Purchasing Agent Customer Service

Bradley Crookston

Experienced and driven management experience from 09-97 through 12-31-04 in clothing department. With the goal of expanding customer base by 15% each season and working with staff to build a valuable partnership where everyone feels valued and appreciated in growing and learning the next steps needed to succeed. Proficient in Oracle, Excel. With over 23 years of retail experience including management and purchasing with a strong desire to keep learning as times and market changes. Training staff to understand that online shopping is growing and it is customer service and product availability that will keep box stores thriving, in the ever changing technology driven times. Team player that gets along with everyone in a world of diverse personalities with a strong desire to grow and show the value to management, customers and coworkers. 5 W 5878 S Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 801-***-**** ********@*****.*** WORK EXPERIENCE

Sportsman’s Warehouse — Clothing Purchasing Agent

Larry H Miller Sports & Enertainment — Guest Services Dura Tech Tile & Stone — Coping Stone Manufacturing Burlington — Loss Prevention

Sportsman’s Warehouse- 10/1996 to 01/2020, West Jordan, Utah

Purchase Accessories, Base Layer, Rain Wear and Work Wear, for women, men and youth for Sportsman’s Warehouse retail stores to sell. Find the best products and negotiate to get the best cost to save the company and be able to pass the savings onto customers. Plan ad items for each seasonal ad and ensure that the each item is ordered to supply the stores to sell and have for each advertised promotion and sell at a promotional retail, where company is not held to a MAP retail pricing. Work closely with Planner and management to plan on what stores will carry items based off of availability from vendors and regional needs that stores are located. Troubleshooting through sales reports to determine what items are selling and showing a pro t to the company. Work closely with vendors to build a pro table partnership. Translate and assemble sales reports in Excel les to share with o cers of company, Planners, management and vendors. In determining what will be reordered next season. Find close-out buys that can be purchased at a savings to the company and be able to sell at discount but still a margin building buy. Work with merchandisers to help them understand the vision of items to be best displayed in stores. Goal is always to buy less and sell more to get the turns needed to show a pro t to company and shareholders. Work with stores to ensure that they have what the customers are asking for and needing to be best out tted for the outdoor adventures and activities they pursue. 08/2019 to Present, Salt Lake City, Utah

Help with Guests to provide memorial experience at all Utah Jazz, concerts and events. Tickets, seating and thanking them for coming to the Jazz game and events and let them know we are here for their every need to ensure they know that they are why we are here.

06/1994 to Present, Salt Lake City, Utah

Family owned business and work in manufacturing Coping stones that go around swimming pools. Work weekends when needed or cover shifts for current employees.

EDUCATION

Valley High School

08/1991 to 06/1994

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