Work
ASSISTANT BUYER - ACCESSORIES
URBN - FREE PEOPLE | AUG 2020
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Owning all aspects of buying for our hair category after
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demonstrating triple digit growth in our mvmt hair collection
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Manage daily cross sectional sales reporting and analysis to
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consistently comp sales while maintaining a healthy WOS
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Managing our OTB by chasing into current trends while also
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managing mark down dollars
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Partner with our vendors in all stages of the design process
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including product conception, functionality, and exclusive
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partnerships
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Conduct frequent store visits for unfiltered feedback from
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employees while also ensuring product is represented how
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we envisioned
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Create monthly promotional videos for our stores team
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showcasing new product for retail and how to best sell to our
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customer
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Partnering with our UK buying team by pitching our
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assortment on which items we believe fit that demographic
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Tracks and manages a high SKU intensive category
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Collaborates with merchandise team on marketing
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opportunities - catalog shoots & social media
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Monitors QA issues by partnering with our warehouse and
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customer service team
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Actively searching for trends and new vendors who fit the Free People aesthetic
MERCHANDISE BUYING INTERN- FOOTWEAR
QVC | AUG 2019 - MAY 2020
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Coordinated vendor relations- RTVs, meetings, & product recaps/ samples
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Used IBM to input UPCs & create item SKUs/ vendor IDs
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Ensured most competitive price for customers by using price comparison shopping
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Ran micro strategy reports
ANALYTICAL TREND INTERN
TALARIA | JAN 2019 - JUNE 2019
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Analyzed sales trends to track measurable results in transportation routes
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Delivered weekly reports utilizing Tableau & Excel to offer cost effective recommendations
Education
VILLANOVA
AUG 2016 - MAY 2020
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Bachelor's Degree in Marketing & Business Analytics
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Concentration in Digital Marketing
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
JANUARY 2020
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Supply Chain Logistics
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Chosen as one of three undergraduate students to attend this two week immersion experience in Dubai and Abu Dhabi with the MBA program at Villanova. Having attended lectures and company site visits truly learning all facets of Islamic banking and commerce.
FLORENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
SEPT 2018 - DEC 2018
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Fall semester study abroad experience in Florence, Italy. My most notable experience during this time can be found in my partnerships with local small businesses. More details of that to come in my blog posts.
Skills
LANGUAGES
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Native Greek, English, Basic Spanish
CERTIFICATIONS
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Bloomberg, Google Analytics, Google Adwords, Excel, Hootsuite Platform, Hootsuite Social Media
COMPUTER SKILLS
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Microsoft-Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook, IBM, Yardi, SAP, SharePoint, Microsoft Access, Micro strategy, Tableau, V-Look Up, Pivot Tables, JMP, R for Programming, Python