Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail Career Research

Coldwater Creek

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Retail - Sandpoint, ID

Developing and executing strategies to improve bottom line results for a 500 million dollar public company business. Successfully developed merchandise assortments across three marketing channels while serving on Executive Steering Committees.

Avg. Salary: $190,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Christopher & Banks

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Retail - Minneapolis, MN

Repositioned corporation to appeal to a broader demographic. EBITDA improvements garnered highest results in Spring 2006 in the 50 years of the corporation's history. Launched web development initiatives to install purchase enabled website effective 2/08. Improved company image and street awareness by presenting strategies to Wall Street and others in the Investment community.

Avg. Salary: $190,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Retail Equity Consultant

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Retail - Laguna Niguel, CA

Analyzing women's specialty retail store performance and strategies for the investment community.

Avg. Salary: $190,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Cooper Lighting

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Buyer - Americus, GA

Using SAP software system, issue Purchase Orders, with dates and quantity of material to be delivered to the plant in Americus. Reduced and maintained inventory levels to cover production requirements and drop in orders with out excessive inventory by moving PO’s in and out as needed, with expediting of material to cover changes in production schedules. Worked with vendors to increase turns and reduce inventory levels. Set...

Avg. Salary: $47,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

XLC

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Buyer - Albany, GA

Supervise “Roll Grab” operators in the safe movement of parent rolls in the paper products department of P&G. Certified Trainer of new Employee’s on Roll Grab trucks.

Avg. Salary: $47,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Dynacraft

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Buyer - Louisville, KY

Issued Purchase Orders with dates and quantity of material to be delivered to the plants based on usage history and attempting to adjust for production rate increases of truck plants, which we supplied material to. Expedited material as needed, adjusted PO dates and quantities as required, to meet the inventory turns, which department made 7 of 9 months I was there and material availability made all 9 months.

Avg. Salary: $47,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Lear Corp

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Buyer - Louisville, KY

Schedule material to be delivered in the required time window to keep the JIT plant running with out material shortages, while maintaining low on hand inventories to achieve target of 170 to 180 turns each month, and insure material availability for production. Performed daily cycle counts to make adjustments to system on hands to actual. Six Sigma Black Belt April 2000 to August 2002 Specialized training to reduce and/...

Avg. Salary: $47,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Verizon Wireless

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Retail - East Hanover, NJ

I was a manager of retail sales operations who oversaw the daily operations of a store of twenty two direct reports. 
• Directly responsible and focused on all operational and asset management responsibilities within the Verizon Wireless Retail Store location.   Assist the management team in the implementation of all corporate policies and procedures. Oversaw the Assistant Retail Sales Operations and Retail Customer Support...

Avg. Salary: $40,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Verizon Wireless

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Retail - Totowa, NJ

Served as an Customer Care Representative for a level one store that was both sales and operationally compliant. 
 Instrumental in improving customer-satisfaction ratings through the implementation of WFG, by creating a one stop resolution for customers. Increased employee knowledge by training and developing fellow employees on problem solving and knowing where to go to get the answer. Assisted in increase of productivit...

Avg. Salary: $40,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

White House Black Market

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Retail - Elizabeth, NJ

As Assistant Manager, I managed a staff of eight, traveled to numerous stores to offset shortage, developed my sales team to make quota and provided top notch customer service.  Merchandised and dressed the store windows in order to maximize presentation and customer interest. Dramatically enhanced customer-satisfaction ratings by expediting the transfer of products and merchandise which was high in demand. Efficiently p...

Avg. Salary: $40,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available