Lifestyle

Moto & Powersports

Outdoor

Skate

Snow

Surf

Buyer, Performance Footwear and Accessories

I want to continue my obsession with building businesses, developing people and solving problems at a new, challenging environment. I’d like to contribute with my experience in building departments, teams, processes and portfolios across multiple e-commerce strategic teams. I want to find opportunities within your business and use creativity to solve problems and move quickly. I am very passionate and entrepreneurial and hope to join a work environment that values me.

Managing portfolios grew 112% yoy and buying portfolio grew over 200% yoy.  Consistently hit company trifecta targets every quarter (sales, gross margin, turn).
I effectively lead by leveraging my communication skills to professionally motivate my team and coworkers. 
Excel in interviewing and building dynamic talent and teams. Doubled headcount on the team within one year. Bi-weekly the team discusses a personal growth article off campus, which has created a very close knit, loyal and hardworking team with both strong technical and interpersonal skills.
Directly buy and oversee the buying of the Performance Footwear and Accessories department which includes outdoor, athletic, skate, surf, street and snow brands. Buying included a mix of closeouts, special makeups and in-line value channel product. We negotiate every purchase order with our vendors with speed and agility. We secure the best product on the market at the best prices. 
Establish markdown and pricing cadence system to effe

Founding employee of 6pm.com the fastest growing channel for the Zappos Family.
Manages the 6pm.com Performance Team, $80m+ division; men’s, women’s and kids’ clothing, shoes and accessories.
Manage the 6pm.com Performance Team an $80m+ division; men’s, women’s and kids’ clothing, shoes and accessories. Our top brands include: asics, Reebok, PUMA, The North Face, Merrell, Columbia, New Balance, Brooks, Saucony, DC, Oakley, Spy, Volcom, Hurley, Supra. 
Strategically optimize interdepartmental relationships within 6pm.com’s marketing, strategy, planning, content and site operations teams. Collaborate with my Zappos counterparts to optimize business and create strong vendor relationships.
Strategically selected the promotions for the 2014 Holiday Season for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Green Monday, collaborating with Site Operations, Planning, Strategy and Marketing teams to execute on the site.

Lead Buyer

Created the first Site Merchandising Team for 6pm.com, which drives the conversation between buying intention and customer interaction.
Planned and managed visual merchandising of the website for multiple departments by developing  website strategy, planning and executing site programming, supporting site events, site flows and landing experiences, and placement for cooperative agreement (COOP) initiatives.
Provided and supported the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities while adapting to the complex retail landscape.
Directed the daily updates of the homepage, daily email content and updated landing pages by developing a dynamic site promotions calendar and event calendar.

Site Merchandising Manager 6pm.com, Value Channel for Zappos.com

Progressed from a Merchandising Assistant (I, II, III), then Assistant Buyer (I, II, III) to a Buyer within 3 years.  Continually beat sales plans and was awarded internal recognition for exceeding goals. Bought eyewear and watches and then eventually all non-fashion bags and luggage for the Zappos site.
First Zappos buyer to open up the eyewear and watch categories for fashion, outdoor, athletic and action sports brands. Traveled as a merchandising assistant to New York Accessories Markets with the Director of Performance for Zappos. 
Creator of the first Zappos Internal Expo event, an all-day interactive tradeshow-like experience for our customer service team. I worked with the legal team, vendor community, facilities and CLT and created a process to help in the planning of future events.
Co-creator of the Zappos Z-Frogs, an internal panel to help innovation flourish within the company.
Requested to help pilot the merchandising department of the 6pm.com site which had recently been a

Merchandising Assistant to Buyer for Zappos Merchandising

Assisted guests in booking their rooms, checking in and ensuring they had an excellent stay by being their personal concierge. 
Worked closely with Casino Hosts to assist them in any way possible and accommodate the guest's needs.

Casino Marketing & VIP Services

Produced and supplied informational resources for clientele. Worked with multiple national and local clientele to coordinate deadlines, artwork, and create high levels of customer satisfaction. Achieved a record-setting increase in profits for The Nevada Sagebrush Advertising department for the 2003-’04 school year.

Undergraduate Director of Advertising & Marketing for the ASUN

Find out detailed information about Noel Hurst, Buyer, Performance Footwear and Accessories in Las Vegas, NV

Noel Hurst: Buyer, Performance Footwear and Accessories in Las Vegas, NV

Noel Hurst

Zappos Family of Companies / 6pm.com

Zappos Family of Companies/6pm.com

Zappos Family of Companies

Zappos.com

Las Vegas Hilton

University of Nevada, Reno

University of Nevada-Reno