SUMMARY

A well-rounded and motivated Buyer with over 3 years experience. I have a proven ability to support and assist in management of multiple categories of a total revenue of 50M. I am experienced in effective daily communication between international and domestic vendors, development of product, buying branded lines, managing POs and production timelines. I am a creative and entrepreneurial spirit with a working knowledge in Excel including V-Lookup.

WORK HISTORY

Buyer - TMC & Associates August 2022 – Current

Buying Agency, who works with brands both online and stores around the United States.

− Focused on Women’s and Mens apparel, overlooked business for companies like Pink Lily, Filly Flair, Re-fabbed and Rockstar Original to name a few.

− Looked at their weekly business and projected sales through analytics.

− Attended weekly photoshoots with local brands, as well as created weekly assortments for e commerce business.

− Traveled for apparel trade shows to Dallas, Las Vegas and New York. Junior Buyer - SHEIN May 2022 – August 2022

Los Angeles based Buyer controlling multiple categories for our e commerce.

− Ability to multitask while buying all categories and maintaining constant communication with our overseas SHEIN factories.

− Maintaining relationships with vendors in the LA area, attending weekly vendor meetings to talk about all incoming products as well as placing after review.

− Forecast trend and color around all categories for product development.

− Work daily with in house studio team to coordinate upcoming photoshoots for styles Junior Buyer - AKIRA/shopakira.com September 2020 – March 2022 Supported the Senior Buyers and GMM to manage multiple categories with total revenue of 50M.

− Proven ability to effectively streamline communication with international and domestic vendors to ensure production deadlines and standards of quality are met or exceed expectations.

− Trained and mentored all on-going and new assistant buyers, sharing knowledge on reporting systems, sample organization and management, PO placement and management, collection calendars and line sheets.

− Buyer for branded collections across all categories including Puma and Kappa.

− Engaged the brand with multiple influencers for product placement

− Represented the Azalea Wang at the LA office, managed the showroom and assisting with wholesale accounts transactions.

− Assisted with fittings of PP and TOP samples, sending notes to vendors and checking quality.

− Submitted own successful ideas for design and development vendors as well as offering insights during fittings.

− Constantly remained on the pulse of new fashion trends, items, looks, etc., recognizing them early in their life cycles to maximize opportunities.

Sales Associate - H&M September 2019 – August 2020 Full-time Sales Associate in woman department whose responsibility was to keep woman sales floor up to date as well as other departments.

− Maintained the product placement throughout the store, ensuring optimum customer experience and visual aesthetic while providing ensuring sales.

− Increased sell-through by style with regular product movements for better visibility or customer engagement.

− Proven ability to offer positive styling experiences and strong customer service

− Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal direction to manage a busy store. INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Celebrity Wardrobe Stylist Zoe Costello / Lindsey Dupuis Stylist main assistant during photo shoots and film PR/Stylist Ted Baker

Provided assistance with photo-shoots, styling special Hollywood events and day-to-day communications. SKILLS

Vendor Relations

(Domestic/Import)

Product Development

Buying

Purchase Order Management

Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookup)

Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator)

Google (Mail, Apps, Hangouts)

Fittings (Fit, Size, Quality, PP

+ TOP Samples)

Sample Management

Visual Merchandising

Social Media

Styling

Apparel Accessories

ACADEMICS

Associates Degree of Merchandising

and Product Development

2018 FIDM

Diana Tabanico

BUYER / MERCHANDISING

559-***-****

adytmd@r.postjobfree.com

Los Angeles, CA

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