Sales Assistant

BRETT WEISBERG

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203-***-**** ********.*****@*****.***

EDUCATION

****-**** ********** ** ******* – ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT Tucson, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, May 2010

• Major in Marketing. Coursework in Statistics, Accounting, and Business Planning.

Summer 2009 GLOBAL COHORT PROGRAM Nanjing, China

Selected to participate in competitive Eller Global Business Program

• Led team to develop growth strategy for an American company in the Asia-Pacific region.

Fall 2008 UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINISTER London, England

University of Arizona study-abroad program in England

• Planned an overall strategy for Indian car manufacturer’s U.S. entry including sections relating

to supply chain and product enhancements to meet U.S. standards.

EXPERIENCE

2013-Present MACY’S

Associate Merchandise Planner, Bath Accessories and Rugs New York, NY

• Managed inventory levels, product allocations, and demand forecasts across all locations of a

$36 million business for every classification and style.

• Led rug turn-around from -10% to +10% Fall 2013 by reallocating stock to improve sales by

$200,000. Designed ad-hoc reporting system using Microsoft Matrix to create forecasts for

location selling patterns.

• Increased department productivity by analyzing sales to stock ratios at the classification level.

• Assisted in new classification styling and coordinated international order fulfillment.

2012-2013 Assistant Merchandise Planner, Confections and Water New York, NY

• Forecasted inventory and sales for $2.5 million regional assortment business to increase planned

inventory turnover rate by 15% through collaboration with buying and regional planning teams.

• Created templates utilizing Microsoft Cube for buying and planning groups to analyze weekly

business, demographic strategies, competitive analysis, and style depth by location to

standardize departmental reporting.

2010-2012 Assistant Buyer for Macys.com, Fine Jewelry and Silver New York, NY

• Executed marketing plans for new jewelry products, including pricing, demand forecasting,

sourcing, and all aspects of online merchandising and order fulfillment. Responsible for 578 new

products introduced in 2011, representing $4.7 million in sales. Overall 2011 department sales

exceeded prior year’s sales by 60%.

• Launched expanded vendor-to-consumer program to diamond stud vendors, which increased

sales 100% over the previous year totaling $4 million in sales.

• Led a website improvement effort to focus on improving back-end capabilities.

• Coached for executive training program to facilitate on-boarding of junior team members.

Summer 2008 UNLTD London, England

Intern for company serving as an incubator for social entrepreneurs and philanthropies

• Created public relations database, helped plan and manage the annual fundraising event

involving 200 corporate donors.

ADDITIONAL DATA

Extensive travel to 32 countries across 5 continents.

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Excel Specialist Certified.

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Raised over $5,000 for United Service Organization as fraternity philanthropy chair.

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