Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Fashion

Love all outdoor activities.

Assistant Buyer

I have been a buyer for the last 2 years for an apparel company and have been involved with all internal product sourcing as well as sourcing within a vendor base.

Supports buyers in the Home Accent area for Botanical Gardens and Historical Museum venues. 
Works with vendors and stores on any product related issues as well as maintaining appropriate flow of merchandise. 
Analyze weekly department reports to optimize inventory and manage markdowns.

Develops and manages $18 million in inventory for 1,025 stores with the goal of maximizing sales and profitability. 
Manages OTB by class for 3 departments in support of management strategies. 
Negotiates pricing, quantities and deliveries with vendors in order to develop balanced assortments. 
Attends New York Market and works with vendor base to build and maintain successful working relationships. 
Involved in all sourcing with product development team in order to create and execute the strategic vision.

Senior Assistant Buyer - Girls

Assists buyer in managing and developing $60 million in inventory for 1,050 stores. 
Key role in departments assortment planning, product development and quarterly strategies.
Analyzes daily, weekly, and monthly selling reports to project future sales based on trend and LY history and creates merchandising recap reports as directed for area of business.
Assists in the procurement and control of merchandise with data entry, inputting purchase orders, sample tracking and vendor communication.
Assists in markdown requests for department by analyzing financial plans and understanding selling life of product.
Identifies and updates OTB adjustment needs including delivery changes, cancels, RTVs and notifies buying and planning team accordingly.
Manages purchase orders and ensures timely delivery of merchandise through consistent communication with coworkers and vendors.
Requests and organizes all samples including fits, advertising and development samples.

Assistant Buyer - Plus Knit Tops

Responsible for overseeing the entire store operations which included sales, customer service, merchandising, inventory and personnel management. Helped open four additional Cotton On stores throughout the U.S. and trained new employees on company managerial and merchandising expectations. Excelled in increasing department sales by creating innovative visual approaches. Hired, trained and helped develop many entry level associates to leadership positions.

Store Manager

Finished at 111% of sales goal for the 2010 year.  
Achieved top tier in first quarter of employment with Nordstrom. 
Completed Future Nordstrom Leaders management training program in October of 2009. 
Met corporate standards for personal trade by building and maintaining strong relationships with customers.

Sales - Accessories

Established qualified leads by prospecting and cold calling medium to small businesses. 
Successfully retained clients, built prospective contacts, and maintained sales success. 
Quickly learned technical product while staying up-to-date with the rapidly changing communications industry. 
Built strong relationships by networking with businesses and high level executives.

Account Executive

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Lauren Arkle: Assistant Buyer in Carlsbad, CA

Lauren Arkle

Event Network

Cato Corporation

Cato Corporation

Cotton On

Nordstrom

Protel Communications

California State University-San Marcos - College of Business Administration