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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


 
•	3 Years Buying Experience	
•	15 Years Retail Experience	
•	Opened 5 New Retail Locations
•	Manage Over 100 Vendor Accounts
•	Involved In Special Event Projects
•	Luxury Retail Experience  

EXPERIENCE


Operations Fine Jewelry							                   September 2012 – December 2013

Tiffany and Company, New York, NY	
					
•	Assisting all sales professionals and management team to fulfill a luxurious experience. Resulting in building long lasting relationships with clients.
•	Responsible to deliver merchandise within departments valued at 10 million dollars. 
•	Transferring merchandise within departments while insuring all transfer procedures have been met.
•	Involvement with daily and monthly sales goals to assist sales professionals.
•	Knowledge of each department’s merchandise as well as the history of the company.  Involvement in special events such as Tiffany Blue Book Ball and Blue Book events.
•	Awarded recognition for excellent customer satisfaction a total of three times.

Senior Assistant Buyer							                                      June 2009 – June 2012

Jacks Surf and Sport Inc, Huntington Beach, CA                                          

•	Worked closely with owners for effective at once buying at market. Responsible for resolving all order or vendor issues as well monitor open to buy, mark ups or mark downs.
•	First assistant buyer to all buying departments; men’s, women’s, children, baby, accessories, handbags, intimates, beauty, footwear and hard goods.
•	Effectively manage over 100 vendor accounts grossing over $20 million dollars in sales on a seasonal basis. Consult vendors regarding strategic sales statistics to expand vendor growth resulting in a 20% increase in sales of same store items. Create strong long lasting vendor relationships within the market.
•	Successfully manage purchasing of 5 additional retail locations based on current market trends and consumer demands.
•	Analyze current sales margin statistics to ensure the greatest leverage in profit margin negotiations resulting in up to 80% profit margin and favorable terms.
•	Analyze US Open event consumer demand to maximize potential sales resulting in revenue increase.
•	Create and manage an average of 200 purchase orders a day. Monitor shipping and receiving through purchase order authorization, while following up to ensure fulfillment.

Associate Coordinator 
November 2008 – April 2009

Calvin Klein (M Group) Independent Showroom, Los Angeles, CA 

•	Collaborating with showroom manager to manage the Jessica Simpson, Calvin Klein, Guess, Elie Tahari, and Michael Kors product lines.
•	Schedule appointments with new potential buyers to view merchandise resulting in new business.
•	Check in seasonal product lines and label merchandise. Package and present sample books to potential buyers.

Retail Manager / Assistant Buyer								March 2003 – October 2008

Endless Summer, Huntington Beach, CA                                            

•	Manage store merchandising and develop relationships with customers.
•	Stay on top of market trends, as well as changes in consumer demands.
•	Strategically plan, manage and control product markups.
•	Set up new items in the merchandise database and monitor inventory.
•	Seek new product through creative methods of sourcing to anticipate pre-trend buying.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
•	Education:	Manhattan Community College 4.0 GPA
•	Interests: 	Art History, Fashion, Shopping, Children
•	Philanthropy:	Huntington Beach Youth Shelter, Power Play Charity of New York, St. Thomas Church of New York
•	Technical Skills: Windows, Word, Excel Modeling, Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, Retail Pro Software, FIT Retail Math Course, Strong Analytical Skills.


Assistant buyer to Senior Buyer / Owners of 14 Orange County, Ca locations. Involved with US Open of Surfing special events and vendor relationships. Hometown of Huntington Beach, Ca,

Jacks Surf and Sport

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Nicole Kraus

Senior Assistant Buyer

Manhattan College