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Experienced Merchant with twelve years in the Retail Industry and expertise in product development across multiple categories.  A proven leader with strong negotiation and communication skills, as well as the ability to work in a fast paced, demanding environment. Work experience in the contemporary, junior fashion market, high end maternity and baby markets.  Proven track record of being highly motivated and team oriented, with strong leadership ability, analytical skills and a record of achieving sales and margin plans.

Manage 20% of total Arden B sales volume 
•	Recruited and hired to manage and grow Arden B’s sweater and outerwear departments
•	Launched and managed seamless department.  Within less than a year grew department  to be more than 6% of total Arden B sales volume exceeding company expectations
•	Increased both IMU and GM% for sweaters and outerwear departments in Q3 and Q4 while improving merchandise quality
•	Maximize sales and profitability by managing multiple merchandise categories through development and implementation of a strategy, analysis and appropriate reaction to sales trend.
•	Provides collaborative guidance, direction, and support to the planning team to complete accurate forecasts, react to sales and manage promotions and markdowns
•	Managed associate buyer and assistant buyer, dedicated to continuous assessment of performance, coaching and development
•	Managed the whole product cycle form initial trend concept through design, private label product development and product

Buyer at Arden B

Responsible for $60M+ receipt sales plan 
•	Recruited and hired to manage and grow Bebe’s sweater department
•	Upgraded and successfully turned sweater business around in less than a year.  Achieved 12% sales comp in 2011 fiscal year exceeding company’s goals and objectives
•	Promoted to take on seamless department within 3 months of employment ( achieved 20% sales comp within 6 months)
•	Develops business strategies outlining strengths, weaknesses, new opportunities & potential risks for current season. Presents and communicates strategies on a weekly, monthly and seasonal with all departments
•	Guides future assortments based on current trend and historical sales performance for 3 departments
•	Drives product strategies with design and production teams to create compelling and profitable product stories.
•	Manages and leads merchant discussion in all business meetings including: OTB, hindsight, seasonal strategy, on order meetings and assortment reviews
•	Works closely with planning 

Merchant - Sweaters, Sweater Dresses and Tubular

Responsible for 50M+ receipt sales plan		 
•	Developed assortment and executed merchandise strategy for 500 retail locations.  
•	Followed monthly receipt plans and created merchandise assortments based on market trends, selling history, customer needs and store feedback
•	Drives investment management with planning by developing strategic merchandising plans, meeting weekly to review and react to performance, and launching actions to achieve financial goals
•	Worked closely with allocation to make sure that each store’s merchandise assortment is being based on store profile and geographic location
•	Increased sales by 18% for 2009 Holiday by capitalizing on key items and creative marketing and promotional programs.
•	Partnered with visual team in order to execute product presentation that reflects overall business goals. 
•	Increased the percentage of direct import business from 15% to 45% by collaboration with design teams and production counterparts on sourcing, production and execut

Buyer, Sweaters and Collections

•	Responsible for product development, buying and maintaining Cadeau brand in order to maximize sales and gross margin.
•	Developed assortment and executed merchandise strategy for Cadeau label for 20 retail locations and website. Each store’s merchandise assortments being based on current trends, store profile & size, local competition, seasonal issues & geographic location. 
•	Analyzed sales at the dept/class/sku level, on a weekly, monthly and seasonal basis in order to address and react to any sales opportunities as well as identify sales risks. 
•	Worked closely with pre-production team and communicated on a daily basis regarding in house deliveries as well as being  present at all fittings to resolve fit issues, provide feedback and make sure product meets quality and aesthetic standards.
•	Shopped European market and competition regularly for trends and product opportunities.

Buyer – Maternity Collection

Key liaison with all functional areas of the business (design, sales, product development, production)
•    Directly involved with all the vendors on a regular basis to maintain positive professional relationship.
•    Monitored and tracked retail and wholesale sales; analyzed reports and wrote re-orders
•    Provided data and analysis for markdowns


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Ania Rudzka

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