st Assistant Manager

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