Margeaux Jones acohrz@r.postjobfree.com

*** **** ******* ****** ************ PA 19144 267-***-****

Objective: To substantially develop my buying skills in a corporate retail environment.

Education:

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science

Graduation: 2013 Major: Fashion Merchandising

Selected Courses:

Principles of Marketing Fashion Merchandising

Survey of Textiles Microeconomics

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA

Creative Writing Certificate: 2009

Experience:

Forman Mills March 2014 - Present

Pennsauken, NJ

Assistant Buyer

• Build and maintain positive vendor relations resulting in open communication and positive negotiating

environments; manage purchase orders through vendor communication and shipment tracking resources

to acquire the status of shipments

• Allocate merchandise to the proper stores based on sales performance; strategize to support the flow of

inventory during peak periods using various reports. Ie: Business Summary Report, Style ID report,

Style Card

• Prepare buyer for weekly OTB meetings, using key item trackers, merchandise management, on order

reports; Analyze business daily for sales trends in each category within department for potential growth

opportunities

Marshalls Assistant Merchandise Manager

Philadelphia, PA February 2013 – March 2014

• Coordinate with direct reports to ensure all merchandise is on the sales floor at all times and

merchandising standards are met; Review Adjust Sales Analysis to determine well and poorly

performing departments and formulate plans to increase sales in those areas

• Chosen as a participant in GAP (Graduate Assistant manager Program) upon graduating to train for eight

weeks as the company’s first external candidate

• Generate increased sales by improving brand awareness throughout the sales floor and creating eye-

catching, fashion forward, on trend features

Gwynedd-Mercy College Summers 2010 & 2011

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Fashion Merchandising Instructor

• Composed a detailed syllabus illustrating material to be covered for the length of the program, which

focused on topics related to Fashion Merchandising

• Formulated group projects and quizzes to reinforce subjects learned in class

• Organized student fashion show for closing ceremonies

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