Accomplished and tenured Senior buyer offering 9 years of experience. Skilled at training and mentoring
associates in purchasing methods and techniques to procure and sustain progressive assortments. Organized,
adaptable and attentive to the daily work flow with strong analytical and quantitative skills. Excellent negotiation
and communication abilities coupled with extensive planning knowledge. Accolades in achieving exceptional
results within inventory management, sales goals, margin benchmarks and sustained comp growth. Thrive in high
leverage, fast paced environments with flexibility to quickly changing priorities. Critical thinker excelling in
isolating innovative product opportunities for category/department growth. Looking to apply vast knowledge base
and trend analysis skills to tackle new challenges within your organization.

(Buyer 2018-2015, Assistant Buyer 2013-2015)


•	managed large portfolio of men's vendors and the entirety of the

women's and kid's footwear business (605 stores domestically + web)
•	management of 100mm+ in receipts annually across multiple categories

•	collaborate with planners, vendors and cross functional department

heads in a leadership role

•	propose and drive plan changes (reactionary and futures)

•	ownership and strategist of: mark downs, transfers, style outs,

allocation, assortment building, key item planning, etc.

•	proprietary tool development and feedback advisor

•	curator of exclusive products and capsules in conjunction with

private label as well as seasonal highly successful SMU's on the

branded side

•	execution of product launches from start to finish

•	department training and content creation for offsites

•	specialist in emerging brand acquisitions, vendor onboarding and

term negotiations

•	strong relationships with all major vendors as well as endemic

footwear partners

Connection • Store Manager

Senior Footwear Buyer

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Adam Willden

Zumiez Inc