Sales Assistant

Jodi L Lewis

** **** **., ********** ** *****

Mobile 732-***-****

*******@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

*Solid vendor relationships enabling strong negotiating skills.

*Posses a keen, discerning eye for fashion trends, coupled with sharp analytical abilities, resulting

in quantifiable sales, margins and turn increases.

*An effective and concise communicator.

*Extensive retail background that includes store management, merchandising and marketing.

Experience:

03/07- present A & E Stores, Inc., New York, NY

Buyer 2-20 Boys and 2-16 Girls

*Responsible for $15M annual volume.

*Responsible for buying and developing a well edited assortment for 6 departments in 38 stores.

*Handle distribution of merchandise to stores based on their customer and store size.

*Analyze current selling in order to react to department needs and future buys.

*Follow merchandise plans, open to buy budgets, and sales goals.

*Create seasonal strategy plans to increase sales volume.

*Develop, create and maintain excellent vendor relations.

*Visit stores weekly to ensure we have the correct assortment and to give product knowledge.

*Direct the activities of an assistant buyer and allocator.

*Manage vendor performance and evaluate issues and opportunities.

*Communicate and negotiate with vendors for incentives, new items and markdown allowances.

*Constantly work on RTV's, cancellations, and reorders to maintain profit margins and sales

projections.

*Relentless follow up with on order reports and cancellation dates to ensure delivery of goods.

*Shop competition regularly identifying opportunities, labels and trends.

05/03-03/07 A & E Stores, Inc., New York, NY

Buyer 2-20 Boys and Young Men’s

*Took over Boys 2-20 Department based on my performance with the Young Men’s Department.

* Increased sales volume by 10 percent in first year.

02/00-05/03 A & E Stores, Inc., New York, NY

Buyer Young Men’s and Men’s

*Responsible for creating the Young Men’s Department and turning it into a $7M business within two

years.

*Developed new vendor relations.

* Assisted with the buying for the Men’s department.

*Created store newsletter to increase communication between buyers and store managers.

*Created weekly fashion trend reports for store managers.

*Brought Toys For Tots program into the store.

07/96-02/00 Canal Street Jean Co., New York, NY

Associate Buyer Young Men’s Department

*Helped select merchandise and write/process buys to meet stores plans.

*Took over buying for key vendors.

*Created and developed new vendor relations.

*Worked with department managers and staff on product knowledge and floor moves.

*Set up vendor shops within the store and handled and help develop promotional events

Education: Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, New York, NY

Major: Fashion Merchandising

Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point.

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