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Veteran Buyer, Product & Merchandising Manager
With 22 years of experience driving dramatic revenue expansion—slashing overhead and boosting margins through expert inventory management and skilled negotiation, establishing highly productive relationships with suppliers, generating innovative strategies to successfully launch new product lines, and providing detailed data analysis to ensure maximum operational efficiency—I am now looking to join a company offering growth potential and an entrepreneurial atmosphere. Having succeeded in the past identifying new business opportunities and emerging market trends, producing innovative market strategies, providing impeccable management of all aspects of inventory, and conducting favorable negotiations with vendors, I am confident I can generate outstanding results for your organization. I have thrived in the past as Merchandise Manager, Buyer, Senior Inventory Management Analyst, and Special Order Call Center Manager.
Buyer
About Me
Industry: |
Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail |
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Occupation: |
Buyer |
Education level: |
Associate |
Will Relocate: |
Yes |
Location: |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Work Experiences
9/2002 - 10/2008
CSK Auto / O'Reilly Auto Parts
Manager
- Directed wide range of critical functions, reviewing and analyzing sales, margins, inventory levels and trends, in order to identify growth opportunities and enhance customer experience. Maintained communication with suppliers to negotiate upcoming promotions, product offerings, strategies, merchandise presentations, pricing and financial terms, and competitive positioning. Partnered with Inventory Replenishment department to analyze seasonality trends, upcoming promotional ordering, and disposition of slow moving or obsolete goods. Coordinated supplier training and field support with Store Operations and Commercial Sales groups, assisted Finance department in reconciling billing and marketing fund discrepancies, managed categories to sales, margin, inventory budgets, open-to-buy goals, and collaborated with E-Commerce group to market select items and categories. Additionally, evaluated efficacy of advertising plans.
2/2001 - 8/2002
CSK Auto
Manager
- Handled the hiring, firing, reviews, training, and corrective actions of 6-member team, 3 call center agents providing technical and ordering assistance for 140 outside sales associates, and 3 product analysts producing a multitude of reports to support Merchandising and Commercial Operations. Conducted intensive analysis across a broad spectrum of operations in order to assure optimum inventory levels, margins, and sales, as well as efficacy of advertising promotions. Identified opportunities to expand business growth and negotiated a wide range of items with suppliers. Collaborated with numerous teams to assure productive, well-coordinated plan development companywide, and facilitated proper reconciliation of discrepancies with Finance department.
1/2000 - 1/2001
CSK Auto
Manager
- Led sourcing of product groups and negotiated programs to support Commercial Merchandise Manager and Commercial sales team. Managed call center agents assisting 140 outside sales associates. Collaborated with Commercial Marketing department to create sales flyers, monthly and quarterly product catalogs, and email blast product specials. Scheduled associate sales training classes in coordination with suppliers.
5/1999 - 12/1999
CSK Auto
Manager
- Provided detailed analysis of a multitude of factors, including sales trends, product movement, and sales history on 108 product lines representing 60% of company's fastest moving items. Produced sales forecasts, and managed product acquisition and inventory management for 3 distribution centers servicing 192 stores in 8 states. Interfaced with buyers to review upcoming promotional plans and develop critical product orders to support promotions. Ensured on-time delivery by tracking inbound purchase orders in collaboration with suppliers, and communicated obsolete and slow moving inventory issues to buyers, working toward resolution and disposition.
7/1998 - 4/1999
