Merchandising

Pasit Chongvanich

**-** **** **, ********, NY ***73

************@*****.*** 646-***-****

EXPERIENCE

STORY at Macy’s New York, NY

Assistant Integrated Merchant – STORY Jan. 2019 - Present

●Assisted in the nationwide launch of rotating concept store in 36 locations in April 2019

●Support merchants in development of buying and planning strategies of +1000 SKUs across +90 vendors per STORY

●Curate narrative driven merchandise on three-month lifecycle across categories for Men, Women and Children: accessories, beauty, books, candy, candles, games, gourmet food, home décor, RTW, stationery, SLGs, tech, toys

●Collaborated with Macy’s operations and logistics teams to redevelop and create a new vendor and product onboarding processes for STORY at Macy’s

●Manage open to buy, issue POs for each STORY, track shipments, and communicate with store teams to ensure timely delivery for new launches

●Run weekly reports to identify top sellers, create action plans for slow selling items, and create business recaps at end of each launch by style, category, and vendor to identify future opportunities

●Partnered with site merchant team to launch STORY’s first e-commerce footprint by creating sitelet exclusive to STORY and set cross navigation points to product pages on Macys.com to drive online traffic

●Own all style creation and UPC information to ensure accuracy across all relevant systems

●Maintain communication with current and past STORY vendors to ensure strong relationship and foster growth

Macy’s New York, NY

Merchant Assistant – Gifting, Tech, and Heritage Jan. 2016 – Jan. 2019

●$42M annual sales achieved across 300 store locations in FY2018

●Achieved $4M in FY2017 by refreshing inventory and curating new assortment in Heritage department

●Analyzed weekly reports, created business recaps, and proposed assortment recommendations to assist Buyers in maximizing sales and identifying business opportunities

●Developed exclusive product representing up to 80% of assortment to increase brand awareness for larger division including Macy’s Heritage Shop, seasonal Gifting, Games/Toys, and Macy’s annual special events

●Analyzed marketing performance from prior year and make advertising/promotion suggestions to Buyers to maximize sales with FY2018 achieving 23% increase in sales for advertised assets from Gifting and Tech combined

●Acted as the marketing and advertising captain for Gifting, Tech, and Heritage divisions by owning style and sample management, pricing execution, and RTV processing

Uniqlo New York, NY

Sales/Supervisor in Training – Kid’s and Customer Service Department Oct. 2014 – Jan. 2016

●Managed cash wrap operations for store opening and closing

●Created weekly sales report for Kid’s department to identify top sellers and take action on slow sellers

●Monitored store stock position and requested weekly replenishment on top sellers

EDUCATION

New York City College of Technology School of Architecture Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Technology - Architectural Technology 2013

Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY

Associate in Applied Science - Fashion Business Management 2018

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Skills: Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

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