Graduate Student - Master of Landscape Architecture
Graduate Student Candidate - Master of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina - August 2020 - present
Work Experience
Planner � Pants and Shorts, J. Crew, New York, NY � Sept 2019-August 2020
� Build, strategize, and execute pre-season sales, margin, and inventory plan on a departmental level for digital and brick and mortar
� Develop and drive the seasonal product strategy and partner with merchandising team to execute the buys
� Analyze and report on previous quarter results and identify missed sales and growth drivers over previous year
� Create and manage forecasts in season for review in monthly business meeting to ensure financials are on track to pre-season plans and suggest strategies to improve trajectory
� Provide daily and weekly updates on business as it relates to last forecast, identifying trends and creating action plans as a result
� Partner with digital merchandising team to create promotion lists and execute on site
Merchandiser � Pants and Denim, Ann Taylor, New York, NY � October 2014-Sept 2019
� Owned, developed and drove departmental strategies that contributed to omni-channel growth in Pants and Denim sales in 2018 by +8% and 2019 YTD by +5%
� Developed and executed inventory strategy to optimize departmental sales
� Actively monitored business to identify inventory risk and/or opportunity and partnered with cross functional teams to formulate a plan of action
� Partnered closely with merchandise planning and store planning to forecast sales and manage inventory to meet future and in season financial goals
� Worked cross-functionally to manage product life cycle, troubleshooting and escalating issues in the process
� Key player in opportunity unlock and execution of enhanced denim strategy, which allowed for faster lead times to replenish inventory in successful styles
� Oversaw responsibilities and development of associate merchandiser and merchandising coordinator
Graduate Student Candidate - Master of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina - August 2020 - present
Work Experience
Planner � Pants and Shorts, J. Crew, New York, NY � Sept 2019-August 2020
� Build, strategize, and execute pre-season sales, margin, and inventory plan on a departmental level for digital and brick and mortar
� Develop and drive the seasonal product strategy and partner with merchandising team to execute the buys
� Analyze and report on previous quarter results and identify missed sales and growth drivers over previous year
� Create and manage forecasts in season for review in monthly business meeting to ensure financials are on track to pre-season plans and suggest strategies to improve trajectory
� Provide daily and weekly updates on business as it relates to last forecast, identifying trends and creating action plans as a result
� Partner with digital merchandising team to create promotion lists and execute on site
Merchandiser � Pants and Denim, Ann Taylor, New York, NY � October 2014-Sept 2019
� Owned, developed and drove departmental strategies that contributed to omni-channel growth in Pants and Denim sales in 2018 by +8% and 2019 YTD by +5%
� Developed and executed inventory strategy to optimize departmental sales
� Actively monitored business to identify inventory risk and/or opportunity and partnered with cross functional teams to formulate a plan of action
� Partnered closely with merchandise planning and store planning to forecast sales and manage inventory to meet future and in season financial goals
� Worked cross-functionally to manage product life cycle, troubleshooting and escalating issues in the process
� Key player in opportunity unlock and execution of enhanced denim strategy, which allowed for faster lead times to replenish inventory in successful styles
� Oversaw responsibilities and development of associate merchandiser and merchandising coordinator